Tracker Updates for Arica

17 Nov 2011

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00

A dispute between Aguas del Altiplano (AA), the city of Arica’s concessionaire, and the Secretariat for Regional and Administrative Development (SUBDERE) has thrown the SWRO project into doubt. Aguas del Altiplano has pressed ahead with a competing project, a 7,334…

17 Oct 2011

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00

After a long time on hold due to the change of government, the project is beginning to move forward. In July 2010, the government released the Preliminary Plan for Regional Investment 2011 (Anteproyecto Regional de Inversiones 2011), which commits to…

17 Mar 2011

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00

A public tender was launched in the last week of February, and the deadline for the submission of bids has been set for 14 April 2011. The results of the tender are expected to be announced by 2nd May, and…

07 Oct 2010

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00

After a long time on hold due to the change of government the project is beginning to move forward. In July 2010, the government released the Preliminary Plan for Regional Investment 2011 (Anteproyecto Regional de Inversiones 2011 – ARI), which…

13 May 2010

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00

The Chilean government plans to build a SWRO plant to supply drinking water for at least a third of the port town of Arica. The water would be distributed by Aguas del Altiplano, the company with the water distribution concession…

25 Feb 2008

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00

Aguas del Altiplano SA, a unit of Grupo Aguas Nuevas SA, is evaluating the construction of a 52,000m3/d seawater reverse osmosis plant to supply the city of Arica. A decision to launch the tender has not been made yet, but…