Rand Water | Integrated Annual Report 2025

INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPO

RAND WATER FIVE YEARS’ STRATEGIC GOALS The Rand Water operating environment is evolving, and it demands solutions that will lead to efficient and cost-effective processes of supplying water. In this regard, the Board of Rand Water approved the new strategic goals in 2023 to support the achievement of our mission and objectives to centre on Four (4) focus areas. The vision of the organisation will be attained through these strategic goals aimed at achieving sustainable growth for Rand Water. These strategic goals also serve as a performance contract between the Group Chief Executive and the Board of Rand Water. Over the five years from 2023 to 2027, the vision of the organisation will be attained through the strategic goals detailed below:

Alternative Sources of Water

Growth and Diversity

Financial Sustainability

Energy Security

PRIORITIES

Increased self-reliance with regards to energy supply.

Sustainable and viable Rand Water services invested locally and in Africa.

Financial sustainability.

Alternative sources of water supply.

GOALS

Minimised risk of water supply from foreign sources. Maximising abstraction of water supply from alternative sources

To ensure that Rand Water remains viable and sustainable.

Diverse income streams from a profitable RWS entity

Less dependency on Eskom power supply.

DESIRED OUTCOMES

Figure 1: Strategic Goals 2023 to 2027

OUR MAIN CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIES Our main customers are comprised of municipalities across Gauteng, parts of Mpumalanga, Free State and North West provinces, mines, industries and direct consumers. We have 17 municipalities, 27 mines, and 952 industries and direct consumers as customers. Our capacity to supply bulk water is primarily to municipalities, underpinned by a distribution network of over 3,500 km of large diameter pipeline, feeding 60 strategically located service reservoirs. We supply an average of 4 574Mℓ/d and peak day demand of 5 161Mℓ/d. The distribution area of supply is divided into three (3) regions (West, South and North) which are further subdivided into 13 districts located strategically throughout the areas of supply. These regions and districts are as follows: • North Region: Forest Hill, Germiston, Benoni and Esselen Park. • South Region: Amanzimtoti, Meyerton, Barrage, Bloemendal and Brakpan. • West Region: Zuurbekom, Libanon, Krugersdorp, Waterval and Rustenburg.

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Rand Water | Integrated Annual Report 2025