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By Amina Nazarli

Azerbaijani water operator Azersu, British Biwater, and its local partner Nobel Oil signed a memorandum of cooperation on November 10 as part of preparations to build a wastewater treatment plant.

The document was inked by Head of the Azersu Gorkhmaz Huseynov, Biwater’s Executive Director Adrien White, and Nobel Oil’s Executive Director Michael Ring.

The memorandum covers the feasibility study for the Lokbatan and Shuvalan Wastewater Treatment Plants by Biwater, Nobel Oil, and other monitoring agencies.

Huseynov addressed the event, noting that Azerbaijan was cooperating closely with international organizations to reconstruct water supply and sewage systems.

“We have broad cooperation perspectives with Biwater, which has extensive experience in wastewater treatment. Once the Lokbatan and Shuvalan wastewater treatment plants are constructed, wastewater collected in the Absheron peninsula will be discharged into these plants. In addition, tunnel and microtunnel sewage collectors will also be constructed under the project. I think this project is of great benefit to our environment,” Huseynov stated.

Biwater’s executive director, for his part, noted that the company was interested in cooperating on a wastewater treatment project with Azerbaijan.

“We are monitoring the reconstruction of water supply and sewage systems in the country, and we intend to complete this project in a short time," he remarked.

The UK Export Finance company proposed allocating $800 million for the construction of water treatment facilities and sewers in Absheron.

Biwater, formed in 1968, currently operates in more than 30 countries, but has overall experience in some 90 countries. The company designs, builds, operates, and maintains water companies, water supplies, and effluent treatment and desalination plants.

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