Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning

Budget approved for the 2011 / 2012 financial year provide an amount of R 47 650 000
for electricity purchases – discounting the increase in the unit cost of electricity
purchased and the expansion of the service rendered the electricity distribution loss
still amounts to approximately 35% of the bulk electricity purchased.
POTABLE WATER PROVISION
In terms of the Water Services Act of 1997 the Zululand District Municipality is the
water services authority for its area of jurisdiction which includes the Ulundi
Municipality. The Zululand District Municipality is also the water services provider
within the service area of the Ulundi Municipality.
Water Schemes
There are ten back to back regional water supply schemes within the area of jurisdiction
of the Zululand District Municipality; the Nkonjeni Regional Water Supply Scheme is
primarily responsible for the provision of water to the communities within the Ulundi
Municipality. Each regional scheme footprint has a sustainable water source from where
infrastructure is progressively being rolled out to all households within the supply area.
The supply footprints have been identified in such a way that water can be provided to
all households within the area in a sustainable manner and at the lowest possible cost.
The Nkonjeni Scheme is in the privileged position of having a well developed and
sustainable water source; hence the bulk of the available funding from the Municipal
Infrastructure Grant (MIG) can be applied to the progressive roll out of water services
to the respective communities to be served by the Scheme.
The Water Services Development Plan prepared by the Zululand District Municipality
for the 2011 / 2012 financial year provides detail regarding the water services
infrastructure rollout to Nkonjeni North over the period from 2010 to 2014. During the
course of the 2011 / 2012 financial year the following projects are being implemented to
provide communities and settlements with access to a potable water service in terms of
the rollout of the Nkonjeni Regional Water Supply Scheme:
Project Communities and Settlements Connected Households
Connected
No of People
Serviced
E Ezansikwestolo; Mbotsheni; Mashudu 243 836
F Mahleza; Ezibindini; Nhlalanithini; Kwamkhize; Gioagabela /
Mpayaini
593 4 728
Q Dlebe; Bhobhobho 85 678
In the absence of a regional water supply scheme, potable water is provided by a number
of rudimentary schemes that make use of a local groundwater source (borehole equipped
with a hand pump or a protected spring) located within 800 metres walking distance
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