Question NW4043 to the Minister of Public Enterprises
25 November 2022 - NW4043
Chetty, Mr M to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
What (a) was the total capital budget for the Transnet National Ports Authority in each of the past four financial years and (b) proportion of the capital budget was allocated to the Port of (i) Richards Bay, (ii) Durban, (iii) East London, (iv) Ngqura, (v) Port Elizabeth, (vi) Mossel Bay, (vii) Cape Town and (viii) Saldanha Bay?
Reply:
According to the information received from Transnet
(a) – (b):
The total capital budget for Transnet National Ports Authority for the past four (4) financial years, i.e., 2018/19 to 2021/22 was R 9,611,861,186. The total per year and the corresponding proportion of the capital budget per port and/or business unit is as shown in .
Table 1: Capital Budget for the past four financial years
|
Ports/ BU |
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Budget |
Budget Total 4 Years (R) |
|
|
i. |
Richards Bay |
313,675,026 |
293,419,973 |
299,517,725 |
247,695,964 |
1,154,308,688 |
|
ii. |
Durban |
739,948,775 |
1,162,104,371 |
449,722,731 |
218,638,550 |
2,570,414,427 |
|
iii. |
East London |
103,433,433 |
71,192,492 |
41,579,111 |
10,663,936 |
226,868,972 |
|
iv. |
Ngqura |
320,143,274 |
473,228,241 |
445,569,466 |
434,321,234 |
1,673,262,216 |
|
v. |
Port Elizabeth |
74,999,174 |
62,525,281 |
56,625,106 |
43,079,731 |
237,229,292 |
|
vi. |
Mossel Bay |
32,108,064 |
32,196,033 |
3,897,130 |
18,594,591 |
86,795,818 |
|
vii. |
Cape Town |
144,279,479 |
106,752,864 |
231,964,582 |
131,976,905 |
614,973,830 |
|
viii. |
Saldanha Bay |
265,588,285 |
126,142,313 |
345,848,743 |
230,189,938 |
967,769,279 |
|
Dredging |
405,660,000 |
332,589,480 |
179,241,695 |
371,512,961 |
1,289,004,137 |
|
|
Lighthouse |
52,500,644 |
39,074,500 |
29,950,002 |
64,568,000 |
186,093,146 |
|
|
Head Office |
184,104,169 |
7,127,723 |
103,763,171 |
310,146,317 |
605,141,380 |
|
|
Grand Total |
2,636,440,324 |
2,706,353,272 |
2,187,679,462 |
2,081,388,128 |
9,611,861,186 |