CRAMSA

CRAMSACompañía Regional Aguas Marítimas S.A.

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PROJECT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The “Aguas Maritimas” Project by CRAMSA will help address the water supply needs in the communes of Antofagasta, Sierra Gorda, and Calama within the Antofagasta region. To achieve this, it plans to use seawater sourced from an intake located in the Caleta Bolfin area, 12 kilometers south of Antofagasta and outside the urban area of Antofagasta, where a desalination plant with a capacity of 700,000 m³ will be constructed. The project also includes a conveyance system of approximately 480 kilometers, with 17 pumping stations, 350 kilometers of power transmission lines, and 21 substations, among other support facilities.

This large-scale infrastructure will be developed with deep respect for the environment, demonstrated by measures such as choosing the desalination plant’s location outside Moreno Bay to avoid over-intervention, burying the pipelines for water transportation, making decisions in consensus with local communities, and employing architecture that respects its surroundings as well as sustainable technological and engineering solutions.

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THE PROJECT IN NUMBERS

CRAMSA will provide desalinated water with social and environmental licenses for mining, industrial, and agricultural activities. Additionally, part of the produced water can be allocated for drinking water consumption, to be distributed by concessionary sanitation service companies.

The desalinated seawater will be transported through a 480 km distribution network to be constructed in the Antofagasta region in northern Chile. The project is estimated to begin delivering desalinated water in 2028, initially distributing 350,000 m³/day and increasing to 700,000 m³/day upon completion.

The total investment for the project is estimated to exceed 5 billion dollars.

WATER SUPPLY FOR:

  • Copper and lithium mining.
  • Agriculture.
  • Industry.
  • OVER US$ 5 BILLION total investment.
  • 700,000 M3/DAY, Total capacity of the desalination plant.
  • 480 KM Water distribution network.
  • 17 Pumping stations With tanks for water storage and distribution.
  • 4,600 GWH Annual electricity consumption.
  • 8,500 Job placements At the peak of construction.

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