Veolia has won long-term contracts to operate two of Mumbai’s largest water treatment facilities, strengthening the French group’s position in India’s municipal water sector.
The company will provide technology as well as operations and maintenance services for 15 years at the Bhandup and Panjrapur plants, which have treatment capacities of 2,000 million litres per day and 910 million litres per day, respectively. Together, the two sites are expected to supply more than 60 percent of Mumbai’s drinking water once fully operational.
Both facilities are being developed by Welspun Enterprises Ltd. Veolia’s role covers advanced treatment systems and operational management once construction is complete. The plants are scheduled to be operational by 2030.
The Bhandup project forms part of a contract valued at about Rs 4,123.88 crore, or roughly $500m, awarded to Welspun. That agreement includes the design, construction and management of the plant, with Veolia acting as technology partner and future operator. The construction phase is expected to take around four years, followed by a long-term operations and maintenance period.
Mumbai, a city of more than 20 million people, relies on an extensive network of reservoirs and treatment plants to meet daily demand. Expanding and upgrading treatment capacity has been a priority as consumption rises and infrastructure faces pressure from population growth.
Veolia has been present in India for more than two decades and operates in several cities. The Mumbai contracts rank among the largest municipal water projects in the country involving an international water services provider, underscoring the scale of investment in urban water infrastructure.
