City of Cape Town progresses with plans for permanent desalination plant – South Africa
IN the face of climate change, unpredictable rainfall and a growing population, the City’s plans for a permanent desalination plant is a key project in the City’s New Water Programme (NWP) and Water Strategy, which aims to diversify drinking water supply resources.
The desalination project is expected to produce 50 to 70-million litres of water a day by 2030.
Overall, the City aims to add an extra 300-million litres of water per day from various sources, including desalination, water reuse, groundwater and clearing of alien invasive species.