# Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town is upgrading the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Plant with a R5.2 billion investment, increasing capacity from 47 ML per day to 100 ML per day. Bellmer GmbH is supplying dewatering equipment including WinklePresses and TurboDrain systems through contractor PCI Africa.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-12-17
- Where: Cape Town, South Africa, South Africa
- Value: $280.0M (5.20B ZAR)
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 100 ML per day
- Products: WinklePresses, TurboDrain systems, sludge dewatering equipment
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [City of Cape Town](https://endata.com/companies/10505.md) (customer)
- [Bellmer GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/45850.md) (supplier)
- [PCI Africa](https://endata.com/companies/45851.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bellmer.com](https://www.bellmer.com/2025/12/17/clean-water-cape-town/), 2025-12-17: "This is one of the City of Cape Town’s largest infrastructure upgrades and is set to be completed in 2027."

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