comunitat minera olesana s.coop. c ltda

What comunitat minera olesana s.coop. c ltda does

Comunitat Minera Olesana S.C.C.L. is a non-profit consumer and user cooperative founded in 1868 that operates Olesa de Montserrat's potable-water system under an administrative concession from the municipal government. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and public-service users through locally sourced water, treatment, and direct distribution. As of 2025, the cooperative reports 11,750 supply points serving a population of 25,600 and has approximately 10,620 members.

Water is captured from wells and the Llobregat River, treated at the cooperative's ETAP, and distributed through storage tanks and a sectorized municipal network. Operating technology includes network telecontrol and radio meter reading, while 180 kWp of self-generated solar capacity supports the cooperative's operations. Customers can access the service through a physical office, the online Oficina Virtual, and a 24-hour emergency line.

The cooperative generates revenue from usage-based monthly water charges to domestic, industrial, and public-service customers. Historical 2017 average tariffs were €0.9199 per m³ for domestic users, €1.3976 per m³ for industrial users, and €0.4130 per m³ for public-service users, while 2020 billing totaled €1,698,147. Members are both customers and owners, voting follows the one-person-one-vote principle, and a member-elected Board Council oversees the organization.

Name

comunitat minera olesana s.coop. c ltda

Legal name

COMUNITAT MINERA OLESANA S.C.C.Lt.

Website

https://cmineraolesana.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Comunitat Minera Olesana is a non-profit Catalan water cooperative that treats and distributes potable water to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal users across Olesa de Montserrat under a municipal concession.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Utility Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Sourcing & Abstraction (Surface Water, Groundwater, Intake Works) (EUANAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commercial & Customer-Side Loss Management (Service Lines, Premise Leaks, Customer Programs) (EUANAKAI)

Keywords

• Potable water supply
• Water utility services
• Municipal water distribution
• Water treatment operations
• Consumer water cooperative

Headquarters

HQ city

Olesa de Montserrat

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aigua potable - subministrament domèstic, industrial i comercial: Revenue generated from water supply service fees charged to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across Olesa de Montserrat. In 2020, billing totalled 1,698,147 euros. The 2020 result of exploitation before taxes was 24,494.87 euros.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Comunitat Minera Olesana operates as a non-profit consumer cooperative that provides potable water supply services to residential, industrial, commercial, and municipal customers in Olesa de Montserrat, Catalonia, under an administrative concession from the local government. The cooperative captures water from wells and the Llobregat river, treats it at its Estació de Tractament d'Aigua Potable (ETAP), and distributes it through its own municipal network to 11,303 service points. Additional services include a virtual office portal for account management and 24/7 emergency support.

Product overview

Comunitat Minera Olesana operates as a water utility cooperative providing drinking water supply and distribution services to Olesa de Montserrat. The core product is the potable water supply service (Subministrament d'Aigua Potable), which is offered through three sub-products: Domestic Supply (Subministrament Domèstic), Construction Supply (Subministrament per Obres), and Industrial Supply (Subministrament Industrial). The company also provides an online customer portal called Oficina Virtual for service management, billing, and incident reporting. Water is sourced through mine water catchment and boreholes, treated at the ETAP (Estació de Tractament d'Aigua Potable), and distributed through the municipal network. The cooperative serves approximately 10,620 members with 11,303 service points.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Potable Water Supply Service Core drinking water supply and distribution service providing potable water to residential, industrial, commercial, and municipal customers across the municipality of Olesa de Montserrat. The service includes water catchment from wells and the Llobregat river, treatment at the ETAP water treatment plant, and distribution through the cooperative's own municipal network. Service categories include domestic (avg. 0.9199 €/m³), industrial (avg. 1.3976 €/m³), and public (avg. 0.4130 €/m³) tariffs, with large-family discounts available.
• Construction Water Supply (Subministrament per Obres) Temporary water supply service for construction sites requiring water connection during building projects within the municipality of Olesa de Montserrat. Provides point-of-use connections for builders and contractors during the duration of construction works.

