# Cape Town awards R240m desalination plant contract to Water Solutions-Proxa JV

The City of Cape Town awarded a R240-250 million contract to Water Solutions South Africa-Proxa South Africa JV for a temporary desalination plant at Strandfontein Pavilion. The plant will produce 2 million litres per day initially in March 2018, ramping up to 7 million litres per day.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-02-01
- Where: Strandfontein, Cape Town, South Africa
- Value: $20.0M (240.0M ZAR)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 7 million litres per day
- Products: desalinated water
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [City of Cape Town](https://endata.com/companies/10505.md) (customer)
- [Water Solutions South Africa](https://endata.com/companies/29764.md) (supplier)
- [Proxa South Africa](https://endata.com/companies/29765.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [news24.com](https://www.news24.com/rush-to-get-cape-towns-temporary-desalination-plants-online-20180201), 2018-02-01: "Given the severity of the drought and the uncertainty around rainfall, we needed to be flexible in our approach and allow for both permanent and temporary solutions in order to ensure that we minimise any risk of acute water shortages."

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