Rainmaker Holland brings clean water to Djibouti with export financing

Project summary

In Djibouti, where freshwater scarcity is a growing concern, Rainmaker is establishing a prefabricated factory to produce bottled drinking water from seawater. This facility will operate entirely on renewable energy, reducing the need for water imports and increasing local access to safe drinking water. 

Invest International’s export financing is enabling this Dutch innovation to be deployed in a commercially viable and sustainable way—supporting local development while strengthening the international position of the Netherlands’ cleantech sector. 

Rainmaker’s technology has already proven its value in southern Vietnam, where several Air-to-Water units were deployed in 2024. These modular systems extract humidity from the air and convert it into safe drinking water—completely off-grid and powered by solar energy. 

While the Vietnam project was not financed by Invest International, it demonstrates the scalability and global relevance of Rainmaker’s solutions.