The water economy in Guangdong has become a new investment track, with pilot projects having already received approximately 120 billion yuan in total investment.

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15/08/2025
The Guangdong Provincial News Office held a press conference on the "Development of Green Water Economy in Guangdong Province". According to the data in the white paper, from July 2023 to June 2025, the total investment in water economy projects in Guangdong Province was approximately 12 billion yuan, with social capital accounting for about 80% of the investment and government funds leveraging effect close to 1:4. The province has also planned reserve projects with a total investment of over 100 billion yuan. In terms of operation, the output value of new water economy projects increased from about 11.4 billion yuan in 2022 to nearly 32 billion yuan in 2024, with a growth rate of 179%. According to evaluations, the scale of Guangdong Province's water economy industry exceeds 1 trillion yuan.