Half a century dedicated to clean water.
In those early days, the factory only had a capacity of 1,200 m3/day, rudimentary machinery, and unreliable groundwater resources in terms of quality and quantity. Meanwhile, the workforce was small, so it required tremendous effort to meet the demands of the job.
Along with the expansion and development of Vinh city, the water treatment plant was upgraded to improve its clean water production capacity. In 1987, the Vinh Water Treatment Plant was relocated from Truong Thi to Hung Vinh, increasing its operating capacity to 20,000 m3/day with advanced and modern water treatment technology, drawing water from the Dao River. Simultaneously, the entire water supply pipeline network was upgraded to all wards and communes within the city. In 1995, the Vinh Water Treatment Plant was renamed Nghe An Water Supply Company, and from then on, the company also took on the management, exploitation, and distribution of clean water throughout the province. Annually, the company supplies nearly 10 million m3 of water to customers, becoming a leading enterprise in Nghe An in the water supply sector. To create a new environment for business development and implement the Party and State's policy of transforming the management model, in 2006 Nghe An Water Supply Company transformed into Nghe An Water Supply Company Limited (NAWASCO), a wholly owned subsidiary.
Over its 50-year journey of development and growth, the company has made solid progress. A prime example is the bold undertaking of upgrading the Vinh Water Treatment Plant from 20,000 to 60,000 m3/day using a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Alongside this, the company continued to implement the water supply project for six mountainous districts in Nghe An province using ODA funding (Denmark). It also constructed the Thanh Chuong Water Treatment Plant project with funding from Luxembourg. The successful completion of these projects not only demonstrates the company's dynamism in investment choices and enhances its position, but also improves its production capacity, ensuring timely and satisfactory access to clean water for the people. Recently, the Prime Minister signed a document approving a preferential credit limit from Finland for the Vinh City and Nam Cam Industrial Park surrounding water supply project. This is an important project for the socio-economic development of the province, aiming to meet the goal of developing Vinh City into a type 1 urban area and Nghe An into an economic, cultural, and social center of the North Central Region.
From a situation where production was always reactive and supply could not meet demand, the company has now become proactive in production and satisfies the demand for clean water in the area. This is due to improved service quality and innovative business models. The number of customers signing clean water contracts is increasing, currently exceeding 55,000 households, including nearly 900 agencies, organizations, hospitals, and schools. Alongside investing in the development of the water supply network, the company also focuses on preventing water loss and applying a customer service model tailored to each region, directly managed by local water supply branches. These timely actions have helped the company's clean water product revenue grow by 15-20% annually. Thanks to the attention and support of relevant authorities at all levels, security and defense work at the enterprise is ensured, thereby greatly contributing to the protection of order and security, especially valuable equipment, machinery, and the water supply pipeline system and water sources. Currently, the company manages the Hung Vinh Water Plant (capacity of 60,000 m3/day) and 7 water plants in the mountainous districts of Con Cuong, Anh Son, Do Luong, Tan Ky, Quy Chau, Quy Hop, and Thanh Chuong (total capacity of nearly 8,000 m3/day). The total number of employees is 400, organized into 15 departments and affiliated units.
With outstanding achievements over the past 50 years, the staff and employees of Nghe An Water Supply Company have been honored with many prestigious awards from the Party, State, and various Ministries and sectors, such as: the Second Class Labor Medal, the Third Class Labor Medal, the Government's Emulation Flag, the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit, the Ministry of Construction's Certificate of Merit, and the Party Committee's title of "Clean and Strong Party Committee" for 20 consecutive years. In particular, Mr. Ha Ngan - Chairman of Nghe An Water Supply Company Limited - was honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal from the State.
Engineer Phan Canh De
Director of NA Water Supply Company Limited
