Public regional water and wastewater concessionaire

Águas do Algarve, S.A.

Aerial view of the existing ETA de Tavira drinking-water treatment plant in Águas do Algarve's regional system

Águas do Algarve; ETA de Tavira, an existing drinking-water plant rather than the new desalination site

Águas do Algarve operates the multimunicipal water-supply and wastewater system serving all 16 Algarve municipalities under a state concession running from 2019 to 2048.

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Public regional water and wastewater concessionaire with 3 active regions

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Profile status Public Evidence reviewed 20 July 2026

Type

Public regional water and wastewater concessionaire

Active regions

Europe, Portugal, Algarve

Marine works roles

Desalination project owner and contracting authority, Offshore intake, brine outfall and coastal pumping-station client, Environmental mitigation, monitoring and compensation interface, Owner design review, site-access and contract-administration counterparty, Provisional-acceptance and first-water counterparty, Regional supply-system integrator and long-term concession operator

Profile summary

Águas do Algarve operates the multimunicipal water-supply and wastewater system serving all 16 Algarve municipalities under a state concession running from 2019 to 2048. It is the owner and contracting authority for the new seawater desalination plant, two offshore intake structures, intake pipelines, 2.13-kilometre brine outfall, coastal pumping station and raw-water connection. ACE Água para o Algarve holds the design-build package and a three-year operating period after provisional acceptance; the Portuguese Environment Agency remains the environmental authority.

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Source basis

The company record and 2019-2048 concession make Águas do Algarve the regional public-service operator for water supply and wastewater across all 16 Algarve municipalities. Its desalination records make it the project owner and contracting authority. ACE Água para o Algarve, formed by GS Inima, Aquapor and Luságua, holds design, construction and the 1,095-day operating period after provisional acceptance; the Portuguese Environment Agency retains the environmental-authority role. The April 2026 construction release applies to the contract as a whole, while the July first-brick event was described as symbolic. Neither proves offshore mobilisation, installed intake towers or pipelines, a completed diffuser, first water or accepted environmental performance.

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