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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial Yeardeveloped at a national level to address water backlogs and challenges; however, water infrastructure backlogs still persist in various parts of the country and the province. The main challenge within the water supply system relate to inefficient water resources development, management and use, lack of skills and limited funding directed towards developing and maintaining bulk water supply infrastructure. The Mzimvubu water project is one of the strategic and priority projects in the province, the project is driven nationally by the Department of Water and Sanitation. The Ntabelanga dam is one of the key components of the Mzimvubu water project, the dam will be used for both irrigation and households. The Department of Water and Sanitation has planned to spend R8 billion in the construction of the Ntabelanga dam. To date, a contractor has been appointed to construct the dam wall in November 2024. Furthermore, the National Department of Water and Sanitation is rolling out other water projects in the province, these include: %uf0b7 The construction of the Foxwood dam in Adelaide for irrigation and domestic use, theproject will cost R2 billion.%uf0b7 The construction of the Zalu dam in Lusikisiki for R1 billion.%uf0b7 Through the Amatola Water Board, the National Department of Water and Sanitation isimplementing other water projects such as the Ngqamakwe Regional Water Scheme inMquma Municipality for R370 million, the Lower Sundays River, Greater Mbizana andNdlambe water schemes for R650 million.Allocations for Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG), and the Water Service Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) across provincial municipalities within the province will total about R1.2 billion Energy Supply: Eastern Cape government is currently implementing an energy action plan to promote energy security in the province. Energy security is one the provincial strategic projects to create sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Through the coordination work of the Eastern Cape government, three wind farm projects were facilitated to the construction phase in 2023, and this is expected to provide an additional 293 megawatts to the Eastern cape grid by 2024 and 2025. Furthermore, Eastern Cape government is facilitating a process to build three additional wind farms that will add 547 megawatts to the provincial grid. Around 1802 megawatts of wind and solar energy will be generated for the provincial grid. Eskom subsidiary %u2013 National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) is planning high voltage powerlines in the province to increase connectivity to the grid thus promoting energy security and sustainability in the province. The Eastern Cape provincial government has to date facilitated R1.5 billion for the development of the Wolf Wind Farm and R3.5 billion for the Coleskop Wind Farm. There is a planned LNG Gas to power project at Coega SEZ, the budget for the project is R2.1 billion. There is a planned solar rooftop project in the East London SEZ at an investment value of R500 million. This has been submitted to ISA for project preparation and packaging. Infrastructure SA Support: The Eastern Cape government is currently receiving support from Infrastructure South Africa in terms of project planning and packaging to facilitate project funding application to National Treasury Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFIs). The facility supports critical and specialised infrastructure projects and as of 2024, the Provincial Treasury supported the submission of two BFI projects: 37