Study shows power of energy outages on water sector

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Without water, energy cannot be produced and without energy water cannot be transported or treated. Water and energy have a crucial dependence on each other and, if the one fails, the other is severely affected. In light of this interdependence between energy and water, and South Africa’s electricity capacity shortfalls, the question begs to be asked: If the one does fail, what exactly will happen to the other? This was answered during a recent study commissioned by the WRC on the impact that energy supply challenges are having on South Africa’s water and wastewater services.

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