Amiad wins water filtration contract in Angola

Water filter provider Amiad has secured an approximately $1.1m contract to supply, install and commission 50 filtration systems as part of Mitrelli Group’s ‘Water for All’ project in Angola.

The systems will filter water pumped from the local river to supply clean water to villages in the Angolan provinces of Moxico and Kuanza Sul. They are solar powered, make minimal use of chemicals, and are designed to require minimal ongoing maintenance, overcoming the lack of local infrastructure.

The project aims to reduce water-borne diseases among the local population and enable water to be accessed at various points within the village rather than being collected and physically carried from a distant water source.

Amiad Water Systems CEO Arik Dayan said that access to clean drinking water is fundamental to the wellbeing of the Angolan population.

"This contract builds on our previous work in Angola, and elsewhere in the continent, and furthers our strategy of expanding in growth territories such as Africa," Dayan added.

"We would like to thank Mitrelli for choosing Amiad and we look forward to working with them."