We donated PurAID® equipment

During his visit to Ghana in January, President János Áder visited the Kumasi wastewater treatment plant, which was designed and built by Hungarian engineers. During the program, a PurAID® drinking water treatment plant was handed over to the CEO of the Jospong Group of Companies.

Two years ago, the Pureco-Unit Consortium started its first project in Ghana, under contract with a major African client in the city of Kumasi. The wastewater treatment plant, designed and built as a unique solution to treat the city's untreated wastewater, was inaugurated in May 2021. During a tour of the wastewater treatment plant, which is now at the end of its trial operation and has excellent treatment parameters, János Áder said that the project shows that “Hungary not only highlights problems but also wants to show solutions and take them to where they are most needed in the world”.

During the program, in the presence of the President of the Republic, one PurAID® drinking water purification equipment was handed over to the CEO of Jospong Group of Companies, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, in recognition of his professional efforts for successful Ghanaian-Hungarian business cooperation and his contribution to the success of water sector investments in Ghana, which have been and are being implemented with Hungarian planning and development.

The Kumasi Wastewater Treatment Plant was designed and built by the Pureco-Unit Consortium as part of an investment by one of Ghana's largest private groups, the Jospong Group of Companies. This is a significant success for Hungary, as the Ghanaian investor finally chose Hungarian technology and a Hungarian contractor in a highly competitive international market. The Jospong Group is one of the most diversified holding companies in Ghana, with operations in other African countries and Asia. The company has interests in some 14 sectors of the economy, with the largest activity in waste management, including the treatment of liquid waste transported by sea. The Jospong Group's investment was financed by the Hungarian export credit agency EXIM, which provided international quality finance.

The PurAID® equipment is offered to the CEO of Jospong Group by Puraset Ltd, a Pureco Group company, is a compact mobile water purification equipment is based on adsorbent-based modular units, developed by us, for the purification of contaminated drinking water in rural and isolated communities. The PurAID® system is not unknown in Ghana, a system has already been successfully installed in the town of Akim Wenchi, in close cooperation with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), to de-iron, de-manganese and de-bacterize water from a local public well in the town. The system is currently undergoing a trial run, and the results of the last two months show that the purification efficiency is excellent and the quality of the water purified by the system is drinking water that meets WHO standards. 

In general, the product is in high demand in the country and the supply of drinking water to rural areas is a pressing issue in Ghana. One unit can purify 6 000 - 10 000 liters of water per day, is simple to install and operate, and is cost-effective. The PurAID® system donated by Puraset Ltd in the presence of János Áder, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, CEO of the Jospong Group of Companies, will be installed in a remote small village. We are delighted to be present in Ghana with our expertise, commitment, knowledge, and experience