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IndicatorKnysnaB · Western Cape
Electricity: served consumer units30 454As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!F24Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Solid waste management: served consumer units23 000As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!J24Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Sewerage and sanitation: served consumer units30 134As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!H24Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Water: served consumer units28 769As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 3!D24Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Electricity: free basic domestic units1 535As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!F24Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Solid waste management: free basic domestic units1 837As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!J24Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Sewerage and sanitation: free basic domestic units1 837As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!H24Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Water: free basic domestic units1 837As at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 9!D24Municipal consumer/billing units; not population-household access, service reliability or safety.Source
Electricity: municipal providerProvides serviceAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!H22Provider 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!L22Provider responsibility: false means this municipality does not provide the service, not that residents lack access.Source
Sewerage and sanitation: municipal providerProvides serviceAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!J22Provider responsibility: false means this municipality does not provide the service, not that residents lack access.Source
Water: municipal providerProvides serviceAs at 30 June 20232023 preliminaryTable 2!F22Provider 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.