Chile, Oct. 23 -- Veolia was awarded the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) contract for the Aguas Pacifico multipurpose desalination plant in Valparaiso, the first in Chile (1,000 L/s), ahead of five leading national and international companies that were part of the tender. Veolia, leader in ecological transformation with more than 170 years of global experience and over 50 years of expertise in the operation and maintenance of desalination plants. As the world leader in desalination, Veolia has designed and built 18% of the global installed desalination capacity using its technologies, reaffirming its position as a benchmark in the sustainable management of water resources worldwide.Stages and scope of the O&M contractThe contract begins wit...