Swiss, Spanish firms clinch Sh16b sea desalination deal

Mombasa County Governor Hassan Joho with Carlos Cosin, the CEO of Almar Water Solutions. The Spanish firm will develop Kenya's first large-scale desalination plant in Mombasa.
Photo | Kevin Odit

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has unveiled two international companies that will carry out the Sh16 billion sea desalination project that is due to start works in June next year.

Spanish company Almar Water Solutions and Switzerland's Aqua Swiss will develop Kenya’s first large-scale desalination plants, which Mr Joho says will end perennial water shortages in Mombasa.

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