Unlocking infrastructure investment in South Africa
In the latest episode of The Allan Gray Podcast, Thalia Petousis, Sandy McGregor and Raine Adams argue that SA’s infrastructure underinvestment is not the result of a shortage of money, but of opportunity. The private sector continues to show a willingness to fund viable projects. The panel points to the roughly R350bn of capital that has been invested in the local Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme projects since 2022 – the same year that the offshore allowance was in fact increased.
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