Latest Developments

ISA preparation pipeline exceeds 24 projects and R148 billion

Infrastructure South Africa reported more than 24 projects under preparation support, valued at approximately R148bn, across multiple spheres of government and priority sectors — showing the launch pipeline is not limited to announced megaprojects; bankability and procurement preparation are visible stages.

AIIB and South Africa sign $500m climate-resilient urban-services loan

National Treasury announced a USD500 million AIIB loan directed at strengthening climate-resilient urban services — a current sovereign/DFI financing signal beyond power generation, demonstrating the municipal/urban infrastructure channel.

OPEC Fund provides $150m infrastructure-reform loan

South Africa secured a USD150 million development-policy loan for infrastructure-related reforms — supporting enabling reforms rather than one named asset.

Senqu Bridge opens within LHWP Phase II

The 825-metre Senqu Bridge was launched as enabling infrastructure for the future Polihali reservoir while the main Phase II works remained under construction — a verifiable physical milestone in a strategic cross-border water project.

World Bank backs infrastructure credit-guarantee mobilisation

The World Bank approved financing for a South African credit-guarantee initiative intended to crowd in private infrastructure capital, with transmission expansion a central use case — connecting project-pipeline quality to bankability, risk allocation and private-finance mobilisation.

MyCiTi Phase 2A advances at Claremont

The City of Cape Town invited public-art proposals for the new Claremont MyCiTi station while the broader Phase 2A corridor remained under construction — a current municipal-delivery signal alongside the national programmes.

ISA publishes the 2026/27 Construction Book

Infrastructure South Africa listed the 2026/27 Construction Book as the successor to its 2025/26 edition, which identifies funded projects expected to reach construction tender within the following 18 months — a national, forward-looking procurement signal, without treating all public procurement as infrastructure intelligence.

First sovereign Infrastructure and Development Finance Bond

National Treasury announced the country’s first sovereign instrument expressly framed for infrastructure and development finance — a material funding-channel development for the infrastructure market, though not itself an Infrastructure Project record.

Scatec selected for a 103 MW grid-storage project

Scatec announced selection for a 103 MW battery-storage project, with Scatec, STANLIB-managed funds and a community trust identified in the ownership structure — connecting the BESIPPPP programme to a named private participant, ownership structure and delivery capability.