If anything, there will be a 17% deficit in water supply by 2023 if we do not address the current power crisis.
Apart from lax maintenance of the country’s water infrastructure over the years, the electricity rationing has impacted security and reservoir operations.“Supply must be consistent; the on and off does affect how the reservoir functions.” Electricity is also needed to measure water inside the reservoirs and analyse rainfall to determine the water supply.CSIR principal researcher in electricity, Warrick Pierce, says December 2022 had the highest levels of load shedding in the country’s history.
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