Infrastructure development and expansion in Africa’s fastest growing economies lags far behind the growth rate of populations in those countries which is expected to grow to more than half a billion people in 2030.
Water supply is probably the most important – and the most difficult – infrastructure component to manage. Watertec Africa will again be soaking up a flood of international water industry visitors eager to find new products, technologies, suppliers and customers, in the rush to upgrade infrastructure in Africa’s rapidly expanding urban areas.Investing in future water
“According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, investment in water and sanitation across sub-Saharan Africa will increase from $3.3 billion in 2012 to about $10 billion by 2025,” explains John Thomson of Exhibition Management Services, organisers of Watertec. “This is already creating business opportunities for suppliers as utilities providers and associations from all over Africa search for new technology.” Two of these – the African Water Association based in Ivory Coast, and the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company – are some of the associations on board at Watertec Africa this year, showcasing their services and also on the lookout for new technologies.
