Development and Housing Company for Utilities (DHCU) plans to invest EGP 2 bn on drinking water, sanitation, and wastewater treatment projects this year, DHCU’s Chairman Hassan Al-Far said, Invest-Gate reports.

The company is focused on delivering basic services to villages under the government’s Hayah Kareema Initiative, tracking progress to ensure timely completion, Al-Far told reporters on July 30.

The utility also operates the Gabal Al-Asfar wastewater plant, the largest facility in the Middle East with the capacity to treat 1.5 mn cubic meters per day. Last year, the company partnered with Spain’s Acciona Agua to manage the plant’s first phase under an eight-year, EGP 1.7 bn.

The wastewater project serves around 8 mn people in greater Cairo, Al-Far added, mentioning that the utility’s infrastructure investments aim to improve living standards across Egypt’s rural communities.