The water crisis still punishes the City of Cape Town

The Kogelberg dam holds potential 19 300 000 cubic meter of water according to a City of Cape Town. In 2016 late, research article was published the “Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve” Amongst other things this article explains interesting way in which the Palmiet pumped storage electricity scheme acts not only generate electricity, but also performs a much lesser known function of augmenting the Cape Town water supply, as project involves the DWS, ESKOM as well CoCT/WC Government. Many residents left with no choice of leaving their comfort homes to take their buckets and queue to the public space to find the water.