Veolia And Kazyna Capital Management Signed A Memorandum Of Understanding For A New Seawater Desalination Plant In Kazakhstan

Located in Aktau, this new plant with a capacity of 125,000 m³ per day will provide water to industrial sites and the population of Aktau and Zhanaozen, the two main cities in the Mangistau region, located on the coast of the Caspian Sea. This agreement follows a Veolia study conducted in collaboration with the center for public-private partnerships in Kazakhstan, on behalf of the Mangistau region and with the support of the French authorities in order to define a economic model for private sector participation in the development of a desalination project. Subsidiary of Baiterek National Holding (Public Company of Kazakh investment), Kazyna Capital Management's mission is to provide equity capital to companies, what their stage of development, through private equity funds and jointly with other investors in order to promote sustainable development in the Kazakh economy. A subsidiary of Veolia, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies offers a range comprehensive technology and services in the design, construction, maintenance and modernization of water treatment plants and wastewater for industrial customers and public authorities. With over a century of experience, over 350 patented technologies and extensive knowledge of desalination, Veolia is the world leader in assistance to municipalities and industries in the development of desalination strategies.

The group Veolia is the world of the optimized resource management. Present on five continents with over 179,000 employees *, the Group designs and deploys solutions for the management of water, waste and energy involved in the sustainable development of cities and industries. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps develop access to resources, conserve resources and renew. In 2014, the Veolia group served 96 million people with drinking water and sanitation 60 million, 52 million megawatt hours produced and recovered 31 million tonnes of waste. Veolia Environnement achieved in 2014 a consolidated turnover of 24.4 billion ^*. For more information, visit www.veolia.com.

^(*) Pro-forma 2014 figures including Dalkia International (100%) and excluding Dalkia France.