Empresa Misicuni

What Empresa Misicuni does

Empresa Misicuni is a state-owned enterprise (empresa pública) of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, headquartered in Cochabamba, that operates the Sistema Múltiple Misicuni — a multi-purpose water infrastructure system designed to address chronic water scarcity in the Cochabamba Valley. The company manages an integrated asset base comprising a 120-meter CFRD dam with 180 million m³ total reservoir capacity, a 19.5-kilometer transfer tunnel with 14.7–15 m³/s design flow, a 1,000 l/s water treatment plant (Planta Jove Rancho, configured as two 500 l/s modules), two adduction pipelines (Aducción 1 and Aducción 2) distributing treated water to municipalities, three irrigation branch mains for agricultural users, and a hydroelectric power house at El Paso connected to the national grid.

The company supplies treated potable water to seven municipalities in the Cochabamba department (Sipe Sipe, Vinto, Quillacollo, Tiquipaya, Colcapirhua, Cercado, and Sacaba) through municipal water service providers including SEMAPA, and provides irrigation water to agricultural users in six municipalities. It also generates hydroelectric power delivered to ENDE and the Sistema Interconectado Nacional. Revenue is generated through two streams: subscription-based bulk water supply to municipal utilities, and usage-based hydroelectric generation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the entity operates under government budgetary frameworks with oversight from the Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo, Rural y Agua (MDRPAyA) and a multi-stakeholder Directory Board comprising national ministries, departmental and municipal governments, civic organizations, and labor representatives.

Empresa Misicuni's go-to-market is institutional: it engages in public accountability hearings (Rendición Pública de Cuentas), publishes transparency disclosures, and communicates through an institutional .gob.bo web portal rather than commercial channels. The company's mandate is operational infrastructure stewardship rather than commercial growth, and its expansion trajectory is shaped by planned integration of Vizcachas and Putucuni catchments (267 km², 3.76 m³/s additional flow) to increase raw water supply capacity.

Name

Empresa Misicuni

Legal name

Empresa Misicuni

Website

https://misicuni.gob.bo

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Empresa Misicuni is a Bolivian state-owned enterprise operating the Sistema Múltiple Misicuni in Cochabamba, managing a 120m dam, 19.5 km transfer tunnel, 1,000 l/s water treatment plant, irrigation network, and hydroelectric facility that supply potable water to seven municipalities, irrigation water to six municipalities, and power to the national grid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Utility Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Utilities (221)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) (BPAGABAC)

Keywords

• Water utility services
• Hydroelectric power generation
• Potable water treatment
• Irrigation infrastructure
• Multipurpose dam operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Cochabamba

HQ country

Bolivia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Water Supply Services: Supply of treated drinking water to municipal water service providers and irrigation water to agricultural users in 7 municipalities of Cochabamba department.
2. Hydroelectric Power Generation: Power generation through two generator groups at the El Paso hydroelectric power house, connected to the Sistema Interconectado Nacional.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Empresa Misicuni is a state-owned Bolivian enterprise that operates the Sistema Múltiple Misicuni, a multipurpose water infrastructure complex comprising the 120m Presa Misicuni dam (180 million m³ capacity), a 19.5 km transfer tunnel, the 1,000 l/s Jove Rancho water treatment plant, two adduction pipelines, and an irrigation component. It supplies treated drinking water in bulk to municipal water utilities in 7 Cochabamba municipalities, distributes irrigation water to agricultural users in 6 municipalities, and generates hydroelectric power fed to the national grid.

Product overview

Empresa Misicuni operates the Sistema Múltiple Misicuni (Misicuni Multipurpose System), a government water infrastructure system in Bolivia serving municipal water supply, agricultural irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation. The system comprises interconnected infrastructure components: the 120m Misicuni CFRD Dam (Presa Misicuni) storing 180 million m³, the 19.5 km Main Diversion Tunnel (Túnel Principal de Trasvase) with 14.7–15 m³/s capacity, the Jove Rancho Water Treatment Plant (Planta de Tratamiento de Agua Potable) with 1,000 l/s capacity serving 7 municipalities, two adduction pipelines (Aducción 1 and Aducción 2) distributing water to Tiquipaya, Colcapirhua, and Cochabamba's southern zone, and the Phase I Irrigation Component (Componente Riego). The company's tagline 'El Agua Que Nos Une' (The Water That Unites Us) reflects its mission to provide integrated water services to the Cochabamba region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sistema Múltiple Misicuni: The multi-purpose water system operated by Empresa Misicuni, comprising the dam, tunnel, water treatment plant, and irrigation infrastructure serving Cochabamba region.

