Sweco to study future water supply in southern Africa

Sweco to study future water supply in southern Africa

By 2027, rapid urbanisation will lead to a tripling in demand for clean water in
Mozambique's capital city of Maputo. Sweco's environmental consultants have been
chosen to develop a strategy for preventing a water shortage in the city.


“Sweco has substantial experience of water resource planning in Africa and we
are now strengthening our local presence by opening a new office in South
Africa,” says Bo Carlsson, President of Sweco Environment. 

Maputo currently has some 1.5 million inhabitants and with annual population
growth of 3 per cent, access to clean water is already reaching its limit.
Sweco's task is to assess the quantity of water than can be made available to
Maputo by utilising three nearby rivers and the possible consequences for other
users. 

Sweco's services will also include studies on the opportunities to reduce the
water requirement in Maputo through water reclamation and more efficient water
management. The final product will be an applicable strategy for Maputo's water
supply over the next 20 years.

The assignment will be carried out on behalf of government agencies in
Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa, and will be financed by development
grant from the Dutch Government. The contract is worth nearly EUR 365,000.



For additional information contact:
Rikard Lidén, Assignment Manager, stationed in South Africa +27-713259850,
rikard.liden@sweco.se
Bo Carlsson, President of Sweco Environment in Sweden, +46 734-12 63 03,
bo.carlsson@sweco.se

Sweco is a provider of international consulting engineering services with
combined expertise in engineering, environmental technology and architecture.
The Group has annual sales of approximately SEK 4.6 billion and 5,500 employees
in ten countries. The company has projects currently underway in some 80
countries worldwide. Sweco is a member of the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm.

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