Premier
With regard to the allocation of R89 million in emergency funding to purchase backup generators for the water treatment plants: (a) How will the funds be distributed per (i) municipality and (ii) subcouncils and (b) What is the detailed breakdown of the funds?
The Department of Local Government (DLG) informed me that:
(a)(i) and (ii) All municipalities in the Western Cape were allocated funding irrespective their financial status/position, with the exception of the City of Cape Town which is currently implementing their own Energy Response Strategies. As part of the Department’s consultation processes, every municipality was given an opportunity to submit their energy back up strategies and priority requirements to ensure the continuity of water and sewer services during loadshedding.
As part of the oversight process, the Department of Local Government has assigned engineers and project managers to monitor progress with implementation, expenditure and compliance with the grant conditions. In addition, each municipality has signed a Transfer Payment Agreement (TPA) with DLG before funds were transferred. To date, all funds were transferred and municipalities have commenced to procure their generators.
- Please refer to attached Annexure A for the detailed breakdown of the funds.
