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Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
National Water & Sewerage Corporation Has Announced Plans to Change Its Water Pumping System at the Ggaba Water Works from Electric to Solar Powered Pumps
According to Eng Silver Mugisha, the managing director, the new system is expected to reduce the corporation's monthly energy costs by Shs700 million from the current Shs2 billion the corporation pays in power bills to Shs1.3 billion
While addressing departmental heads and the board during the operationalization of the five year strategic last Friday, Eng Mugisha said the corporation is borrowing technology from Zimbabwe which has enabled the authorities in Zimbabwe to integrate pit latrines into the water and sanitation systems.
"We are bringing this technology on board and we shall institutionalise pit latrines. We want to create decentralized treatment systems so that such technologies can be used for onsite treatment to handle estates with 1,000 housing units," he said.
Last Friday, the NWSC managers presented to the board action plans to implement the five-year strategic direction in its first year. The key expected results include stabilisation of water supply, extending water and sewerage pipelines and improving the infrastructure as well as ensuring financial stability of the corporation.
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