This is according to public works and infrastructure minister Patricia de Lille who held a media briefing recently to update journalists on progress made over the past year on various projects in the Infrastructure Investment Plan.
The Infrastructure Fund was announced in 2019 as a ring-fenced division of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and operationalised in 2020 with a commitment of R100bn from government over a 10-year period.
De Lille said projects are approved by the Infrastructure Fund for blended finance with contributions from the fund and the remainder to come from the private sector.
Among the Infrastructure Fund pipeline projects that were submitted for Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) consideration, include:
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