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pital will host the forthcoming Global Water
Summit where all the major international wa-
ter sector companies will be meeting.
Check all the
winners of the Global Water
Awards
Companies from the sector gather at the
Global Water Summit 2016 in Abu Dhabi
On 19, 20 and 21 April, the capital of the
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, hos-
ted the Global Water Summit where FCC
Aqualia participated with MACE, its local
partner in the Emirates and with whom it
has formed the alliance Aqualia – Mace.
Organised each year by the British publi-
cation Global Water Intelligence (GWI), the
summit is one of the most important ones
in the water sector worldwide. Throughout
the three days of the event, several confe-
rences and seminars take place and net-
working spaces are organised.
The event is an ideal platform for learning
about the needs of the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) member countries and to
present solutions aligned to their needs. In
February and April, the Company had al-
ready described its vast experience in the
various management models and participa-
ted in several conferences throughout the
region, such as those held in Saudi Arabia
and Qatar in February and in the beginning
of April. The Company’s positioning is key in
order to continue growing in the Middle East
through new contracts awarded in the re-
gion where several major projects are being
currently put out to tender involving all the
phases of the complete water cycle, mainly
in reuse, desalination, and supply.
As part of this event, the Global Water
Awards 2016 were announced. The prize
for the Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Com-
Aqualia - Mace, the
subsidiary of FCC Aqualia
and the Emirate company
MACE, participated in the
event as a sponsor and
described its experience
and presence
in the Middle East
FCC Aqualia-Mace’s stand at the Global Water Summit. From left to right: Ignacio Díez de la Quintana,
Country Manager of FCC Aqualia in India; José Miguel Santos, Country Manager of FCC Aqualia the
UAE and Qatar; Mohammed Al-Saud, Saudi Arabia’s deputy minister of Water; Luis de Lope, mana-
ger of FCC Aqualia’s International Division; José Enrique Bofill, regional manager of MENa AND Asia
and Javier Díaz, Country Manager of FCC Aqualia in Saudi Arabia.
pany (ADSSC), and Aqualia-Mace client,
in Al Ain is particularly worth mentioning.
ADSSC won the prize for the best wastewa-
ter project in the year. It connects the city of
Abu Dhabi with the new Wathba treatment
facilities, which has a tunnel stretching over
more than 40 kilometres and a large pum-
ping station.
Next year in Madrid
Abu Dhabi was the first city in the Middle
East to host the Global Water Summit that
will be held in Madrid next year. Spain’s ca-
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