Question NW3919 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
27 November 2023 - NW3919
Smalle, Mr JF to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether her department is responsible for keeping information and/or records regarding municipal water and electricity losses; if not, why not; if so, what (a) has been the total (i) monetary value and (ii) percentage of the (aa) water and (bb) electricity losses recorded by her department for each municipality in the past three financial years and (b) contingency plans did (i) her department and (ii) specified municipalities put in place to curb the specified losses?
Reply:
No, the department is not responsible for keeping information and/or records regarding municipal water and electricity losses.
The monitoring of water losses is done by Department of Water and Sanitation working with Municipalities. The monitoring of electricity losses is done by National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA).
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