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Department undertakes raw water tariff consultations
Source: SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Water and Sanitation is conducting nationwide consultations to set raw water tariffs for 2027/28, affecting water costs for municipalities, industries, and agricultural users across five provinces. This tariff-setting process will impact future water infrastructure budgets and procurement planning.
Water tariff changes directly affect municipal operating budgets, industrial production costs, and agricultural viability, influencing future infrastructure procurement and maintenance contracts.
The Department of Water and Sanitation initiated consultations to determine raw water tariffs for the 2027/28 financial year.
Tariff decisions will ripple through municipal budgets, affecting their capacity to fund other infrastructure projects, and will influence industrial competitiveness, potentially shifting procurement priorities toward water efficiency and conservation projects.
Water infrastructure contractors, consulting engineers, and water treatment suppliers should monitor tariff outcomes as they will influence municipal and industrial water infrastructure investment decisions and related tenders.
Suppliers must factor potential water cost increases into future bid pricing, particularly for long-term contracts where utility costs affect operational viability.
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