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Water · La Habana

Aguas de La Habana (operator) + Almendares wastewater

Water/sewage utility — standout PPP precedent

🟡 Joint ventureℹ️ Atlas — info only

Scale

Serves ~1.25M (8 of 15 municipalities); untreated wastewater contaminates Vento aquifer

Status

Sewerage expansion; 25-yr concession reaching nominal expiry ~2025

Sector

Water

Province

La Habana

Coordinates

23.100, -82.420

Layer

Layer 2 · Atlas

Notes

Historically INRH 50% + Agbar (Spain) ~45% + Grupo Martinón ~5%.

Controlling entity

INRH — Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos

National water-resources institute. Controls aqueducts, utilities and desalination; the Aguas de La Habana concession (with Agbar) is the standout PPP precedent.

Sources: OPEC Fund

Register interest

Information only — no U.S. participation today. Register a non-binding indication for the pipeline (for non-U.S. capital or a post-sanctions world).

Not legal, tax or investment advice, and not authorization for any transaction. U.S. sanctions (31 CFR Part 515) prohibit investment or equity in any Cuban business; nothing here is a determination that a transaction is lawful. Structure anything Cuba-facing only with qualified OFAC sanctions counsel and screen every party with QvaPay Sentinel.

Primary sources: OFAC Cuba Sanctions · 31 CFR Part 515 (CACR) · OFAC Cuba FAQs · Cuba Restricted List