The agreement, ratified at the headquarters of the Island Council (Cabildo Insular), will allow for the modernization of facilities in Arrecife and Tías, and the incorporation of new infrastructure to connect Puerto Calero and the towns of Yaiza and Uga to the Tías purification system. Once the addendum is formalized, ACUAES will proceed with the immediate tender for the works on the Yaiza and Uga pipelines.
This update represents an increase of 15 million euros compared to the original agreement signed on July 21, 2021, and modified on October 21, 2024. The president of the Cabildo and the Water Consortium, Oswaldo Betancort, highlighted the "harmony with ACUAES" that facilitates communication and the advancement of agreements and the needs of the integral water cycle, translating into "solutions to move forward with infrastructure that the island needs and respond to historical demands for sanitation and purification".
The investment will be distributed across two major projects: Arrecife will receive 20 million euros to improve its sanitation and purification infrastructure and expand the outfall. The actions linked to the Tías system will have 32.5 million euros to expand and modernize the wastewater treatment plant and execute the connections for Puerto Calero, Yaiza, and Uga. These connections require new pipelines, pumping stations, and reservoirs.
The financing plan includes that 50% of the investment (26.25 million euros) will come from European funds. The remainder will be initially financed with ACUAES's own resources and a financial operation, the amounts of which will be reimbursed by the Consortium in the long term through tariffs stipulated in the agreement, distributing economic obligations over a period of up to 30 years.
In the same session, the Assembly also addressed the framework cooperation agreement with the Department of Education of the Government of the Canary Islands for joint Vocational Training actions, and the agreement with the Cabildo for the Insular Grouped Training Plan. Additionally, an extrajudicial credit recognition file for over one million euros was approved.
