Olifants Management Model Program (Phase 2B/2B+)
South Africa
Proposed
Water and Sanitation
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Limpopo province in South Africa faces growing water scarcity due to variable rainfall, frequent droughts and limited surface- and ground-water resources. Household access to reliable water in parts of the province is below national averages. In Mogalakwena Local Municipality of Limpopo, water demand increasingly exceeds available supply. Existing surface water infrastructure is inadequate to meet long-term needs, while groundwater sources are constrained by depleting levels and deteriorating quality. New surface water supply schemes are therefore required to provide sustainable, climate-resilient water services for both communities and industry.
The Project involves the implementation includes the construction of a bulk water supply scheme, abstracting water from Flag Boshielo Dam on the Olifants River to supply bulk raw water to industrial users in the region as well as two water treatment works constructed to enable the provision of potable water to communities in Mogalakwena Local Municipality. Major components include:
- Bulk raw water infrastructure: A steel pipeline from Flag Boshielo Dam to Pruissen (Phase 2B) and from Pruissen to Sekuruwe (Phase 2B+), three new pump stations with associated renewable energy supply, balancing dams and storage reservoirs; and
- Bulk potable water infrastructure: Two water treatment works (in Mokopane and Sekuruwe).
The Project aims to improve quality of life and economic activity through increased bulk raw water availability and strengthened conveyance and treatment capacity, ensuring the expanded network can meet both social and commercial water demands in the region.
2B