Vaal Central Water’s CAPEX requirements are financed through borrowings determined by the asset base and financial position. Non-payment by Municipalities results in no or less revenue collection which negatively impacts maintenance and development of infrastructure. Future borrowings will be required to finance part of the CAPEX requirements within allowed borrowing limits. The Entity had approached the Presidential Infrastructure Investment Office (PIIO) to secure the funding for the infrastructure development. The PIIO had been of great assistance in terms of the project preparation for bankability and had resulted in one of the projects: Extension of Rustfontein Water Treatment Works capacity from 100Mℓ/d to 150Mℓ/d being Gazetted as part of the Strategic Infrastructure Projects (SIP19).

This culminated in the round table pitching of the two projects i.e.:  Extension of Rustfontein Water Treatment Works capacity from 100Mℓ/d to 150 Mℓ/d and the Mangaung Water Augmentation Project ( MWAP): Xhariep Pipeline to the potential investors with the objective to secure funding. The involvement of the Presidential Infrastructure Investment Office has greatly assisted the Entity working with the Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) in the project preparation to ensure the project bankability for potential investment opportunities in assisting with the required funding investment.