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Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) will play a central role in the coordination, planning and preparation to make sure that budgets are spent Government agency Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) has announced the new top seven infrastructure priorities for 2025/26, which includes solar energy and water projects. The country’s Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson said South Africa is on a path of accelerated progress with infrastructure development fuelling economic growth and job creation. Macpherson made the comments to to SAnews on the sidelines of the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA), held in Cape Town this week. Macpherson cited the second edition of the Construction Book which showcases 250 fully funded infrastructure projects – worth at least R238 billion – as one example of government’s commitment to turning South Africa into a construction site. “We are actively putting our money into those projects to ensure that they are prepared on time and on budget and that they have the best chance of success. “We heard from the President and his commitment to driving infrastructure growth in the country, the R1 trillion that’s been committed by Minister [Enoch] Godongwana in the budget, record levels of investment in public infrastructure. “You can start to see that this country is on the move, that infrastructure is at the heart of our growing economy and job creation plans,” he said. Priority infrastructure projects The ISA projects announced at the SIDDSA are: Boegoebaai Port and Rail Development in the Northern Cape; Project Alpha 300MW Gas to Power Project; City of Ekurhuleni Wastewater Conveyance and Treatment System Regionalisation; Coega SEZ 100MW Solar Farm – ground mount; South Africa Water Reuse Programme (WRP); Regional Energy Infrastructure, Storage and Distribution Programme by Limpopo Energy User Association; and Gauteng Urban Upgrade Programme, Johannesburg CBD. The Minister highlighted the critical role that ISA has to play in the next few years. “We are very optimistic about the role that [ISA] will play in being the central point of coordination, planning and preparation to make sure that budgets are spent; to make sure that projects are delivered [and] to make sure that our economy grows to create jobs,” the Minister told SAnews. |
