Water Treatment Southern Tender

Scope Solar Water Solutions receives funding from Nefco to scale up solar-powered water purification in water-scarce countries The Finnish family enterprise aims to fill the need for sustainable and affordable drinking water in rural areas. Unique battery-less solar-powered water treatment units help reduce e-waste and save groundwater with zero greenhouse gas emissionsNefco has granted financing for Solar Water Solutions to speed up the internationalisation of its battery-free desalination systems. With its solar-powered water purification units that turn seawater or any contaminated water into drinking water the company is tapping into the rapidly growing off-grid zero-emission desalination market estimated to reach USD 35 billion globally by 2028 and enabling safe and sustainable water for drought-stricken rural communities. The financing is provided through Nefcos Green Recovery Loan Programme which helps accelerate the growth and scale-up of Nordic green solutions on global markets. Solar Water Solutions provides small-scale decentralised reverse osmosis desalination units powered by solar energy that can be easily integrated to use supplemental wind power or the grid during non-solar hours. The green recovery financing from Nefco will enable Solar Water Solutions to cover working capital costs for manufacturing delivering and installing 10 water treatment units in Guelmim Oued Noun a region in the southern part of Morocco. The project will be carried out in partnership with Atlas Inclusive Partners a local green solutions company. For the last two years the region has been experiencing its most extensive drought in history which has led the regional government to seek decentralised water treatment systems with fewer operational and maintenance requirements. The novel configuration of Solar Water Solutions water treatment units significantly reduces both the cost and carbon footprint of the water purification process making it one of the most cost-efficient solar-powered water treatment systems on the market. With an affordable safe and sustainable water supply for drinking and agricultural use communities in water-scarce regions can improve their livelihoods and be less impacted by severe droughts. The companys unique brackish water systems have up to 90 recovery rate enabling ecological water purification saving the scarce groundwater sources.