The consortium comprised of N.S.C. Agua, S.A. de C.V. (Consolidated Water Co. subsidiary), NuWater S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Degremont S.A. de C.V. has been awarded by the Government of Baja California with the contract for the financing, construction and operation of a seawater desalination plant in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico.

After execution of the agreement, the consortium will design, build, finance, operate and mantain (DBFOM) the desalination plant and an accompanying pipeline to deliver drinking water from the desalination plant to the Mexican potable water system in two phases:

• In the first phase, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2019, the desalination plant will have a production capacity of 50 million gallons of drinking water per day. 
• In the second phase of the project, the Company and its partners will double the desalination plant's production capacity to 100 million gallons per day by 2024 and extend the drinking water delivery pipeline. 

The concession contract will run under a 37-year agreement.

Rick McTaggart, President and Chief Executive Office of Consolidated Water, said:

"The Company has been developing the Rosarito, Mexico desalination plant project for more than six years and we are extremely pleased with the outcome of this public bidding process. It was gratifying to learn that our consortium received top points for both its technical and financial proposals, and we look forward to working closely with the State to ensure the success of this extremely important infrastructure project."