S.Africa’s first solar-powered desal plant could produce affordable water This will be an addition to at least four desalination plants operating in the Western Cape. According to the Business-live, the French government in collaboration with the Western Cape provincial government have committed to invest R9 million for the project, on a 50-50 basis. French ecology minister Nicolas Hulot attended the launch of the project on Monday together with Western Cape finance MEC Ivan Meyer. (LINK). HIWI042018-07-21T14:01:06+02:00