The Italian Water Market: a short overview Commercial and Investment Office in Milan, Italy Jonathan Hadar Ph Tel Aviv, December 2012

 1 euro/ m3 average cost to final customer  Total number of water utilities: 114 (7 are totally private)  30 % Water losses in average (the higher in the Southern) Numbers

N. of wastewater treatment plants per macro-region km of S ewage network covering 85% of the population Numbers

 National spending 2010 in water sector:  water resources: million Euro 0, 6% of the GDP  wastewater: million Euro 0, 2% of the GDP  Total investments 2010: 40 billion Euro 60 billion Euro for the next 30 years: 44% for new sites and 56% for renovating existing plants and extraordinary maintenance operations 15, 8 billion to aqueducts 16,8 billion for phito-depuration and sewage systems

 High rate of water losses in the network of potable water   Insufficient number of treatment plants (18 million people not served)   In 2013 REFORM of WATER TARIFF that will make the investment in infrastructures happen  SANCTIONS of 1 BILLION EURO coming from UE for not applying the Directive 1991/271/CE about the treatment of urban wastewater  Why Italy

 UE Sanction for missing treatment plants.   It is the biggest industrialized area in Europe. The major water companies are based in the North.  Highest rate of project fullfilment.  Main entrance door to Italian and UE markets. Why North of Italy

Acea SpA ƒOne of the most important Italian public utilities ƒ One of the most important Italian public utilities. An industrial Group which focuses on the consolidation and creation of value from its two main activities, energy and water with Integrated water service (aqueducts, sewerage and purification). Group HERA (Emilia Romagna) Multi-Utility company leading in environmental, water and services. It manages the entire cycle, from collection through purification and returning water to the environment. (3 million of customers served, 254 million m3/year, km potable network, km of sewage network, 326 plant for purification, 848 wastewater treatment plants. Main Italian Water Utility Companies

Group IREN (Liguria and Emilia Romagna) Operates in the following sectors: electricity, gas, district heating, integrated water service ( inhabitants served) and environment, and it also provides other public utility services ( Km aqueduct network, km sewage network, 813 wastewater treatment plants, 2,4 million customers) Amiacque S.R.L. (Lombardia) ƒ Infrastructures and services for water entire cycle: water purification and supply, aqueduct and waste water treatment ( water network Km, sewerage network Km, 311 water treatment plants, 50 waste water treatment plants, 193 million m3/year). Main Italian Water Utility Companies

Metropolitana Milanese (Lombardia) ƒInfrastructures and services for water entire cycle: water purification and supply, aqueduct and waste water treatment A2A (Lombardia) ƒ Energy Multi-Utility which was born on January 1st, 2008 from the merger between Aem Milano and Asm Brescia and with the incorporation of Amsa. ( customers, km network, 69 Million m 3 ) Acquedotto Pugliese Multi-Utility and management of aqueducs Main Italian Water Utility Companies

 Termomeccanica Ecologia  SMAT Torino  Impregilo - FISIA Italimpianti  Veolia Water Italy  Degrémont’s  Ercole Marelli Impianti Tecnologici SpA  Unieco Ambiente  IDRECO SpA Engineering and Production