9 January 2009

Waste treatment facility in the Kingdom of Bahrain: a first contract for CNIM in the Gulf region

Waste treatment facility in the Kingdom of Bahrain: a first contract for CNIM in the Gulf region

 

On Monday December 15, CNIM signed an exclusive contract for waste treatment in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This contract includes a first phase for the construction and the operation for a period of 25 years of an integrated plant with a processing capacity of approximately 500 000 t of house-hold waste, commercial waste, building and demolition waste.

The implementation of the first phase is conditioned by the favorable conclusion of the following steps:

  • Finalizing the project taking into account the new definition;
  • Setting up of the financing structure based on a BOT* ;
  • Obtaining the administrative authorizations – building and operating permits.

*BOT: Build Operate Transfer.