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IndicatorUmzumbeB · Kwazulu-Natal
Electricity: served consumer units22 558As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!F185Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source reports a false municipal provider flag alongside positive served consumer units. These fields are reported separately; the tables do not identify an alternative provider.Source
Solid waste management: served consumer units1 986As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!J185Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Sewerage and sanitation: served consumer units0As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!H185Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Water: served consumer units0As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!D185Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Electricity: free basic domestic units1 650As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!F185Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Solid waste management: free basic domestic units536As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!J185Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Sewerage and sanitation: free basic domestic units0As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!H185Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Water: free basic domestic units0As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!D185Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Electricity: municipal providerNot provided by this municipalityAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!H171Provider responsibility: false means this municipality does not provide the service, not that residents lack access.Source
Solid waste management: municipal providerProvides serviceAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!L171Provider responsibility: false means this municipality does not provide the service, not that residents lack access.Source
Sewerage and sanitation: municipal providerNot provided by this municipalityAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!J171Provider responsibility: false means this municipality does not provide the service, not that residents lack access.Source
Water: municipal providerNot provided by this municipalityAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!F171Provider responsibility: false means this municipality does not provide the service, not that residents lack access.Source

1 municipalities shown. Missing observations remain unavailable. Consumer-unit size and consultant spending reflect scale, not efficiency. Explicit SCM findings include non-material findings; missing flags do not establish compliance.