Rand Water to tally cost of water tankers after maintenance project completed
The utility is carrying out a five-week infrastructure upgrade programme.
A water tanker stationed in Johannesburg to assist residents still reeling from a mass outage on 7 March 2024. Picture: X/@JHBWater
JOHANNESBURG - Rand Water says it cannot tell at this stage how much it will spend on water-supplied tankers for the duration of its major maintenance.
The utility is carrying out a five-week infrastructure upgrade programme.
This will result in residents experiencing water cuts where operations are underway, requiring alternative water resources.
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Rand Water CEO Sipho Mosai says they will tally the costs at the end of the project.
"The impact is not the same across the city, but a water tanker costs R3,500 a day, that's the rough cost for a water tanker running for the whole day," Mosai said.