Amazon to invest in water efficiency in Mexico City

Amazon, through its cloud computing division AWS, confirmed a direct investment of US$2.45 million for water efficiency projects in the Mexican capital. This alliance with the Secretariat for Comprehensive Water Management (Segiagua) seeks to tackle the problem of unaccounted-for water loss, which exceeds 40% in the city.

The initiative is being rolled out in two specific phases. The first, in the San Antonio Diversion, involved an investment of US$450,000 and achieved savings of 70 liters of water per second, benefiting approximately 60,000 people.

According to Segiagua director José Mario Esparza the second phase, in the Santa Lucía Branch, represents the largest investment at US$2 million and is projected to recover 300 liters per second, enough to supply more than 250,000 residents.

The recovered water will be channeled primarily to the eastern part of the city, “an area historically affected by shortages.”

This project is part of a broader strategy that includes similar initiatives in Monterrey and Querétaro. Together, the three projects aim to save more than 2.5 billion liters of water per year in the country.

The action is part of Amazon's global commitment to be water positive by 2030, returning more water to communities than it uses in its operations. The company reports that it has already achieved 53% of this goal.

Esparza explained the mechanism of collaboration with Amazon: the company “invests, but everything belongs to the Mexico City government: the infrastructure, operation, responsibility. It is not a public-private partnership or private operation,” but rather a direct donation to public infrastructure.