The National Office of Sanitation (Onas) pilot privatization programme will delegate wastewater management in several cities in the North African country to improve on efficiency. Tunisia, through National Office of Sanitation (Onas), is set to initiate a wastewater management project that will see the private sector get involved in the service of managing wastewater in several cities. The Onas pilot privatization programme will delegate wastewater management in several cities in the North African country to improve on efficiency. The contract will see the prospective operator resume responsibility for 52 pumping stations and a 40,000 m³ per day wastewater treatment plant. Onas manages 17,500 km of wastewater collection network connected to 795 pumping stations and 122 wastewater treatment plants in Tunisia.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 14, 2020 14:37 UTC