Koeberg gets own plant for desalination

ESKOM’S Koeberg nuclear power station launched its groundwater desalination plant yesterday.

It will take care of the power station’s water needs and ease pressure on the City of Cape Town’s water supply.

Power station manager Velaphi Ntuli said the plant was part of Koeberg’s three-pronged water management strategy to address water shortages in the Western Cape while ensuring it was able to provide safe and sustainable electricity.

The strategy entails reducing the power station’s daily water use‚ keeping adequate on-site water storage‚ and looking at alternative water supplies.

“When the City of Cape Town called on the people of the Western Cape to address the water issue‚ we had to respond with a sustainable solution as a responsible corporate citizen.

“To this end we have saved approximately 115 000 kilolitres since June 2017. This equates to the City of Cape Town supplying 10.5 kilolitres of water to approximately 11 000 houses for a month,” Ntuli said.