The ROD'eau Project
The Island
Rodrigues is the elder sister of the Mascarenes and the most easterly of the islands in the south-west of the Indian Ocean…
A delightful little place 650 km east of Mauritius, lost in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Rodrigues covers 108 square kilometres shared by a population of 43.000 and some 80.000 tourists p.a.
It is of volcanic origin and is surrounded by coral reef, and just off its coast lie some tiny uninhabited islets.
Save for some tourism, small scale agricultural, fishing and artisanal activities the island’s economy and supplies depend entirely on Mauritius.
The Purpose
Rodrigues is an intensely water stressed island...
Here is how ROD'eau intends to help:
ROD'eau … mitigates the island’s persistent water shortage;
ROD'eau … alleviates its chronic water distribution disaster;
ROD'eau … offers a high quality, pure and healthy alternative to sub-standard piped drinking water;
ROD'eau … eliminates unwarranted cost by substituting local production to imports, and
ROD'eau … helps reducing CO2 emission in water production and road and maritime logistics.
The Project
Around the project in 80 words...
ROD'eau is creating in the island a solar-powered atmospheric water generation plant to produce, bottle and distribute 10,000 litres of drinking water per day using 100% carbon-free energy, processes and materials.
To support the island’s “green” ambition, water produced by ROD'eau is sold in reusable glass bottles and distributed by electric vehicles to the doorsteps of the island’s households.
Does the project solve a problem? YES, it does!
Will people pay for the product? YES, they will!
Will prices undercut competitors? YES, they will!
Can the business grow? YES, it can!
