Water Desalination Technologies for Industries and Consumers

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Water Desalination Technologies for Industries and Consumers
SectorMost major industry classification systems use sources of revenue as their basis for classifying companies into specific sectors, subsectors and industries. In order to group like companies based on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, SASB created the Sustainable Industry Classification System® (SICS®) and the classification of sectors, subsectors and industries in the SDG Investor Platform is based on SICS.
Infrastructure
Utilities
Business Model Description

Establish and operate desalination plants, as localised treatment systems, that draw sea water and treat it to produce desalinated water for bulk sale to industrial users, such as mining companies or resellers as drinking water.

Expected Impact

Provide affordable water to industries, especially mining, and improve sanitation services for end users through localizing treatment systems.

Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
15% - 20% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Long Term (10+ years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
USD 100 million - USD 1 billion
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Good health and well-being (SDG 3) Clean water and sanitation (SDG 6)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) Life Below Water (SDG 14)
Sector Sources
  • I) Republic of Namibia, National Planning Commission, 2018, Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, Voluntary National Review, https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/19880New_Version_Full_Voluntary_National_Review_2018_single_1_Report.pdf. II) Republic of Namibia, National Planning Commission, 2017, Namibia's 5th National Development Plan (NDP5), https://www.npc.gov.na/?wpfb_dl=294. III) Republic of Namibia, Office of the President, 2016, Harambee Prosperity Plan 2016/17 - 2019/20 Progress Report, Goals and Outcomes, https://op.gov.na/documents/84084/572904/HPP+Report+2019/66c2eef8-3b23-45be-bc2c-5e728699057e. IV) African Development Bank Group, 2020, Namibia: African Development Bank approves $121.7 million loan, Euro 3 million grant to support water and sanitation sector, https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/press-releases/namibia-african-development-bank-approves-1217-million-loan-euro-3-million-grant-support-water-and-sanitation-sector-34727. V) Canning, David & Bennathan, Esra. 2000, The Social Rate of Return on Infrastructure Investment, The World Bank, Policy Research Working Paper Series, https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/abs/10.1596/1813-9450-2390. VI) Republic of Namibia, Public Private Partnership Act 4, 2017, Section 40(1), https://laws.parliament.na/cms_documents/public-private-partnership-act-4-of-2017---regulations-2018-353-c96b676b6f.pdf. VII) African Development Bank Group, 2018, 2018 African Economic Outlook, https://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Generic-Documents/country_notes/Namibia_country_note.pdf. VIII) SDG Center for Africa and Sustainable Development Solutions Network, 2019, Africa SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2019, Kigali and New York: SDG Center for Africa and Sustainable Development Solutions Network, https://sdgcafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SDGS_INDEX_REPORT_2019WEB.pdf. IX) Republic of Namibia, Public Private Partnership Act 4, 2017, Section 40(1), https://laws.parliament.na/cms_documents/public-private-partnership-act-4-of-2017---regulations-2018-353-c96b676b6f.pdf. X) World Bank, 2020, Leveraging Pension Fund Investment for Domestic Development: Namibia’s Regulation 29 Approach, http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/125241594367606090/pdf/Leveraging-Pension-Fund-Investment-for-Domestic-Development-Namibia-s-Regulation-29-Approach.pdf. XI) Ino Harith Capital, Our Partners, https://www.harith.co.za/our-partners-2. XII) Schwab, K, World Economic Forum, 2019, The Global Competitiveness Report 2019, http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2019.pdf. XIII) Republic of Namibia. Namibian Statistics Agency, 2018, Labour Force Survey 2018 Report, https://d3rp5jatom3eyn.cloudfront.net/cms/assets/documents/NLFS_2018_Report_Final_.pdf. XIV) United Nations, 2018, Accelerating SDG 7 Achievement Policy Brief 12 Global Progress of SDG 7 - Energy and Gender, https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/17489PB12.pdf. XV) Republic of Namibia. Namibian Statistics Agency, 2016, Namibia Household Income and Expenditure Survey (NHIES) 2015/2016 Report, https://d3rp5jatom3eyn.cloudfront.net/cms/assets/documents/NHIES_2015-16.pdf. XVI) DNA Economics, 2021, SAM Multiplier Analysis for the SDG study in Namibia, Six Capitals.
IOA Sources
  • 1) SDG Center for Africa and Sustainable Development Solutions Network, 2019,. Africa SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2019, Kigali and New York: SDG Center for Africa and Sustainable Development Solutions Network, https://sdgcafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SDGS_INDEX_REPORT_2019WEB.pdf. 2) UNDP, Subnational Human Development Index Database, Namibia, https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/NAM/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0. 3) Embassy of Namibia, Investment Catalogue: Regional Profiles and Contact Details, https://www.embassyofnamibia.se/index.php/trade-and-investment/why-invest-in-namibia/fields-o,-investments/84-investment-catalogue-regional-profiles. 4) Republic of Namibia, Namibia Industrial Development Agency, 2020, Long list of candidate PPP Projects. 5) NamWater, Hydrological Services - Sea Desalination, https://www.namwater.com.na/index.php/services/56-hydrological-services?start=5. 6) Savela, N., Levanen, J., Lindeman, S., Kgabi, N., Koivisto, H., Olenius, M., John, S., Mashauri, D., Keinanen-Toivolo, N., 2020, Rapid Urbanization and Infrastructure Pressure: Comparing the Sustainability Transition Potential of Water and Energy Regimes in Namibia, https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4060/1/2/6/htm. 7) Iiyambo, I, 2010, The Implications of Mining Prospects on Water Demand and Supply in the Erongo Region, Namibia, http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/9267/Research%20Report-I.Iiyambo_final.pdf?sequence=1. 8) NamWater, 2020, Integrated Annual Report 2019/20, https://www.namwater.com.na/images/docs/NamWater_2020_Annual_Report.pdf. 9) Office of the President of the Republic of Namibia, 2021. Harambee Prosperity Plan II 2021-2025, Available upon request from the Office of the President of the Republic of Namibia. 10) See Annotated Laws & Regulations, Republic of Namibia, https://laws.parliament.na. 11) NamWater, 2021, Feasibility Study for Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to Secure Water Supply to Central Coast, Windhoek and En-Route Users, Prepared by ILF Consulting Engineers, Germany. Available upon request from NamWater. 12) Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), Policy Review: Water Scarcity in Namibia, https://www.ctc-n.org/system/files/dossier/3b/namibia_technical_assistance_policy_review_1.pdf.