Berg Water Project

Promoter – Financial Intermediary

TCTA - Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority
Tuinhof Building
265 West Street
PO Box 10335
Centurion 0046
South Africa

Location

• South Africa

Description

Construction of a 126 million m3 storage dam (plus related infrastructure on the Berg River (North East of Cape Town)

Objectives

The planned dam and infrastructure should help to meet the growing demand for water of the Greater Cape Metropolitan Area.

Comments

Water.

Sector(s)

• Water, sewerage

Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)

Up to EUR 100 million

Total cost (Approximate amount)

Not available

Environmental aspects

The project complies with the Bank’s environmental principle of minimisation of negative environmental impacts, and is deemed environmentally acceptable.

Procurement

The procurement procedures applied are in the best interest of the project and will be with regard to the contracts financed by the Bank in accordance with EIB’s rules.

Status

Signed - 23/09/2004