Managing wastewater and producing energy in Alexandria, Egypt

Since 2012, SUEZ and its partner Arab Contractors are in charge of the operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment plant east of Alexandria.
The mission
The plant covers the needs of half of the city (4.5 million people).
The Group is installing a sludge treatment system that reduces the volume of sludge produced and generates some of the energy required to operate the plant.
The results
800 000
m3/day
Wastewater treatment capacity
50
%
of the plant’s energy needs