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The Ministry of Cities participated on Friday (20), in Belo Horizonte, in the meeting that marked the beginning of the water supply and sewage concession project for the municipalities that make up the Rio Doce Valley in Minas Gerais. The new stage is part of the New Rio Doce Agreement, signed by the Federal Government to repair the damage caused by the collapse of the Fundao dam in 2015, and represents an important step towards the universalization of water supply and sewage in the region.
Marianas new agreement provides for R132 billion in resources, with R100 billion of new contributions from mining companies and R32 billion destined for the continuity of compensation and reparatory actions. The agreement allocates R11 billion to the sanitation front provided for in Annex 9, of which R7.54 billion for Minas Gerais and R3.46 billion for Espirito Santo for works to expand and implement a drinking water supply network, sanitary sewage and urban solid waste management programs, in addition to macrodrainage in urban areas. In Minas Gerais, the project covers 200 municipalities.
The Ministry of Cities, represented by the Executive Secretariat and the National Secretariat of Environmental Sanitation, together with the Secretariat of Partnership and Investment Programs of the Civil House are part of the Guidance Committee for the application of resources, which also includes the participation of the government of the state of Minas Gerais.
The meeting in the capital of Minas Gerais featured the presentation of the companies hired by the Minas Gerais Development Company (Codemge) to carry out technical studies and support the bidding process and the design of the concession contract for water supply and sewage services. The studies will be coordinated by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member body of the World Bank Group, and a consortium of specialized companies.
Schedule
The project will begin with technical diagnoses on the current conditions of water supply and sewage services in the region. This stage includes technical visits to the 200 municipalities covered, with the aim of collecting data and information from service providers and municipal administrations.
The expectation is that studies for the concession project will be completed by the end of the year. The federal and state governments will discuss the project with municipalities and society, with the aim of encouraging cities to join and enable the contracting of concessions, which are expected to be auctioned in 2027.
Privatization Among the points discussed at the meeting was the harmonization of the concession project with the privatization process of the Minas Gerais Sanitation Company (Copasa), led by the Government of the State of Minas Gerais. The initiatives will be developed in a complementary manner, offering municipalities different paths to achieve universal water and sewage services.
Cities not served by Copasa, or that choose not to join the privatization, will be able to participate in the project through the New Rio Doce Agreement. With the planned contribution of resources, the measure contributes to making investments viable and guaranteeing rates that are more appropriate to the economic capacity of the population, ensuring social sustainability.
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