Southern African leading water treatment technology company Aveng Water is rebranding to Nafasi Water.  It was announced in the second quarter of 2019 that it had been sold to the 100% black-owned company Infinity Partners.

Infinity Partners is jointly held by investment manager E-Squared Investments and current Aveng Water MD Suzie Nkambule. Infinity Partners now owns 100% of Aveng Water and the Aveng Namibia Water business. 

Aveng Water began a journey in 2003 to develop, implement and operate world-class industrial desalination projects. The newly branded Nafasi Water aims to focus on water reclamation and desalination technology for applications in complex industrial and waste-water systems.

“As a 100% black-owned leading South African water technology and water utility service company, we partner with industry, government and local communities to provide sustainable solutions for broader water security challenges,” explains Nkambule.

“We aim to sustainably reclaim water affected by industrial and human activities through combining innovative technology with the funding and delivery of world-class water and waste-water treatment projects and services.” 

Nafasi Water leads the treatment of water through the application of advanced tech-nology solutions. Its proprietary HiPROTM reverse osmosis mine water treatment process provides new supplies of potable water while also restoring balance in the natural environment by limiting the impact of polluted water through effective treatment.

The success of HiPROTM has been demon-strated at the water reclamation plants of Anglo American Thermal Coal / BHP Billiton in eMalahleni; Optimum Coal in Hendrina, Mpumalanga; and South 32, in Middelburg, all in South Africa.

Further, Nkambule says Aveng Water “had extensive experience in designing, constructing, operating and maintaining commercial-scale water reclamation and desalination plants, which Nafasi Water proudly continues.”

The company’s goal is to help preserve the precious volumes of water in sub-Saharan Africa, while ensuring access to alternative sources of water for potable and industrial use. 

It also aims to invest in water infrastructure and is well placed to assist municipalities that aim to sustain long-term, potable water supply for domestic consumption and treat waste water discharges to the required standards. 

“Nafasi Water is committed to providing sustainable solutions and looks forward to partnering with municipalities as they build, repair and upgrade their water infrastructure to meet future demand,” Nkambule notes.

In this way, Nafasi Water offers a broad service offering, from project development to long-term operations and maintenance. The company’s operations division is able to offer a full-scale support service to operate and maintain both new and existing water infrastructure. 

Meanwhile, the company’s desalination treatment plant solutions allow for industrial and mining opportunities in coastal areas. These solutions are also well suited to alleviating 
water shortages in environmentally sensitive areas. The flexible and innovative application of the desalination technologies also allows for varying feed water quality and consistent performance at optimal operating conditions. The company operates a desalination project 30 km north of Swakopmund, in Namibia, owned by Orano Resources.