Ecolab partners with the Egyptian government on National Water Project

Ecolab partners with the Egyptian government on National Water Project

Ecolab, a US-based water treatment and purification solutions company, is working with the Egyptian government on the National Water Project to mitigate the country's water challenges, a top company official said.

Vishal Sharma, Ecolab's Senior Vice President for India, the Middle East, and Africa region, told Zawya Projects that the company is collaborating with the Egyptian government on the National Water Project to treat domestic wastewater and reuse it in agriculture.

"We have started treating wastewater in Sharm El-Sheikh and Aswan and are planning to expand this to many more sites," he said on the sidelines of the recently concluded COP 27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, where Ecolab was a sponsor of The World Climate Summit.

Sharma said the Sharm El-Sheikh wastewater treatment plant capacity is about 70 million litres per day, while in Aswan, it is 60 million litres per day.

"We've collaborated with the Egyptian government for four years on this project. Based on research, lab, and field trials across 250 wastewater treatment plants, we arrived at the best and most effective solution for treating municipal wastewater."

The Ecolab official said the project would expand to 25 sites from the current two over five years.

"Once we reach the 25 sites, we will treat nearly