The National Treasury announced in budget documents tabled in parliament on Wednesday it would launch a project at end-July that would enable private investment in electricity grid infrastructure.

The government has been working in partnership with the International Finance Corporation to agree on the short-term options for off-balance sheet financing to accelerate private sector investment in transmission without negatively affecting Eskom’s balance sheet and the fiscus...

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