Mariupol, French company sign agreement on improving drinking water supply for city

"A delegation headed by Ambassador of France to Ukraine, Isabelle Dumont, has visited Mariupol.  During the visit, Mayor Vadym Boychenko signed an agreement with President of the French company Beten Ingenierie, Jean Roche, on the intentions to implement the water supply improvement project in Mariupol. The document became another step towards solving the problem of a half-million city,” the report says.

According to Jean Roche, the signing of the agreement will allow to conclude soon the first commercial contract for pre-project research. "This is the first stage of a global project. Our task is to study water supply sources, to develop a feasibility study on the process of drinking water preparations, to develop a program for optimization and reduction of losses in the networks. Everything so that Mariupol residents can be provided with high-quality drinking water at a reasonable price,” the president of the French company said.

As reported, a framework agreement between the governments of Ukraine and France on the official support of the project on drinking water supply in Mariupol was signed on January 29, 2019. The agreement provides for the government of France to allocate EUR 64 million to support the investment project on drinking water in the city of Mariupol with the participation of the Mariupol City Council. This project corresponds to the priorities of the government of Ukraine and the needs of population affected as a result of the conflict in Donbas.

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