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Article

7 Mar 2012

Author:
World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Guardian [UK]

A new model for sustainable water supply in the developing world

More than 1 billion people around the world have no access to clean drinking water…With the Grundfos LIFELINK solution, the Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos is applying its core competencies in solving the challenge of providing sustainable access to water for rural…communities in the developing world. The company has developed a solution for sustainable water projects that not only includes modern pump technology driven by solar energy, but also a sustainable model for ongoing financial management and technical service….Grundfos LIFELINK is providing a self-sustaining model for water projects in rural and peri-urban areas of the developing world…Based on the experiences in Kenya since 2009, Grundfos LIFELINK is now expanding to other countries across Africa and looking towards Asia and Latin America in the coming years.