Water infrastructure and desalination intelligence
Desalination plants, water treatment, distribution, and the water-energy nexus.
Water infrastructure is emerging as one of the most critical and underserved sectors in infrastructure intelligence. Desalination capacity is expanding rapidly in the Middle East, Mediterranean, and water-stressed regions globally. Water treatment and reuse is gaining urgency as industrial water demand from data centers, hydrogen production, and semiconductor manufacturing compounds existing municipal and agricultural pressures.
The water-energy nexus creates complex interdependencies: hydrogen electrolysis requires ultrapure water, data center cooling requires massive water volumes, and desalination itself is energy-intensive. Understanding these cross-sector connections is essential for infrastructure planning.
Delphidata tracks water infrastructure from desalination and treatment through distribution to industrial end-use, mapping the relationships between water supply projects and the sectors they serve.
What Delphidata tracks.
Structured data across the full value chain.
Desalination plants
Reverse osmosis and thermal desalination projects. Mapped with production capacity, technology type, energy source, and development timeline.
Water treatment and reuse
Municipal and industrial water treatment plants, wastewater recycling facilities, and advanced purification systems.
Distribution infrastructure
Pipeline networks, pumping stations, storage reservoirs, and smart water management systems.
Industrial water supply
Water supply infrastructure serving data centers, hydrogen production, semiconductor fabs, and mining operations. Connected to the industrial facilities they supply.
Who uses this intelligence.
Water utilities and developers
Track competitive activity, benchmark project costs, and identify emerging demand from industrial sectors.
Industrial consumers
Assess water availability for hydrogen production, data center cooling, and manufacturing operations across target geographies.
Investors
Screen water infrastructure opportunities by technology, geography, and off-take structure using structured project data.
Government and regulators
Plan water infrastructure investment, assess the impact of industrial demand growth, and evaluate desalination capacity requirements.