So what does BRICs stand for? BRICs in simple terms refer to countries that financial analysts all over the world believe offer excellent opportunity for long-term economic growth and development. These countries are Brazil, Russia, India and China. The small âsâ is sometimes included to refer to South Africa â this will be explained later.
Thermoelectric-power withdrawals accounted for 49 percent of total water use, 41 percent of total freshwater withdrawals for all categories, and 53 percent of fresh surface-water withdrawals. The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Plant in Ã¾ingvellir, Iceland.
Currently, South Africa has access to surface water (77 percent of total use), groundwater (9 percent of total use), and recycled water (14 percent of total use) [1]. However, the populationâs dependence on water is not evenly distributed.inally, South Africaâs industry sector, which contributes about 29 percent of the nationâs total GDP, uses almost 11 percent of the nations water [1]. However, because a large portion of South Africaâs industry sector is in mining, the sectorâs impact on water goes far beyond 11 percent a year.