“South Africa is in crisis and has to look at workable solutions to ensure South Africans have fresh drinking water going forward and Resotec has the solutions”, explains Managing Director Moses Mvasa, from Rosetec Water, a division of Resotec Africa Group.
According to Mvasa, the rate at which water can be produced depends on relative humidity and ambient air temperature and size of the compressor.
Atmospheric water generators become more effective as relative humidity and air temperature increase, he says.
In their analysis James Blignaut and Jan van Heerden from the department of Economics, University of Pretoria, believe South Africa’s unallocated water resources have dwindled to precariously low levels.
Furthermore, it is likely that water demand will outstrip water supply within the next decade. Macro-economically and strategically speaking, the question therefore is how to make best use of the country’s available water resources, they ask?
Resotec Water, whose operational bases are in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Polokwane, Germany and the USA, believe they can remedy and supply drinking water to South Africa, Africa and the rest of the world.
Resotec’s range of atmospheric water generators extracts water from humid ambient air.
The company’s services include the manufacturing, supply and installation of ground and surface water Package Plants as well as Atmospheric Water Generating.
Water Reticulation infrastructure audits, upgrades and maintenance strategies are included in their services offered to clients.
“It is our mission to assist South Africa with its National Development Plan to provide sustainable eco-friendly water services to all in South Africa,” explains Mvasa.
But a million rand question is; how far are we in trying to curb the drought already sweeping our homesteads, communities, farms and agriculture?
As for Resotec, they seem to have a solution-so does other companies- but at what cost, owing to a sliding rand and unflinching economy?
During SONA President JG Zuma, indicated that Government departments should prioritize and slash their expenditure as a result, meaning where will funding for projects such as Rosetec Water has identified, will come from?
Water rationing among sectors is therefore a must, not only in communities as has been the case lately.
This delayed effect can create a degree of comfort and ill-founded complacency leading to non-action, whereas there is an urgent need for proactive measures towards water conservation, noted Blignaut and van Heerden.
