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Water security is a global issue that will likely increase with climate change. There is an ever-growing dependence on seawater desalination to meet increasing regional demand for potable water, especially in regions like South Africa, where freshwater resources are becoming scarce. Seawater desalination is critical to providing sustainable, clean water.
Summary of Seawater Desalination in South Africa
ENGIE continues to invest heavily in this critical sector, deploying market-leading expertise to deliver and maintain seawater desalination technologies and innovate for the benefit of future generations.
Conventional desalination processes are very energy-intensive. In line with our purpose to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy, we prioritize the use of Reverse Osmosis technology coupled with renewable energy across all our desalination operations in Africa.
Addressing Water Scarcity Through Desalination
Globally, some 1.1 billion people lack access to water, with 2.7 billion experiencing water scarcity for at least one month of the year. In the face of these statistics and the fact that water systems are becoming ever more overstretched, it is clear that providing fresh water for today’s and tomorrow’s generations is critically important. ENGIE is committed to continual investment in the seawater desalination infrastructure and expertise required to maintain, improve and expand capacity in desalination in the years ahead.
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