Veolia buys Chile's Energías Industriales to expand biomass energy footprint
What's the deal? VeoliaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired Energías Industriales S.A. (EISA), a Chilean company specialising in biomass-based thermal solutions. The French group did not disclose the transaction value. The deal adds a network of 13 industrial boilers across nine on-site plants in Chile.
By the numbers: Those assets consume 400,000 tonnes of biomass a year and deliver roughly 1 TWh of steam annually to industrial clients. EISA brings 49 years in the market, complementing Veolia's 37 years of industrial energy experience in Chile, where it runs about 13 industrial services facilities.
What's the endgame? Veolia plans to combine centralised cogeneration with distributed steam generation at client sites. The acquired plants will connect to Hubgrade, Veolia's digital analytics hub linking a global network of more than 60 centres.
Elier González, Veolia's managing director for Chile and Peru, called the deal "an important step in transforming our offering in Chile" and part of the company's GreenUp strategic plan.
Why now? The purchase joins a pipeline of new projects for 2026 and 2027, through which Veolia wants to offer a single interface for environmental services spanning water, waste, and renewable energy.
Zoom out: Chile is a significant market for Veolia, with more than 5,000 employees. In water, it runs over 30 industrial treatment units and indirectly controls Aguas Andinas, Chile's largest sanitation group, which supplies more than 7 million people in the Metropolitan Region. In waste, it serves five municipalities and manages three landfills, including Santiago Poniente, which processes 60,000 tonnes a month.
The signal: The deal reflects Veolia's push to consolidate industrial decarbonisation services in Latin America, bundling energy, water, and waste under one operator. Globally, the group employs 215,000 people across five continents and posted €44.4 billion in consolidated revenue in 2025.
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