Cabinet made a decision in December 2010 to discontinue the process of restructuring the Electricity Distribution Industry (EDI) through the establishment of Regional Electricity Distributors (REDs).   In response EDI Holdings has wound down its operations and closed as of the 31 March 2011.  As such the Department of Energy will review the entire electricity value
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This dialogue provides the platform to understand the approach adopted by the Presidency in respect of the Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation programme and explores the intention and implications of Outcome 6. Economic infrastructure comprises the internal facilities of a country that makes it possible to do business and includes communication, transportation, distribution networks, financial institutions
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The joint SACN/World Bank/Private Public Infrastructure Advisory Fund (PPIAF) study into municipal finances for infrastructure in the SADC region held a reference group meeting on the 27 of January 2011. Its intent was to among others, test some of the outputs with knowledgeable practitioners in the field.  Among the outputs that were considered were credit
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The Infrastructure Dialogues have been running since June 2009 and continue to attract a variety of stakeholders from the public and private sectors categorised as government (national, provincial and local), academic, private sector and other stakeholders both at events held at the DBSA and online on the interactive website.

By: Dennis Ndaba 11th February 2011 It is easy to be critical of municipalities with declining service delivery and increasing charges, but the municipal system is highly complex, says eThekwini infrastructure planning strategic executive Ken Breetzke. “The challenge is to align the thinking of senior management across the organisation, otherwise coordinated strategy fails,” Breetzke told
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Upcoming Dialogue topics: – Affordable Housing – State of Electricity Distribution in South Africa – Economic Infrastructure – Monitoring & Evaluation – Social Infrastructure – Roads Infrastructure (repeat topic) – Infrastructure Inputs Monitoring If you have any topics you would like to suggest for future dialogues please e-mail info@infrastructuredialogues.co.za

A number of studies have shown that access to affordable housing in the continent has been constrained by the lack of sufficient and appropriately delivered infrastructure that can support housing development. Recently, the Human Settlements Minister said: Fundamental problems in providing bulk infrastructure, such as water, sanitation, and electricity, are slowing down government’s housing delivery
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The first dialogue in this series took place in June 2009, the topic being the Municipal Infrastructure Investment (MIIF). At that dialogue, the key findings of then MIIF Round 5 analysis were debated. Briefly, those findings included that significant capital expenditure would be required over ten years if the infrastructure service backlogs are to be
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South Africa as a developmental state seeks to balance economic growth and social development through using state resources and influence to reduce poverty and expand economic opportunities for the poor and the previously disadvantaged.  The State seeks to apply its vast resources in a manner that not only creates a market economy, but also enables
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Two years ago the Department of Water Affairs (by then DWAF) started a process of drafting a Sector Wide Water Services Infrastructure Asset Management Strategy with an effort to address some of the challenges Water Services Institutions (WSI) are faced with in terms of Asset Management.  The Strategy has been discussed at length by the
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