According to a recent report from global water market insight firm Bluefield Research, European utilities are planning to invest more than $526 billion (USD) in water and wastewater infrastructure between 2016 and 2025.
A combination of drivers including utility market restructuring, water and wastewater directives and improved efficiency have encouraged cities and public water utilities to resume the aggressive investment programs Europe has seen since 2007. Bluefield anticipates annual water infrastructure investment to increase 23 percent, from $46 billion in 2015 to $57 billion by 2025. Bluefield gathered historical input and investment plans from 15 countries and 26 utilities, representing respectively 87 percent of total EU-28 GDP. Forecasts break out into water and wastewater segments, including pipes, plants and pumps.
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