South Africa May Seek Bids for Desalination, Water Reuse.

The unit has been partially modeled on the country's Independent Power Producers Office that's run bid rounds luring more than 200 billion rand ($10.5 billion) into renewable energy projects, said Johann Lubbe, who's appointment to head the office was announced on Monday. (Bloomberg) -- South Africa may hold bid rounds for projects such as desalination plants and water-reuse projects, the head of the new Water Partnership Office said, as it seeks to boost private investment. [Extracted from the article]

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