**In many industries, cooling represents a major share of both water consumption and energy demand.** **To support its industrial clients, Veolia designs, operates and optimises cooling water systems that ensure process reliability, improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact.** Its expertise covers the entire cooling cycle from make-up water treatment to performance monitoring of cooling towers ensuring operational continuity and extending asset lifetime. [Learn more](#learnmore) ## **Optimising industrial performance** while preserving resources ## **An integrated and sustainable approach** **Veolia’s approach combines water treatment expertise, advanced monitoring tools, and high-performance chemical programmes (Hydrex™) to deliver a complete and sustainable cooling water management solution.** Each system is tailored to the specific needs of the site, with objectives to: - **Reduce water and energy consumption**; - **Prevent scaling, corrosion, and biological growth;** - **Maintain heat exchange efficiency** **and process reliability.** Through its digital Hubgrade™ platform, Veolia provides real-time performance monitoring and predictive maintenance, helping to anticipate deviations and optimise overall system efficiency.  **Veolia manages and optimises cooling systems across multiple sectors, oil and gas, mining, metallurgy, energy, and food processing, where reliability and water efficiency are key.** With field-tested solutions and global expertise, Veolia helps its clients to: - **Achieve up to 30% operational savings**; - **Reduce freshwater withdrawal** by reusing treated water as make-up; - **Improve** [**energy performance**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjNIwpl3hU&list=PL9opkHFYSV4I2ZXENU9CqdJBSmSwfLzCG&index=11) through process optimisation; - **Ensure continuous operations** with controlled water quality.  ## **Proven solutions** for industrial performance  ## Learn more about **Cooling Water Systems** [Talk to an expert](/contact-us)  **Explore** **our relevant solutions** [All Water solutions](/water-solutions) \# [Water Recycle & Reuse](/water-solutions/water-recycling "Water Recycling and Reuse South Africa") \# [Wastewater Treatment](/water-solutions/wastewater-treatment "Wastewater Treatment in South Africa") \# [Process Water Treatment](/water-solutions/process-water-treatment "Process Water Treatment South Africa") \# [Desalination solutions](/water-solutions/desalination-solutions "Desalination Solutions in South Africa") \# [Direct Potable Water Reuse](/water-solutions/direct-portable-water-solutions "Direct Potable Water Reuse South Africa") # [Cooling Water Systems](/water-solutions/cooling-water-systems "Cooling Water Systems in South Africa") # [Zero Liquid Discharge](/water-solutions/zero-liquid-discharge-services "Zero Liquid Discharge Solutions in South Africa")