Egypt's water authorities have outlined a 30-year, $15 billion investment programme for desalination to meet the needs of the country's rapidly growing population. Speaking at a GWI projects event this month, the country's central water utility body said that the significant use of private finance would be the only way to meet the full cost of the programme. Egypt's Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW), alongside the country's Urban Communities Authority and Urban Planning Authority, has outlined a four-stage plan to address the country's water deficit, which will involve a series of five-year building blocks between now and 2050 (see table below).
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