Azerbaijan signs agreement with ADB on wastewater treatment in Hovsan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency (ADSEA) have signed a technical assistance agreement on public-private partnership to modernize the Hovsan Wastewater Treatment Plant, one of the largest water infrastructure facilities in the country, Report informs.

The document was signed during a meeting between ADSEA Chairman Zaur Mikayilov and ADB Country Director for Azerbaijan Sunniya Durrani-Jamal.

This agreement became the second public-private partnership project in Azerbaijan after the successful tender for the construction of a desalination plant earlier this year.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the possibilities of cooperation in the field of public-private partnership in Azerbaijan, and potential technical assistance projects with the Asian Development Bank were presented.

On December 25, 2023, President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on the implementation of a pilot project for the treatment and reuse of wastewater discharged from the Hovsan Aeration Station into the Caspian Sea.

In the future, it is planned to increase the capacity of the treatment facilities at the Hovsan Aeration Station to 200,000 cubic meters.