Ondeo wins new contract in Tangerang

JAKARTA (JP): Ondeo Services has won a 25 year concession contract for the production and distribution of drinking water to Ciputat, Pamulang and Pondok Aren districts in Tangerang, Banten.

Ondeo said in a press statement, received by The Jakarta Post on Thursday, that the French company would make an initial investment of over 40 million euros to construct a drinking water plant with a production capacity of 32 million cubic meters per year and an 800 kilometer distribution system.

It said that, under a consortium name of Tirta Ciparen Permai, its total investment during the 25 year concession would amount to over 250 million euros.

The company claimed that with the new contract, the fourth in Indonesia, it had further strengthened its position in the country and brought total drinking water production to 250 million cubic meters per year.

Ondeo Services, which was previously known as Lyonnaise des Eaux, has managed since 1998 the water services concession in the western part of Greater Jakarta, which has a population of five million. It also has concession contracts in Medan, North Sumatra and Serang, Banten.