Products and services

• Presa Misicuni CFRD (Concrete Faced Rockfill Dam) located in Cochabamba-Misicuni with 120m height and 180 million m³ total storage capacity (154 million m³ usable). Serves as the primary water storage asset of the Sistema Múltiple Misicuni, feeding the transfer tunnel that conveys water to the Cochabamba Valley for drinking water, irrigation, and power generation.
• Túnel Principal de Trasvase Misicuni 19.5 km diversion tunnel constructed 1998–2005 that conveys water from the Misicuni Reservoir to the Cochabamba Valley, with 14.7–15 m³/s design flow, 150m surge shaft, butterfly safety valve, 3,532m forced conduit, and a 9 ha (300,601 m³) compensation reservoir feeding the El Paso hydroelectric powerhouse.
• Planta de Tratamiento de Agua Potable Jove Rancho

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000 l/s water treatment capacity serving 7 municipalities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo, Rural y Agua (MDRPAyA)coreOthersOversight ministry for the water sector in Bolivia. Provides regulatory framework, policy direction, and coordination for the Misicuni multi-purpose system. Represents the central government in the board of directors (Directorio) of Empresa Misicuni with both titular and suplente representatives.
• AAPS (Autoridad de Agua y Saneamiento Básico)coreOthersWater and basic sanitation regulatory authority. Links on the website indicate AAPS as a key institutional partner for water sector regulation and standards compliance.
• Agetic (Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación)supportingTechnology or IntegrationDigital government and ICT agency. Provides graphic design standards, web platform guidelines, and digital transformation support for government institutional websites. Misicuni follows Agetic's institutional web guidelines.
• Gobierno Autónomo Departamental de CochabambacoreOthersDepartmental government of Cochabamba. Key stakeholder with titular and suplente representatives on the Empresa Misicuni board of directors. Represents the regional government interest in the multi-purpose water system.
• SEMAPA (Servicio Municipal de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado)coreOthersMunicipal water and sewage service provider. Receives bulk water supply from the Misicuni system for distribution to end users. Has titular and suplente representation on the company board.
• ENDE (Empresa Nacional de Electricidad)supportingOthersNational electricity company. Receives hydroelectric power generation from the Misicuni system through the power house at El Paso. Has representation on the company board.
• SICOES (Sistema de Contrataciones Estatales)supportingTechnology or IntegrationState procurement system. Handles public contracting and procurement disclosures for government entities. Misicuni publishes contracting information through SICOES portal.
• Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de Cochabamba, Quillacollo, Tiquipaya, Colcapirhua, Sacaba, Vinto, Sipe SipecoreOthersSeven municipal governments in Cochabamba department. Receive drinking water supply and irrigation water from the Misicuni system. Have titular and suplente representatives plus irrigator representatives on the board of directors.
• FEDJUVE (Federación de Juntas Vecinales)supportingOthersNeighborhood federation representing community organizations. Has representation on the company board as civic stakeholder.
• Comité Cívico de CochabambasupportingOthersCivic committee representing civil society interests in Cochabamba. Has titular representation on the board of directors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• ENDE (Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Bolivia): Bolivia's national electricity company and counterparty offtaker of Misicuni's hydroelectric output. Included as a domestic institutional partner and state-owned peer adjacent to the hydro generation component of Misicuni's business.

Broad incumbents

• SABESP: Brazil's state-level water and wastewater utility serving São Paulo metropolitan region. One of the largest state-owned water utilities in the Southern Hemisphere and a useful benchmark for fiscal scale, tariff structure, and capital investment cycles.
• EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín): Colombian multi-utility providing water, wastewater, electricity, and gas. Comparable in its multi-purpose structure across water and power, anchored by hydro assets, and in its state-municipal ownership model.
• SEDAPAL: Peru's state-owned water and sanitation utility serving greater Lima; operates large-scale treatment, distribution, and bulk water infrastructure. Comparable in scale and public-enterprise governance model, and a relevant benchmark for Andean utility operations.
• AySA (Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos): Argentine state-owned water and sewerage concessionaire serving Buenos Aires and surrounding municipalities. Comparable as a state-owned urban water utility in a Southern Cone emerging market context.
• Aguas Andinas: Privately regulated water and wastewater utility serving Santiago, Chile. Comparable as an Andean multi-purpose provider (drinking water plus hydroelectric) operating under tariff regulation.

Direct peers

• SEMAPA (Servicio Municipal de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado): Municipal water and sewerage utility in Cochabamba; a listed board member of Empresa Misicuni and direct offtaker of Misicuni's bulk treated water. Closest functional peer and primary distribution partner for Cochabamba residential customers.
• EPSAS (Empresa Pública Social de Agua y Saneamiento): Bolivia's national public water and sanitation company serving El Alto and La Paz; represented on Misicuni's directorio. State-owned peer utility operating a comparable model of bulk and retail water provision in a Bolivian metropolitan area.

Regional players

• Itaipu Binacional: Brazil-Paraguay binational multi-purpose operator of the Itaipu hydroelectric dam. Direct functional analogue at much larger scale: a multi-purpose water/hydro asset operated under a government-mandated structure with water supply and power outputs.

Emerging players

• Consorcio de Aguas de Asturias: Spanish regional bulk water supplier operating a multi-municipal system with reservoir-to-tap infrastructure governance. Comparable at smaller scale to Misicuni's model of bulk supply across multiple municipalities under a single operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EmpresaMisicunibo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/empresa-misicuni

Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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