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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) - 2025/26 Financial Year %uf0b7 The department further attracted 9 investments with a value of R659.7 million against the revised annual target of 9 with a value of R620 million through the CSEZ. In addition, 3 601 jobs opportunities were created on construction and 10 596 on operations against the revised annual target of 4 586 and 10 500, respectively. The Department further contributed to skills and development by training 229 against the revised annual target of 90 people through ELSEZ. The Department completed and closed out the following provincial economic stimulus projects: Queendustria Electrification, Mt Ayliff Informal Trader Infrastructure, Rafi package facilities, Abalone farm, Somerset East Industrial Parks, Nam Cluster as well as the film development and film industrial funds. The phase 2 wastewater treatment works (WWTW) for Dimbaza Industrial parks, Hluleka Nature reserves upgrade, Wild Coast SEZ construction are monitored monthly through programme project meetings by the Department. Sustainable energy The Department in support of sustainable energy initiative, DEDEAT together with its entities Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA), and ECDC held a workshop on 25 of October 2024 with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), to provide background on the Cape Vulture Protocol, clarification on the compilation of the Cape Vulture sensitivity map. The provincial position was presented by the department at the Birds and Renewable Energy Forum hosted by BirdLife South Africa and the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and further facilitated a discussion on the Eastern Cape Vulture Release programme. The Department presented provincial perspective at GIZ Green Hydrogen SA Workshop. DEDEAT further conducted the Provincial Infrastructure Steering Committee on Energy and Electricity on 15 November 2024 with AFRI coast Energy, which is the service provider for the PISC5/Grid support discussing the development of a technical and business case for prioritisation of grid expansion in the Eastern Cape by National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) focusing on Green Hydrogen support, Wind farm and vulture collision risk challenges in the Eastern Cape and further held site visit to the launch of Msenge Emoyeni Wind Farm. Transmission development took place under the grid development Intergovernmental processes led by DEDEAT a meeting between NTCSA and the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality held in November 2024 to resolve servitude issues for the portions of the line located within ownership of the municipality. An amount of R209 thousand in 2024/25 has been transferred to Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality for grid maintenance. DEDEAT engaged with the National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC) about the Sustainable Energy Systems for Industrial Development (SESID) project. The goal of the project is to investigate and identify sustainable energy solutions for these industrial parks, including opportunities of economic growth and decarbonization through self-generation. DEDEAT played a supportive role in supporting the 3 Capes Directors Generals Meeting on Green Hydrogen held on 29 November 2024 in the Western Cape. Manufacturing The department in collaboration with the Automotive Tier 1 to 3 suppliers established the Eastern Cape Automotive Industry Forum (ECAIF) in 2015. ECAIF has established programmes to support the development and improve the competitiveness of this sector namely Market Development, Localisation and Growth, Manufacturing Excellence and Skills development. The meeting held on 3 to 4 December 2024, the Economic Development (ED) Cluster hosted the inaugural ECAIF Incubation Programme for the Eastern Cape supported by ECDC. The event consisted of 14 delegates from 13 automotive MSME providing training on strategic growth to improve value proposition development. 617