EGYPT: PPPs for desalination and wastewater treatment plants

To increase investment in seawater desalination and wastewater reuse tenfold, Egypt is relying on public private partnerships (PPPs). The government of this North African country has thus launched a call for financing for local and foreign companies through the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Egypt (TSFE). “A partnership with these different parties will maximise the return on investment in the water sector in Egypt,” says Hala El-Said, the Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development.

Companies interested in the call for financing have until September 2021 to submit their bids to the Egyptian Sovereign Wealth Fund, a financing mechanism managed by the Egyptian Ministry of Planning and Economic Development.