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Department: Public Works and Infrastructure7.5 Infrastructure payments 7.5.1 Departmental infrastructure payments Table 7: Summary of departmental payments and estimates on infrastructure Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28Existing infrastructure assets 139 341 140 515 118 522 142 040 143 305 156 164 131 745 110 352 86 302 (15.6)Maintenance and repairs 59 119 48 534 55 250 54 872 65 672 65 672 52 952 45 175 47 208 (19.4)Upgrades and additions 80 222 91 981 63 272 87 168 77 633 87 381 78 793 65 177 39 094 (9.8)Refurbishment and rehabilitation %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 3 111 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 (100.0)New infrastructure assets 83 658 111 812 101 510 106 027 82 064 100 185 99 000 37 779 %u2013 (1.2)Infrastructure transfers %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Current %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Capital %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Infrastructure payments for financial assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Infrastructure leases %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Non infrastructure %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Total department infrastructure 224 173 251 153 220 032 248 067 225 369 256 349 230 745 148 131 86 302 (10.0)1. Total provincial infrastructure is the sum of \s non infrastructure items.2024/25Table 7 above presents a summary of infrastructure payments and its estimates by category. A more detailed listing of infrastructure projects to be undertaken by the department can be found in Annexure B5 of this chapter. The total departmental infrastructure spending increase from R224.173 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R256.349 million in 2024/25. In 2025/26, the budget decreases by 10 per cent to R230.745 million when compared to the 2024/25 revised estimate. The decrease is attributable to the reprioritisation as per the new demands in the department. The decrease in total departmental infrastructure over the 2025 MTEF is seen mainly under capital expenditure due to the anticipated completion of office complex developments being constructed to accommodate government sector departments. Upgrades and additions Upgrades and additions decreased from R91.981 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R87.381 million in 2024/25. In 2025/26, the budget decreases further by 9.8 per cent to R78.793 million when compared to the 2024/25 revised estimate. The decreases is due to the anticipated completion of projects related to improvement of government office buildings including energy saving solar installation projects. New infrastructure assets New infrastructure assets increased from R83.658 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R100.185 million in 2024/25. In 2025/26, it marginally decreases by 1.2 per cent to R99.000 million when compared to the 2024/25 revised estimate. This is due to the anticipated completion of government office complex developments in the districts being implemented to house government departments. 7.5.2 Maintenance Maintenance and repairs increased from R48.534 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R65.672 million in 2024/25. In 2025/26, the budget decreases by 19.4 per cent to R52.952 million when compared to the 2024/25 revised estimate as the 2024/25 Adjustment Estimates had seen an increase to allocations under the item to alleviate constraints on the funding for wages of EPWP maintenance teams. Furthermore, 2025/26 includes an amount of R9.768 million allocated under the EPWP Integrated Grant for Provinces. 7.5.3 Non %u2013 Infrastructure None. 304