SABMiller Namibia has taken steps to ensure water security and sustainability in order to stave off the effects of the country’s current water shortage.
SABMiller Namibia’s brewery in Okahandja was officially opened in July. Managing director Cobus Bruwer said in a statement the business will cut its water usage by 20% by the end of 2015 as the brewery ramps up its plant commissioning.
Further sizeable reductions are deemed possible, should all technologies and lessons from other SABMiller breweries, especially in Australia and India, be applied.
The company has embarked on a nine-month source vulnerability assessment that commenced in February 2015 to review the brewery’s water sources.
Namibia constantly faces water security challenges that affect its social and economic development. An unpredictable rainfall pattern, recent below-average rainfall, and reduced water availability requires Namibia to have an efficient water management policy.
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