Key infrastructure projects hit by delays
Almost a quarter of South Africa’s R340-billion worth of strategic infrastructure projects have been delayed or put on hold, according to Standard Bank Group.
The government in Africa’s most- industrialised economy has officially announced 62 energy, water, sanitation and other projects, known as Strategic Infrastructure Projects (SIPs). While eight have been completed and 40 are under way, 14 are behind schedule, the bank said in a May 25 report that monitors their progress.
The roll-out of one project – a plan worth billions of dollars to build 2 000 MW of new power generation as quickly as possible – has been held up by court cases and State-owned Eskom Holdings, the bank said. The delay comes as South Africa heads for a record year of disruptive power outages because the utility is unable to meet demand.
Increased infrastructure investment underpins plans unveiled by President Cyril Ramaphosa in October 2020 to boost the country’s economic growth rate, after the biggest contraction in a century that year. Investment as a percentage of South Africa’s gross domestic product has been in decline since 2016 and was projected to hit a record low of 12.2% last year, according to International Monetary Fund data published in February.
Other SIPs have been put on hold due to funding gaps, according to the bank. Similarly, a R4-billion initiative for the South African National Space Agency to develop a Space Infrastructure Hub has made no progress, it said.
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