Grundfos to Make Intelligent Water Dispensing Units in India
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
Grundfos A/S has decided to make intelligent water dispenser in India near Chennai for the Indian as well as its other global markets
The DKK 23.6 billion (euro 3.1 billion) revenue group will also make a modular ultra-filtration technology water treatment plant in India.
The new business will be under the Grundfos Lifelink water solutions and the manufacturing of the intelligent water dispenser will be near Chennai.
Grundfos already has a pump manufacturing facility in Chennai under Grundfos Pumps India.
"Grundfos India will be the global assembly site for the AQtap-the water dispenser," Peter Todbjerg Hansen, managing director, GLL, Grundfos LifeLink A/S told a group of visiting Indian journalists here on October 7.
As to the mode of getting water from the dispenser, consumers would be given a smart card or water card and on payment of the required money the card would be loaded with the water credit.
Whenever an individual wants to draw water from the dispenser, he/she would have to place the water/smart card in the specified slot and the can under the tap.
"The recharging of the card can be made through the mobile payment mode or by cash mode," Hansen said.
The water dispenser can be a standalone unit or could also be connected to the water utility's network and mini-grid of water kiosks.
Further, the data generated from the usage would analysed and a water map could be drawn for the area, he added.
Hansen said a pilot project was successfully done in Nairobi.
According to him, the components for the dispenser would be sourced locally.
He said the business operations would start in January 2016 and would be initially driven by eKutir a social enterprise and Grundfos's Indian franchisee.
EKutir would identify potential segments among communities across the country, urban or rural where the kiosks could be located, and would identify the local level entrepreneurs to operate and maintain the water dispensing system.
Grundfos is also looking at partnering with government and private sectors for deploying their solutions.
Source: IndiaTVNews
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