Strandfontein desalination plant delivers first drinking water

The plant is currently injecting 4,7 million litres of water per day into the water supply system which is being delivered to customers.


The City of Cape Town today announced that the temporary desalination plant in Strandfontein in Cape Town is now delivering high-quality, treated desalination water into the water supply system.

The plant is currently injecting 4,7 million litres of water per day into the water supply system and is being delivered to customers.

City of Cape Town deputy mayor Ian Neilson said: “Our reverse osmosis desalination plant in the Waterfront area is close to producing two million litres of drinking water per day while progress on the desalination plant at Monwabisi is also progressing well, with first water expected to be delivered by June and full production to be reached by July, if all goes according to plan. This plant is also set to produce 7 million litres per day.”

African News Agency (ANA)

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