National water resource infrastructure agency, Water is a scarce commodity that can’t be bought directly like many other resources. Diversified funding mechanisms will accelerate investment in water-related companies and projects that contribute to the supply, monitoring, and treatment of drinking water. These beneficiaries stand to grow as governments worldwide work to address expected water shortfalls.
Currently, 32% of South African households lack access to reliable water services due to dilapidated and aging infrastructure, as well as inadequate operations and maintenance of existing systems, resulting in disruptions and shortages.
The Agency’s Mandate
The Agency is mandated to perform the following functions:
- Strategic planning for the development of national water resources infrastructure within the framework of national policy
- Planning and designing new national water resources infrastructure
- Altering, maintaining, and refurbishing existing infrastructure
- Operating and managing existing and new national water resources infrastructure
- Funding, acquiring, and disposing of national water resources infrastructure
- Attracting, developing, and maintaining appropriate skills
- Achieving efficient and effective water supply to all users
- Creating jobs in the infrastructure development process in compliance with government policy
- Managing an asset inventory and information system associated with the infrastructure
The minister stated that access to sanitation services was less than 85% in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Northwest, Mpumalanga, and Northern Cape. “The use of groundwater, desalination of seawater, and rainwater harvesting are also being implemented to address local water requirements,
MEB is a pioneer in strategic planning for the implementation of effective water supply infrastructure. For over a decade, we have been developing and financing world-leading water infrastructure in all types of conditions.
