Gestion Y Tecnicas Del Agua Sa

What Gestion Y Tecnicas Del Agua Sa does

Gestion y Técnicas del Agua S.A. (Gestagua) is a Spanish integrated water cycle management company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the French multinational SAUR Group. It operates two entities — Gestagua itself and the Empresa Mixta de Aguas de Las Palmas (Emalsa), which is jointly held with the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city council — delivering water supply (Abastecimiento), sanitation (Saneamiento), purification (Depuración), meter reading (Lectura de Contadores), and hydraulic infrastructure works (Obras) to 65 municipalities. The combined group serves 1.298 million inhabitants, produces 158,000 m3/day of water, employs 851 people, and reported €105.2M of business revenue (Gestagua €44.5M, Emalsa €60.7M).

The business model is B2G and concession-based: Gestagua signs public concession contracts and mixed-enterprise (Empresa Mixta) arrangements with municipal governments, generating recurring, regulated utility revenue with no publicly disclosed pricing. The company maintains an extensive compliance posture — ISO 9001, 14001, 37001, 45001, 50001, UNE 19601, and the Spanish ENS national security framework — which functions as a pre-qualification asset in regulated municipal tenders.

Strategically, Gestagua functions as the Iberian Peninsula platform of SAUR Group, with EQT-backed capital available. In January 2020 SAUR acquired Portuguese integrated-water-cycle operator Aquapor Serviços and Dutch industrial water firm Nijhuis Industries to consolidate Iberian position and add an industrial water division. In December 2020 SAUR constituted a dedicated nine-member Gestagua Board chaired by Executive Chairman Patrick Blethon, marking an explicit growth and transparency phase under CEO Rogerio Koehn.

Name

Gestion Y Tecnicas Del Agua Sa

Legal name

GESTIÓN Y TÉCNICAS DEL AGUA, S.A.

Website

https://gestagua.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Gestagua is the Spanish integrated water-cycle subsidiary of French SAUR Group, operating through Gestagua and Emalsa to deliver water supply, sanitation, purification, and meter reading to 65 municipalities serving 1.298 million inhabitants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Water Utility Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Advanced Treatment & Purification Utilities (MF/UF, RO, AOP, UV) (EUANAGAD)

Keywords

• Municipal water management
• Wastewater treatment services
• Water supply concessions
• Integrated water cycle
• Water infrastructure construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Utility Services: Revenue from managing water supply, sanitation, and wastewater treatment services for municipalities under concession agreements. Gestagua generates 44.5M euros and Emalsa generates 60.7M euros in business revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Gestagua provides integrated water cycle management services to municipalities in Spain, including potable water supply and distribution (Abastecimiento), wastewater collection (Saneamiento), water treatment and purification (Depuración), meter reading (Lectura de Contadores), and hydraulic infrastructure construction (Obras). Services are delivered under public concession agreements and mixed-enterprise structures (Emalsa) across 65 municipalities serving 1.298 million inhabitants with 158,000 m3 of daily production capacity.

Product overview

Gestagua operates as an integrated water cycle management company providing a comprehensive suite of services including water supply (Abastecimiento), sanitation (Saneamiento), and purification (Depuración) across 65 municipalities in Spain. The company also offers meter reading (Lectura de Contadores) and infrastructure construction services (Obras). Operations are conducted through Gestagua and its subsidiary Emalsa (Empresa Mixta de Aguas de Las Palmas), serving approximately 1,298,000 inhabitants with a daily water production capacity of 158,000 m3. The company positions itself as part of Grupo SAUR, a French multinational water services group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abastecimiento (Water Supply and Distribution)

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Aquapor Serviços, S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2021Portuguese leader in Integrated Water Cycle Management acquired by SAUR Group. Led by Patrick Blethon and pushed internationally by Emmanuel Vivant. The acquisition consolidated SAUR's position in the Iberian Peninsula.
• Nijhuis IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 January 2021Dutch leader in industrial water treatment solutions acquired by SAUR Group. This acquisition created SAUR's new Industry Division, combining Saur Industrie, Unidro, Econvert with Nijhuis to form a new business unit led by Menno Holterman.
• SAUR GroupcoreOthersSAUR is the parent company of Gestion y Tecnicas del Agua SA (Gestagua). The French multinational water services company acquired and operates Gestagua as its Spanish subsidiary. Patrick Blethon serves as Executive Chairman of SAUR.
• Emalsa (Empresa Mixta de Aguas de Las Palmas)coreOthersSubsidiary company jointly owned with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city council. Generates 60.7M euros in revenue and serves 398,000 inhabitants in 2 municipalities including the capital city of Gran Canaria.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aquapor Serviços: Portuguese integrated water-cycle operator acquired by SAUR Group — sister company under same parent, same concession model, and now part of the Iberian consolidation thesis for Gestagua.
• Canaragua (Canarias): Canary Islands-based water and environmental services operator serving municipalities — regional peer with similar integrated water-cycle offering, particularly overlapping with Emalsa's Gran Canaria footprint.
• Sacyr (Valoriza Agua): Spanish infrastructure conglomerate with water services (Valoriza) serving municipalities and concessions — comparable B2G integrated water-cycle offering at similar scale.
• Acciona Agua: Water services arm of Acciona, operating municipal water and wastewater concessions in Spain and internationally — comparable integrated water-cycle concession model and Spanish footprint.
• Hidralia: Spanish water utility operator managing municipal water and wastewater services across multiple Spanish municipalities — directly comparable concession-based B2G operator of similar scale.
• Global Omnium (Aguas de Valencia): Spanish water utility group providing integrated water services to municipalities, with strong eastern-Spain footprint — comparable concession model and customer base.
• Aqualia (FCC Aqualia): Spain's largest private water operator, part of FCC Group, providing integrated water cycle services to municipalities — directly comparable in concession-based B2G model and service scope.

Broad incumbents

• SUEZ Water (Spain): Global water utility with established Spanish operations providing municipal water and wastewater services — comparable end-market and concession approach, but at much larger scale and as part of a global platform.
• Veolia Water (Spain): Global water and environmental services leader with significant Spanish municipal concession presence — same concession model, but as part of a much broader multinational utility portfolio.
• SAUR Group: French parent company of Gestagua and broader international water-services platform — same business model and ownership, but operates across multiple countries and offers wider service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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