Projects

Community Projects

Phillipstown Solar-Powered Boreholes

Implementation of five solar-powered borehole pumps in Philipstown, providing daily water security of 1 million litres through energy-efficient PV operation and real-time monitoring, funded by private sector CSR support and implemented via a competitive procurement process

  • Design Capacity: 1200 m³/d

  • Completion Date: 2021
  • Project Type: EPC and O&M

  • Project Value: ZAR 5 m

  • Location: Phillipstown, Northern Cape, South Africa

Hanover Solar-Powered Boreholes

The Hanover Water Mini-Grid project increased the municipal water supply by 500 m³/d through solar-powered boreholes and real-time monitoring, delivering reliable water to over 4,700 residents

  • Design Capacity: 500 m³/d

  • Completion Date: 2024

  • Project Type: EPC and O&M

  • Project Value: ZAR 4.5 m

  • Location: Hanover, Northern Cape, South Africa

Noupoort Solar-Powered Boreholes and Feasibility Study

Water security through solarising municipal boreholes, implementing real-time monitoring, and assessing decentralised groundwater systems to supply around 1 ML/day and improve reliable water access for approximately 7,000 residents, schools, and clinics.

  • Design Capacity: 1000 m³/d

  • Completion Date: 2025

  • Project Type: Feasibility Study, EPC, and O&M

  • Project Value: ZAR 5.2 m

  • Location: Noupoort, Northern Cape, South Africa

Djibouti Decentralised Solar-Powered Desalination Plant and Distribution Mini Grid

Development of a 100% solar-powered desalination water mini-grid in Djibouti that delivers 50,000 litres of potable water daily to two semi-nomadic villages, with long-term ownership, operation, and monitoring 

  • Design Capacity: 160 m³/d

  • Completion Date: 2023

  • Project Type: BOO (Build Own and Operate) and WPA (Water Purchase Agreement)

  • Project Value: ZAR 17 m

  • Location: Lac Assal, Djibouti

Witsand Solar-Powered Desalination Plant

Africa’s first solar-powered desalination plant in Witsand, producing 350,000 litres of potable water daily using OSMOSUN technology, supplying additional water to the municipal water network

  • Design Capacity: 350 m³/d

  • Completion Date: 2018

  • Project Type: EPC and O&M

  • Project Value: ZAR 11 m

  • Location: Witsand, Western Cape, South Africa

Bethanie Solar and Wind-Powered Brackish Water Desalination Plant

IWS supplied, installed, and commissioned a renewable-powered reverse osmosis desalination plant for the Bethanie Water Supply Scheme in Namibia, delivering 530 m³/day of potable water

  • Design Capacity: 530 m³/d

  • Completion Date: 2021

  • Project Type: EPC

  • Project Value: ZAR 29 m

  • Location: Bethanie, Karas Region, Namibia

Caverne-Bouteille-Desalination-Plant

The refurbishment and recommissioning of the Caverne Bouteille desalination plant in Rodrigues, restoring the supply of about 260 m³/day of fresh water to benefit 1,200–1,500 families while providing training and remote monitoring support

  • Design Capacity: 260 m³/d

  • Completion Date: 2021

  • Project Type: Plant Refurbishment

  • Project Value: ZAR 1.4 m

  • Location: Rodrigues, Mauritius

Development Projects

Noupoort Feasibility Study of Municipal Water Infrastructure

Conducted a feasibility study in Noupoort to assess the municipal water infrastructural issues, and providing a sustainable solution to improve water access for the community

  • Completion Date: 2022

  • Project Type: Feasibility Study

  • Project Value: ZAR 400 000

  • Location: Noupoort, Northern Cape, South Africa

GIZ: Feasibility Study of Solar-Powered Desalination for Hydrogen Production

This study supports South Africa’s green hydrogen development by assessing the feasibility of seawater desalination as a sustainable water source, delivering strategic, technical, and environmental guidance and an online decision-support tools for four coastal project sites

  • Completion Date: 2023

  • Project Type: Feasibility Study and Development of Online Decision Support Tool

