Iguá Saneamento won a 35-year contract to oversee Sergipe, Brazil’s water and sewage operations, with a bid of R$ 4.5 billion ($796.5 million). This exceeds the state’s minimum by 122% and is part of Brazil’s initiative to privatize water services, targeting universal coverage by 2033. Covering 95% of Sergipe‘s sanitation system, the concession affects 2.3 […]
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