Infrastructure investment race reshapes SA's economic future, says Energy Department

INFRASTRUCTURE is fast emerging as a principal battleground for global economic competitiveness, industrial strength and national resilience, according to Subesh Pillay, acting director-general of the Department of Electricity and Energy.

- YOGASHEN PILLAY

Delivering a keynote address at the Consulting Engineers South Africa Infrastructure Indaba in Durban on Wednesday, Pillay said governments across the world are increasingly recognising a longstanding truth: modern economies are fundamentally built on the reliability and scale of infrastructure systems.

“Electricity networks, logistics corridors, water systems, and digital infrastructure form the physical backbone upon which economic activity depends”