Water issues kindle interest in desalination and drive equipment markets in Africa

Abstract

Although desalination is currently not a commonly used technology either in Southern and East African countries, or in the African Indian Ocean islands, governments and private organisations are strongly considering it as a way to meet the growing demand for potable and industry-quality water in these regions. In South Africa, the industrial market for water and wastewater treatment equipment is on a trajectory of solid growth driven by the mounting governmental pressure on industrial water users to reduce environmental pollution. Two reports available from Frost & Sullivan reveal that water issues in these areas are kindling interest in desalination and driving growth in the water and wastewater treatment equipment markets.