Quantifiable outcome

• Between 1992 and 2025, population served grew from 16,000 to 25,600 and service points from 6,500 to 11,750 — without any increase in total water consumption
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Som EnergiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2026Proposed intercooperation agreement between Comunitat Minera Olesana SCCL and the renewable energy cooperative Som Energia, to be ratified at the Extraordinary General Assembly of 26 September 2026. Represents alignment of water and energy cooperative models.
• Grup Clade (CLADE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Grup Clade is a Spanish cooperative group focused on public services and social economy. The CMO joined Grup Clade in January 2016, becoming part of a cooperative group for shared services, knowledge, and best practices in water management and cooperative governance.
• FEDECAP (Federaciones de Cooperativas de Buenos Aires)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Twinning/agermanament agreement with FEDECAP, the federation of cooperatives from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Includes institutional visits and knowledge exchange on cooperative water management models. Representatives visited Olesa de Montserrat in April–May 2015.
• CEDESAL (Centro para el Desarrollo de la Economía Social en América Latina)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Cooperation agreement with CEDESAL, a centre for social economy development in Latin America, for exchange on cooperative water management. Representatives visited Olesa in April–May 2015 as part of the twinning programme.
• CoopsConsumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConsumer cooperatives network (CoopsConsum) with which the CMO collaborates. Listed as collaborator on the website footer.
• CoopCat (Cooperatives de Catalunya)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCatalan cooperatives confederation. Listed as collaborator on the website footer. The CMO received the COOPCAT 2020 award from this confederation.
• Aigua.CoopminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative water network platform (aigua.coop) that the CMO participates in. Project 'aigua.coop' was approved for European Social Fund aid through CEPES for promoting cooperative values and water cycle education.
• Ajuntament d'Olesa de MontserratcoreOthersMunicipal government of Olesa de Montserrat that granted the administrative concession for integral water supply service to the CMO. Ongoing collaboration on infrastructure projects (e.g., urban development requiring pipe replacement) and social initiatives.
• Agència Catalana de l'Aigua (ACA)minorOthersCatalan Water Agency that sets water canon (cànon de l'aigua) rates and regulations affecting the cooperative's operations. ACA updated water canon rates effective 26 March 2026.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Aigües de Barcelona: Largest water and wastewater service operator in Catalonia, covering the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. Comparable as a regulated Catalan water utility serving residential/industrial customers through distribution infrastructure, but operates at a vastly larger scale across multiple municipalities under concession.
• Aigües Ter-Llobregat (ATLL): Public Catalan water authority managing raw water production and transport from Ter-Llobregat systems. Comparable as the upstream water infrastructure operator whose source CMO's ETAP ultimately draws from, sharing the same regional water supply ecosystem.
• Canal de Isabel II: Madrid region's public water utility, one of Spain's largest, providing potable water supply across hundreds of municipalities. Comparable as a Spanish regulated water utility operating at scale with similar governance and service-portfolio structure.
• FCC Aqualia: One of Spain's largest private water service companies, part of FCC Group, operating across thousands of municipalities nationally and internationally. Comparable as a Spanish water utility operator with broad municipal concession portfolio and end-to-end service capability.
• Veolia España: Spanish arm of global water and waste management multinational. Comparable as a major municipal water utility operator with municipal concession contracts, though typically serving much larger populations and offering integrated water/wastewater services.
• Acciona Agua: Water division of Acciona Group, operating water treatment plants and distribution concessions across Spain and globally. Comparable as a Spanish-scale water infrastructure operator with concession-based service delivery and treatment-plant capabilities similar to CMO's ETAP.

Direct peers

• Sorea: Catalan water utility providing municipal water services across more than 100 municipalities in Catalonia. Most directly comparable as a regional water distribution operator serving small-to-mid municipalities with similar concession-based model and customer mix.
• EMATSA (Empresa Municipal Mixta d'Aigües de Tarragona): Municipal water and wastewater utility serving Tarragona and surrounding municipalities in Catalonia. Comparable as a Catalan municipal-scale water operator with similar regulated tariff structure and concession-based delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CMineraOlesana
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_57QtHe0Bj9i-AymABlXdA
• Facebookfacebook.com/comunitat.mineraolesanasccl
• Instagraminstagram.com/CMineraOlesana

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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