COVID-19 Outbreak Has Compelled the Governments to Install Water Desalination Equipment

Introduction

Water desalination is a process to separate the dissolved salts and other minerals from water, in which the feed sources of water can include water bodies, such as brackish, seawater, wells, surface water, wastewater, and industrial process waters. As the water pollution levels are rising and the world is witnessing a rapid depletion in freshwater reserves with an increase in the water paucity, there is a demand for freshwater more than ever. Thus, to ensure the demand for safe, sustainable, affordable, and adequate water supply individuals across the globe, governments are focusing on the adoption of water desalination and purification technologies.  

COVID-19 Impact Analysis

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health crisis. In less than 1 ½ months later, on March 11, 2020, the WHO declared that COVID-19 had become a pandemic. It has become essential for the government across the world to take certain measures to implement effective disinfection practice in the water treatment facilities across the industrial and municipal sectors to ensure that the virus doesn't spread through the use of the contaminated water running across the industrial sector.

This rising concern, coupled with the increasing number of cases across the globe, has compelled the government organizations and industrialists to deploy more water treatment facilities in order to protect and prevent the potential spread of the virus. However, the lockdown measure takes by the government to impede the catastrophe has forced a large number of industries to close their doors. Which, in turn, has resulted in the downtown of the production capacities and operational activities, further hampering the market growth.

Competitive Players

1. Acciona, S.A.
2. VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT SA
3. SUEZ SA
4. IDE Technologies
5. Abengoa
6. Ferrovial, S.A.
7. Fisia Italimpianti S.p.A.
8. Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction
9. Biwater Holdings Limited
10. Genesis Water Technologies
11. Aquatech International LLC
12. Guangzhou KangYang Seawater Desalination Equipment Co., Ltd

Recent Developments

Recent Developments

January 2024- ACCIONA leads a project to extract high-value elements from seawater brine.

November 2023- Veolia and Vendée Eau opened France's first unit for reusing treated wastewater to produce drinking water as part of the Jourdain program. This solution will provide an additional 1.5 million m3 of drinking water from May to October during increased scarcity in the Vendée.

December 2023- SICASIL, SUEZ, and Agglomération Cannes Lérins committed to preserving water resources in the Cannes region and producing very high-quality drinking water through the new So'EAU service.

Segmentation

1. By Technology
   1. Reverse Osmosis (RO)
   2. Multi-Stage Flash (MSF) Distillation
   3. Multi-Effect Distillation (MED)
2. By Product
   1. Membrane Systems
   2. Pumps
   3. Evaporators
3. By Application
   1. Municipal
   2. Industrial
4. By Region
   1. North America
   2. Asia-Pacific
   3. Europe
   4. Latin America
   5. The Middle East and Africa