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Water African Project (WAP) is a French company, SAS, SIREN 834 203 390, based in Gallargues-le-Montueux (Gard). Founded in 2018 by partners with more than thirty years of combined expertise in pumping and water treatment in Africa. WAP supplies equipment and designs full-scope solutions for the water cycle in sub-Saharan Africa.

Our direct clients are private companies: African construction contractors and their European counterparts running projects in Africa, industrial companies (thermal power plants, mining, agro-industry), and private operators. International funders and national operators are the financiers and project owners of the projects we supply — we don't work directly for them.

WAP is not an engineering office acting as project owner's representative. We have an in-house engineering team to design our own solutions in pumping, treatment and technical equipment, but we do not respond to standalone study contracts. Our value is integrated with supply: we analyse, size and propose solutions we can deliver.

26 sub-Saharan African countries, including Mauritania, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Senegal, Benin, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Guinea and Central African Republic.

More than 500 projects delivered since 2018. For reasons of contractual confidentiality, only some appear on the website — we can provide detailed references on motivated request.

48 working hours for a first technical reading. For a detailed quote, count 3 to 10 days depending on project complexity and the number of suppliers to consult.

Yes, regularly. Our clients (private companies) execute projects funded by the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the Agence Française de Développement and many others.

National operators are the project owners of many projects we supply. Our direct clients remain the general contractors and private contractors who execute these projects — we know their specifications and acceptance procedures. We regularly visit them to introduce ourselves so they know who their contractors are working with.

A bill of quantities (BoQ), a specification, even a partial one. Failing that: project description, target capacity (m³/h or m³/day), raw water quality if known, site (locality, country), funder if any, target deadline. We come back with the questions to settle.

Yes. While our expertise is primarily focused on sub-Saharan Africa, we remain open to any relevant collaboration, in Africa or elsewhere.

For river water, WAP offers a compact drinking-water range from 10 to 120 m³/h. We also work on larger plants, up to 750 or even 1,000 m³/h depending on the project. For boreholes, we work mostly bespoke: water quality varies strongly from one site to another, requiring solutions adapted to the analysis, flow and operating constraints.

In pumping, we adapt to the project. WAP can supply solutions for simple installations as well as for very large stations, with some references reaching 7,200 m³/h. Sizing depends on flow, head, site, available power and operating constraints.

Yes. WAP designs and supplies solutions for iron removal, manganese removal, fluoride removal, disinfection and full drinking water treatment, for borehole water, river water, dam water or surface water. Depending on water analysis, we can integrate oxidation, aeration, chlorination, coagulation-flocculation, settling, sand filtration, multi-media filtration, catalytic media, activated carbon, pH correction, remineralisation, bacteriological treatment, UV, chemical dosing or specific solutions for arsenic, fluoride, nitrates, ammonium and other critical parameters. Reference: Azito iron-removal plant, thermal power plant in Côte d'Ivoire — total iron < 0.2 ppm at outlet.

Among our partners: Grundfos, KSB, Caprari, Flygt (pumping) · Endress+Hauser, Krohne, Vega (instrumentation) · Milton Roy, Dosatron (dosing) · Sika (sealing) · Schneider Electric, Ormazabal (medium voltage) · Sofrel, Siemens (telemetry / SCADA) · Hibon, Atlas Copco (air) · Xinxing, PAM Pont-à-Mousson (pipes). Beyond referenced brands, +1,000 global suppliers accessible.

Yes. We manufacture in our workshops: manifolds, borehole heads, rising mains, analyser plates, dosing skids. In epoxy-coated steel or in 304L stainless (standard) and 316L (saline or demanding environments). TIG welding, passivation, hydraulic test, dimensional inspection and technical file before shipment.

Multi-supplier consolidation from our platform less than 2 h from the port of Marseille or with our international partners. Sea-grade packing (crates, reinforced pallets). Export documents, formalities and international payments: EUR1, certificates of origin, PVOC, BESC, bill of lading, AWB, road waybill, documentary credit, FX and banking coordination. Groupage or full container depending on volume. Tracking up to the port or airport of unloading.

According to your need: EXW, FCA, FOB, CFR/CIF port of destination, CPT/CIP, DAP/DDP site. The choice depends on your habits, your logistics service and the project.

Only when the project warrants it: treatment plant, pumping station, complete SCADA / telemetry system. WAP can travel on site on request for supervision, verification of hydraulic and electrical connections, parameterisation support, performance testing and training of local teams. Operating documentation in French or English.

WAP stays present after shipment: spare parts, assembly advice, installation support. Just contact us with the project details.

Not directly — WAP is not an operator. However, we can direct you to qualified local partners.