The key to safeguarding the Nile’s future

Egypt is thinking of offering TSE sales contracts to the private sector to increase the volumes of wastewater it reuses. Will the government’s subsidy commitment scupper the plans?

 Egypt’s government is increasingly starting to recognise the potential of wastewater as a water resource, and not just as a by-product. The growing population is putting increasing pressure on the Nile, which currently provides about 87% of all the water used in Egypt.

 
While this has meant efforts to increase the volume of water generated through desalination, it has ...

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