2.5 M
Population equivalent
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Over 2,000 million people in the world live without access to a basic drinking water service, and 3,6 billionhave no access to a basic sanitation service, resulting in avoidable deaths, chronic disease, fewer hours of education and low productivity.
ACCIONA has positioned itself as a key player in the water treatment sector. Its innovative management seeks to resolve the challenges with respect to the shortage of water resources.
CLIMATE ACTION
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
The generation and use of energy accounts for 35 % of total greenhouse gas emissions in the world. This activity is the largest contributor to global warming. Investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other low-carbon technologies will continue to be essential to meet the emerging needs of humanity and to minimize their negative impact on the environment.
ACCIONA considers the fight against climate change and its effects to be a strategic priority. The company works to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to the progress of society and respond to the main challenges of sustainable development in the areas of infrastructure, water and energy, leading the transition to a low-carbon economy.
The plant has enabled the environmental recovery of existing contaminated beach areas, increasing their use as a source of recreation and tourism and promoting tourism projects in the area of influence.
The La Chira project enable the Peruvian government to fulfil its commitment to the Millennium Goal of 100% treated wastewater by 2015.
General Information
- Location: Lima, Peru
- Capacity: 544,320 m3/d
- Contract type: D&C and O&M (25 years)
- Equivalent population: 2.5 million people
Social initiatives related to the project
In recent years, ACCIONA has developed initiatives of a social nature, which directly benefit the inhabitants of the towns in the vicinity of the project.
These areas are:
- Guided visits to the community in the project's area of influence.
- Informative talks to the community on the scope of the project.
- Environmental competitions in schools in the area.
Launching of the La Chira WWTP submarine outfall, Peru
Experience
Bringing the coast back to life
Few people know that the district of Chorrillos, one of 43 which make up the Peruvian province of Lima, owes its name to underground currents of freshwater that flow through the city’s drains and out to Agua Dulce beach, one of the best known resorts in the metropolis. Less well known perhaps is the story that the Spanish Viceroy, the Count of Lemos, on arriving in the New World, made the area his favorite destination in 1679, precisely due to the insuperable quality of its water...