Águas de Portugal (AdP)
Platinum Utility Partner
Águas de Portugal (AdP) is Portugal’s leading water services group, providing essential public services through a network of regional companies operating across the country. Serving around 80% of the Portuguese mainland population, the Group delivers water supply and wastewater services to millions of people, playing a vital role in public health, environmental protection and quality of life. AdP Group combines technical expertise, innovation and operational excellence to address sector challenges. Among its strategic ambitions is managing the urban water cycle in balance with nature, ensuring the transition to a circular economy, including the valorisation of resources such as treated wastewater for reuse and sewage sludge as a source of valuable materials and nutrients.
Acting as a centre of expertise for the Águas de Portugal (AdP) Group, AdP VALOR supports the implementation of corporate strategies, promotes efficiency and economies of scale, and helps strengthen the resilience and sustainability of the AdP Group. The company acts as a centre of competence, a catalyst for transformation and innovation, and a partner to AdP Group operating companies in addressing shared challenges. Through innovation, technical expertise and the development of scalable solutions, AdP Valor contributes to building a more resilient, efficient and climate-adapted water sector.
With a strong focus on the circular economy, AdP Valor helps the companies of the Águas de Portugal Group unlock the full value of water, energy and materials throughout the urban water cycle. By promoting water reuse, resource recovery, energy efficiency and the valorisation of wastewater by-products, the company supports the transition from linear consumption models to circular systems that minimise waste, reduce environmental impacts and maximise the sustainable use of resources. As the Group’s Waste Management Operator, AdP VALOR plays a key role in advancing circular practices, ensuring that waste is increasingly viewed as a resource capable of generating environmental, operational and economic value.
Águas do Norte, S.A. is a company within the Águas de Portugal Group, responsible for managing the multimunicipal water supply and wastewater sanitation systems in Northern Portugal. Established in 2015 through the merger of several water utility companies, its mission is to provide high-quality drinking water and ensure the efficient collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater.
The company plays a key role in protecting public health, preserving water resources, and promoting environmental sustainability. Its operations include water abstraction, treatment, and distribution, as well as the management and maintenance of essential infrastructure that supports communities and economic activities across the region.
Committed to innovation, efficiency, and environmental responsibility, Águas do Norte continuously invests in the modernization of its systems and services. Through its work, the company contributes to improving quality of life, safeguarding the environment, and supporting the sustainable development of Northern Portugal.
Website: www.adnorte.pt
Águas do Centro Litoral, S.A. (AdCL), part of the Águas de Portugal Group, manages the multi-municipal water supply and wastewater system in Portugal’s Central Coast region. Serving 30 municipalities and approximately 725,000 inhabitants, AdCL ensures high-quality, accessible and efficient public water services, while safeguarding public health, community well-being and environmental protection.
The company operates eight Water Treatment Plants, three additional water treatment facilities, 204 water supply and wastewater pumping stations, 60 reservoirs, 69 Wastewater Treatment Plants, and 1,250 km of water mains and wastewater collectors.
Owned by AdP – Águas de Portugal, SGPS, S.A., and its partner municipalities, AdCL works every day to consolidate its position as a benchmark organisation in the water sector, recognised for service quality and for its contribution to the sustainable development of the region it serves.
Website: www.aguasdocentrolitoral.pt
Águas do Tejo Atlântico is a company within the Águas de Portugal Group whose activities contribute to the sustainable and innovative management of the water cycle. It works every day to ensure a safe, high-quality service for around 2.4 million people, whilst safeguarding the environment and natural capital.
This activity helps to protect a wide range of marine and freshwater species, as well as habitats and bodies of water such as lakes, streams, rivers and the Atlantic Ocean.
Every day, we transform wastewater into new resources using advanced technological processes. We produce water for reuse, renewable energy and biosolids, making the most of resources and contributing to the circular economy and the sustainability of the regions we serve.
Website: www.aguasdotejoatlantico.adp.pt
EPAL is Portugal’s largest water utility company and forms part of the Águas de Portugal Group. Originating from the Companhia das Águas de Lisboa, founded in 1868, it has more than 150 years of experience and has consistently evolved, modernized its operations and adapted to emerging challenges in an ever-changing environment. Today, it stands out as one of Portugal’s most cohesive, innovative, and sustainable companies, managing one of life’s most precious resources: water.
EPAL supplies drinking water to more than 350,000 customers in Lisbon and is also responsible for the production and wholesale supply of water to 35 municipalities. Since 2015, it has also managed Águas do Vale do Tejo, helping to provide water and wastewater services to around 3.5 million people across 87 municipalities.
In addition to its core activities, EPAL delivers specialized services and develops innovative technological solutions, including AQUAmatrix®, WONE® and waterbeep®, promoting efficiency, sustainability, digital transformation, resilience, operational excellence and long-term value creation.
Website: www.epal.pt
SIMARSUL is responsible for wastewater collection, treatment and environmental protection across the Setúbal Peninsula, serving approximately 600,000 inhabitants. As a member of the Águas de Portugal Group, SIMARSUL operates advanced wastewater treatment infrastructures that contribute to public health, water quality and the preservation of sensitive ecosystems. Its service area includes the Arrábida region, part of the UNESCO Arrábida Biosphere Reserve, highlighting the importance of protecting areas of exceptional ecological value through sustainable water management. Committed to sustainability, innovation and the circular economy, the company develops solutions to improve resource efficiency and environmental performance.
SIMARSUL became the first Portuguese wastewater utility to achieve the e-Circular certification, recognizing its leadership in sustainable resource management. Its initiatives include treated wastewater reuse, energy efficiency measures, and the recovery of value from treatment by-products, supporting climate resilience and a more sustainable water sector.
Website: www.simarsul.adp.pt
