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Water supply and sanitation investment plan for Redcliff,
Zimbabwe
The consortium comprising of lead partner Vitens Evides
International (VEI), Bosch Projects and SNV Zimbabwe, were
appointed by Crown Agents of the United Kingdom in April
2016 to develop a Water supply and sanitation investment
plan for the town of Redcliff. The document was completed by May 2017. The investment
plan includes specific investment components, as follows:
Redcliff is a town situated in Zimbabwe’s Highveld, midway
along the main road between Harare and Bulawayo. Over many
years, the town’s infrastructure services have been supplied by
the local steel industry, ZISCO. With the scaling down of ZISCO
operations, the town now lacks capacity to provide water and
sanitation services. • Water demand management and water loss reduction
The project is funded through the Zimbabwe Multi-Donor
Trust Fund (Zim Fund), which is administered by the African
Development Bank on behalf of the Government of Zimbabwe
and various international donor agencies. The Final Investment Plan was presented to the relevant
stakeholders in Redcliff during August 2017.
Existing wastewater treatment works at Redcliff
• Water supply service improvement
• Extension of water supply services
• Sewerage service improvements
• Extension of sewerage services,
• Associated management and institutional aspects.
Mohammed Vawda - [email protected]
View of Redcliff and ZISCO steelworks
Public-private partnerships in the water sector
In 2014, the Department of Water and Sanitation identified
that more than R600 billion was required to address water and
wastewater infrastructure challenges in South Africa. However,
the fiscus is only able to provide for half of this, resulting in a
large capital funding gap. Public-private partnerships could
potentially be utilised to bridge the funding gap.
A public-private partnership (PPP) is a contract between a
public-sector institution and a private party, where the private
party performs a function that would normally be undertaken
by the public sector. The private party, often provides skills
and technology, but can also be required to provide capital
for the development of infrastructure within a risk-sharing
arr angement.
Bosch Capital recently presented on the potential to utilise
the PPP model for desalination projects in South Africa at
a symposium in Cape Town. The group also hosted the KZN
Roundtable discussion on the Kopano ya Metsi project focused
on understanding the challenges that currently hinder private
investment in the water sector in South Africa.
Bosch Capital aims to work with relevant parties in South
Africa, including development finance institutions, government
and the private sector, to interrogate the viability of projects
for implementation through PPPs. Our team has the requisite
A typical example of a PPP Project for a Desalination Plant
technical capability and funding networks to structure PPP
projects.
Rajiv Paladh - [email protected]