The government is considering selling a green infrastructure bond worth tens of billions of rand as part of its biggest drive ever to kick-start private investment in projects ranging from energy to water reticulation.

The proposed instrument is one of several mechanisms the country could use to raise finance for projects worth as much as R1.5-trillion over the next decade, said Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, head of the presidency’s investment and infrastructure office...

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