Who We Are

For infrastructure developers, technology providers, and investors seeking a partner in growth.

WaterConnect is a project development company dedicated to creating opportunities for construction-stage investment in water and sanitation infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries. We bring early-stage financing and technical expertise to complement local partners, develop new infrastructure, and deploy technology that will impact water access, quality, and scarcity, and in turn build water resilience for households and watersheds.

Founded by award-winning nonprofit organization, Water.org, WaterConnect is built on decades of experience investing in water and sanitation.

What We Do

WaterConnect partners with utilities as well as private sector companies that share the goal of expanding water and sanitation infrastructure. Partners include infrastructure developers, engineering and construction firms, technology providers, and equipment suppliers.

WaterConnect works across the water value chain from bulk water, to distribution, to wastewater treatment and reuse. Projects can serve municipal or industrial water and sanitation needs, with a focus on positively impacting communities, water resource management, and watershed resilience.

Our service offerings include:

Co-financing project preparation

Sharing of project development risk and cost with partners from concept to financial close

Technology pilots

Introducing and scaling innovative solutions through partnerships with technology providers

Technical expertise

Legal & financial structuring: ensuring projects are bankable
Feasibility studies: conducting in-depth analysis to assess project viability
Water resilience: embedding resilience in every project
Social impact: benefiting communities through improved access

Access to construction financing and investment

Facilitating access to capital for project implementation

Impact

WaterConnect co-develops projects which accelerate access, contributing directly to our vision of safe water and sanitation for all.

WaterConnect projects address at least one of the three impact areas in a low- or middle-income country:

Access

Universal access to safely managed water and sanitation: Billions of people still lack access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Achieving universal coveragewill require a substantial increase in current global rates of progress.

WaterConnect impact area: Projects that improve access include expansion of municipal water and wastewater systems, as well as companies providing services and technologies that connect new households or improve service quality.

Quality

Improve water quality: In emerging markets, the majority of municipal and industrial wastewater is discharged untreated, leading to a substantial decline in watershed health and safe water access.

WaterConnect impact area: Projects that strengthen freshwater systems through municipal, industrial, and commercial wastewater treatment and re-use.

Scarcity

Address water scarcity: Demand for water is increasing from cities, agriculture, and industry, while supply is becoming more unreliable.

WaterConnect impact area: Projects that mitigate the effects of water scarcity include municipal, industrial, and commercial water-use efficiency, non-revenue water reduction, desalination, rainwater harvesting, water efficiency, and other technologies.