He explained that it will be similar to how IPP sell power to Kenya Pawa. To bridge the short fall and stabilize the grid. As usual, the devil will be in the contracts.
I get where jambass is coming from. Take the Turkana aquifer, it would take an immense operation to purify that water through desalination and they have to pass on that cost to someone…will they get rebates on energy consumption? Will the water bill be subsidized otherwise it becomes unaffordable? What do they do with the brine? All this questions need to be answered. The purifying entity will sell to Turkana Water&Sewerage Co at what rate?
Where is the data on the said aquifer? Kindly share if you have.
Groundwater is normally available in many places but it not portable ie, it cannot be used for consumption or industry without expensive treatment
Corporations won’t purchase polluted water…they will buy rights to the scarce fresh unadulterated sources with 99 year contracts…for them to resell at a profit…business 101
It is the duty of the govt to provide water for all its citizens. Na sio tafadhali. So privatising water is a big NO. Hasla should have talked about building more dams like karimenu, thiba, thakwe, northen collector tunnel etc to provide more water for consumption and irrigation to the citizens.