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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) - 2025/26 Financial YearInfrastructure 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 2 423 604 2 170 158 2 186 348 2 411 701 2 465 475 2 256 305 2 438 703 1 853 765 1 917 296 8.1Maintenance and repairs 1 543 500 1 310 391 1 539 454 1 802 683 1 691 303 1 658 437 1 771 234 1 446 262 1 496 252 6.8Upgrades and additions 879 301 859 767 646 894 609 018 774 172 597 868 655 469 407 503 421 044 9.6Refurbishment and rehabilitation 803 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 12 000 %u2013 %u2013 New infrastructure assets 4 555 5 895 12 396 14 000 %u2013 %u2013 22 650 32 033 33 474 Infrastructure transfers %u2013 3 353 7 028 34 167 39 704 32 853 30 712 29 809 36 150 (6.5)Current %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 7 539 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 (100.0)Capital %u2013 3 353 7 028 34 167 39 704 25 314 30 712 29 809 36 150 21.3Infrastructure 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 2 176 053 2 431 512 2 205 772 2 459 868 2 505 179 2 289 158 2 492 065 1 915 607 1 986 920 8.91. Total provincial infrastructure is the sum of \s non infrastructure items.2024/25The department has from 2021/22 to 2025/26 focused on the refurbishment of various traffic stations, the maintenance and construction of roads as well as upgrades of the Mthatha airport. From 2021/22, the expenditure increased from R2.176 billion to a revised estimate of R2.289 billion in 2024/25. The budget increases by 8.9 per cent to R2.492 billion in 2025/26 due to additional funding allocated through the PRMG for the Welisizwe Bridge Programme and Rehabilitation projects, which are crucial for the department's ongoing efforts to upgrade and maintain the province's road infrastructure. 7.5.2 Maintenance The department is responsible for the maintenance of provincial roads, this is funded through the PRMG as well as the EPWP Integrated Grant for Provinces. The department spent R1.310 billion in 2021/22, which increased to R1.658 billion in the 2024/25 revised estimate. In 2025/26, the budget further increases by 6.8 percent to R1.771 billion. 7.5.3 Non infrastructure items None. Departmental Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects None. Conditional Grants Payments 7.7.1 Conditional grant payments by grant Table 8: Summary of departmental conditional grants by grant Outcome Mainappropriation Adjusted appropriation Revised estimate 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 283 803 282 593 295 048 308 298 308 298 308 298 322 110 336 867 352 100 4,5 73 580 71 354 72 037 47 168 47 168 47 168 42 395 - - (10,1)1 677 797 2 055 330 2 021 998 2 089 930 2 232 058 2 130 118 2 184 984 1 569 448 1 640 607 2,6 2 035 180 2 409 277 2 389 083 2 445 396 2 587 524 2 485 584 2 549 489 1 906 315 1 992 707 2,6 Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant TotalR thousand % change from 2024/25 Public Transport Operations Grant Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant for Provinces Medium-term estimates669