ESI Africa warns of global water bankruptcy

ESI Africa, part of VUKA Group, has launched Water Security & Infrastructure Volume 2026, framing global water scarcity as “water bankruptcy” and comparing the diagnosis with African utility data.

• The volume cites the Global Water Bankruptcy Report (2026) from UNU-INWEH and highlights African utility indicators including non-revenue water above 35% in South Africa, Tanzania and Mozambique, and above 50% in Zimbabwe and among Kenya’s largest utilities.
• It also flags data centers as a growing water-demand sector, noting Africa’s 360MW of existing data center capacity and citing a projection that AI-related water consumption could reach 9.3 trillion litres globally by 2030.
• The article is a launch announcement and commentary/analysis piece, not a transcript; it references prior research and regulator data, while also quoting sector executives and financiers on water-loss financing barriers.