  • Project Value: ZAR 3.4 m

  • Location: Saldanha Bay, Boegoebaai, Coega, and Richards Bay, South Africa

HDF: Feasibility Study of Solar-Powered Desalination for Hydrogen Production

Feasibility study of a solar and hybrid desalination concept for the Renewstable pilot green hydrogen project in Swakopmund, proposing a low-carbon water supply scheme with preliminary design, siting, permitting guidance, and cost estimates

  • Completion Date: 2021

  • Project Type: Feasibility Study

  • Project Value: ZAR 280 000

  • Location: Swakopmund, Namibia

Mauritania: Feasibility Study of Solar-Powered Desalination for Hydrogen Production

A two-phase pre-feasibility study assessing the technical and environmental suitability of desalination plants to supply water for the Nour Green Hydrogen project in Mauritania

  • Completion Date: 2023

  • Project Type: Feasibility Study

  • Project Value: ZAR 1.2 m

  • Location: Nour, Mauritania

Malawi: Feasibility Study for Solar-Powered Boreholes and Water Treatment Infrastructure

Technical feasibility study for a solar-powered water mini-grid design that also included the installation of data monitoring equipment in Cape Maclear

  • Completion Date: 2023

  • Project Type: Feasibility Study and Data Monitoring

  • Project Value: ZAR 2 m

  • Location: Cape Maclear, Malawi

Feasibility Study for Communal Farmers Water Infrastructure

Feasibility study of communal farmers boreholes to develop a solar-powered borehole and remote monitoring solution to supply 95 m³/day of reliable, climate-resilient water for the Noupoort Farmers Association communal farming area

  • Completion Date: 2025

  • Project Type: Feasibility Study

  • Project Value: ZAR 430 000

  • Location: Noupoort, South Africa

Feasibility Study of Solar-Powered Desalination Plant for Mining Activities

Feasibility study for a phased desalination plant at CBG’s Kamsar Bauxite Process Plant to diversify potable water supply, assess solar energy integration, and explore a long-term Water Purchase Agreement that could also benefit the nearby community

  • Completion Date: 2022

  • Project Type: Feasibility Study

  • Project Value: ZAR 4.9 m

  • Location: Kamsar, Guinea

Industry Projects

Desalination Plant for Cold Storage

Installation of a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant as an alternative water source for the Walvis Bay cooling facility to reduce potable water demand and meet Namport requirements

  • Design Capacity: 36 m³/d

  • Completion Date: 2023

  • Project Type: EPC

  • Project Value: ZAR 1.8 m

  • Location: Walvis Bay, Namibia

Solar-Powered Desalination Plant for the Port of East London

Decentralised, solar-powered 2 ML/day desalination solution for the East London Transnet Port, improving resilience and reducing reliance on municipal water through technical feasibility studies and environmental assessments

  • Design Capacity: 500 m3/d

  • Completion Date: In Feasibility Phase

  • Project Type: Feasibility Study, EPC, and O&M

  • Project Value: ZAR 60 m

  • Location: East London, South Africa

Inhle Beverages Waste Water Treatment Plant

The Inhle Beverages Reuse Plant is a 250 m³/day Build-Own-Operate Water-as-a-Service facility in Heidelberg that treats industrial effluent into SANS-compliant reusable water, supplying approximately 74 400 m³ annually under a water off-take agreement

  • Design Capacity: 250 m³/d

  • Completion Date: In Construction Phase

  • Project Type: Build Own and Operate – Water As a Service

  • Project Value: ZAR 14 m

  • Location: Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa

Balwin Properties Waste Water Treatment Plant

Water-as-a-Service refurbishment and O&M for a 150 kL/day decentralised wastewater treatment plant at De Aan-Zicht Lifestyle Estate, enabling reuse of treated effluent for irrigation and toilet flushing to reduce municipal water demand and support sustainable circular water management

  • Design Capacity: 150 m³/d

  • Completion Date: In Development Phase

  • Project Type: Build Own and Operate – Water As a Service

  • Project Value: ZAR 11 m

  • Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa