Tenerife, May 7, 2025 - The second day of the benchmarking visit organized by the African Water and Sanitation Association and Welysis took place this Tuesday in Tenerife, Spain. It enabled participants to discover the infrastructures and strategic areas of intervention of the Spanish company Welysis, specialized in technologies for water management.

The morning began with an institutional presentation of Welysis, focusing on four main areas: the design and manufacture of modular electrolysis plants, the production of chemical products, the development of the WIN (Welysis International Network) and the establishment of the Welysis Academy, dedicated to training and the transfer of technical and managerial skills.

Participants then visited the company's centralized supervision center, which ensures real-time control of Welysis installations worldwide. The visit continued at the Welysis Industries plant, where the delegations were able to observe a highly automated industrial environment.

The afternoon was devoted to an interactive session at the Real Casino de Tenerife, a historic institution on the island. The meeting brought together representatives of local authorities and African delegations. Speakers included the Chairman and CEO of Welysis, the Mayor of Santa Cruz, as well as representatives of the Cabildo de Tenerife, the public company Proexca, the Africaqua forum, the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the Chamber of Commerce.

Discussions focused on the strategic positioning of the Canary Islands as a bridge between Europe and Africa in the fields of water, energy, logistics and sustainable development.

The day was marked by the presence of Mr. Bouaké Fofana, Minister of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Hygiene of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, and Dr. Blaise Moussa, President of AfWASA the importance of this technical and institutional cooperation initiative.