# PANASA selects GWE for wastewater treatment plant with biogas generation in Guayaquil

Papelera National S.A. (PANASA) awarded Global Water & Energy (GWE) a contract to build a new anaerobic wastewater treatment plant at its paper mill in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The plant will convert organic waste to biogas, replacing fossil fuels.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-03-25
- Where: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 4,200 Nm3 of biogas per day
- Products: Kraft paper, biogas
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Papelera National S.A.](https://endata.com/companies/38190.md) (customer)
- [Global Water & Energy](https://endata.com/companies/38191.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [wateronline.com](https://www.wateronline.com/doc/leading-paper-manufacturer-panasa-profits-from-green-energy-0001), 2019-03-25: "The GWE anaerobic plant will convert organic contamination present in the wastewater to up to 4,200 Nm3 of biogas, which when utilized as a fuel, is an equivalent of 2,818 kg fuel oil per day."

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