THE Water Affairs Department is planning seven new bulk water projects to be completed in the next three years.
Though no price has yet been put on the projects,Minister Buyelwa Sonjica told a media conference in Parliament that,ideally,her budget should be more than R100 billion over the three years. As it is,she will have to manage with R8bn ,R9.1bn and R9.6bn .
Sonjica also spoke about unconventional water augmentation projects,including desalination plants around the coasts.
The seven new bulk water schemes include the Mokolo River project that will supply water to the Medupi power station . — I-Net Bridge
