The City

  • Nagpur is 10th largest Indian city with ~2.5 Mn population,
  • Population is expected to grow to ~5 Mn in the next 25 years
  • 3rd largest and most industrialized city after Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra

Company

  • 'Orange City Water Ltd' is a 50:50 joint venture SPV company incorporated with stake of Vishvaraj Environment Pvt. Ltd and Veolia Water of France

Objective

  • 24/7 water supply to 100% population including hutment-dwellers in 5 years
  • Non Revenue Water (NRW) reduction to 20% in 8 years Salient Features
  • Awarded by Nagpur Municipal Corporation, through an international tendering process in June 2011 under JnNURM

Program

  • Private Investment: 30% of the estimated project cost (70% under JnNURM grant) + 100% of escalation
  • Concession Period: 25 years of O&M incl. 5 years of capital rehabilitation

Scope

  • Replacement of 300,000 House Service connections, rehabilitations of treatment facilities, service reservoirs and pipeline
  • Management of the drinking water cycle, from production, treatment, transport, storage to distribution to the customer's taps
  • Establishing a customer service center to offer round-the-clock assistance
  • Billing and collection of the water charges on behalf of Nagpur Municipal Corporation Project Cost

Project Cost

  • Project Cost : USD 95 Mn

Accolades

  • Selected and awarded amongst the Top 10 PPP projects in Asia region for the Emerging Partnerships Initiative by the London-based Infrastructure Journal (IJ) and International Finance Corporation (IFC).
  • Project awarded for “Deal of the Year Award” for the year 2012 by “Global Water Intelligence”