Question NW534 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
18 May 2023 - NW534
Mokgotho, Ms SM to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
What (a) has been the total costs of the partially achieved Vaal River Intervention Programme since its inception and (b) are the projected costs for the long-awaited completion of the specified programme?
Reply:
a) The total cost of the partially achieved Vaal River Intervention Programme since its inception is as follows:
|
Vaal River Intervention Programme expenditure |
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|
Vaal River Intervention Programme expenditure classification |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Costs to date |
|
Goods and services (OPEX) |
224,701,156 |
168,332,863 |
200,721,371 |
159,649,698 |
753,405,090 |
|
Payments for capital assets (CAPEX |
- |
- |
23,375,713 |
103,404,225 |
126,779,939 |
|
Total Vaal River Intervention Programme |
224,701,156 |
168,332,863 |
224,097,085 |
263,053,924 |
880,185,029 |
b) The projected cost for the entire intervention has been estimated at a value of R7.6 billion.