ACTEW Corporation
Encyclopedia
ACTEW Corporation Limited is a government-owned company with assets and investments in water
, wastewater
, electricity
, gas
and telecommunications. ACTEW is wholly owned by the ACT Government. The company’s voting shareholders are the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of the ACT.
ACTEW owns the water and wastewater business and assets in the ACT and is a 50% owner of ActewAGL
, a multi-utility provider of electricity and gas services, and operator of the water and wastewater business. ACTEW also holds an interest in TransACT Communications Pty Limited and is a joint owner of Ecowise Environmental Pty Limited.
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
, wastewater
Wastewater
Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. It comprises liquid waste discharged by domestic residences, commercial properties, industry, and/or agriculture and can encompass a wide range of potential contaminants and concentrations...
, electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
, gas
Gas
Gas is one of the three classical states of matter . Near absolute zero, a substance exists as a solid. As heat is added to this substance it melts into a liquid at its melting point , boils into a gas at its boiling point, and if heated high enough would enter a plasma state in which the electrons...
and telecommunications. ACTEW is wholly owned by the ACT Government. The company’s voting shareholders are the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of the ACT.
ACTEW owns the water and wastewater business and assets in the ACT and is a 50% owner of ActewAGL
ActewAGL
ActewAGL is Australia's first multi-utility to offer electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater services in a single organisation. At the time of its formation it was the only multi-utility of its kind in Australia....
, a multi-utility provider of electricity and gas services, and operator of the water and wastewater business. ACTEW also holds an interest in TransACT Communications Pty Limited and is a joint owner of Ecowise Environmental Pty Limited.