Views
5 years ago

Mpumalanga Business 2018-19 edition

  • Text
  • Africa
  • Business
  • Projects
  • Infrastructure
  • Forestry
  • Processing
  • Gas
  • Mining
  • Agriculture
  • Investment
  • Mpumalanga
  • Province
  • Economic
  • Provincial
  • African
  • Sasol
  • Sector
  • Tourism
  • Stainless
  • Mbombela
Mpumalanga has several investment and business opportunities in a wide range of sectors. In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, there are special features on major projects in Mpumalanga and informative articles on what incentives are available to investors and how to establish a business in South Africa. The Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA) outlines in this journal what lies in store for potential investors in the province. This is the ninth edition of this annual guide to business and investment in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa.

SPECIAL FEATURE Power

SPECIAL FEATURE Power stations like the Kendall Power Station produce fly ash as a byproduct. A beneficiation plant for fly ash is an investment opportunity. Infrastructure The projected increase in platinum and chrome output in the Steelpoort area at the border of Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces is putting increasing strain on road and rail infrastructure. To address infrastructure concerns, MEGA is now implementing the KUKA Steelpoort Ropeway Ore Transporting Project which will act as a means of transport of chrome and platinum ores from the mines to the smelters. The funding for all Ropeway Projects in Steelpoort area is likely to be between R50-million and R350-million. The cost for the Lion Ropeway Project is projected at R220-million. Aerial ropeways of over 100km long can be constructed, consisting of a series of sections linked by automatic transfer stations. Manufacturing Fly ash has become a problem for South Africa’s power utility Eskom and it is selling some to cement manufacturers. The remainder is buried or put in ash ponds. Fly ash is produced by coal-powered power plants during the combustion of coal. The beneficiation of fly ash in Mpumalanga, which houses most of Eskom’s power stations, is becoming a lucrative economic opportunity. MEGA is seeking investors to develop a fly ash beneficiation plant. The proposed plant would be built in Emalahleni with an estimated cost of R17-million and the plant size is projected at 500 tons per nine-hour production shift. Fly ash is successfully used to enhance the quality and economy of concrete. Other uses of fly ash include brickmaking, dam building and as a cement extender during the manufacturing of cement. Tourism The province attracts over onemillion tourists a year to the natural wonders of the Bourke’s Luck Potholes, God’s Window, the Blyde River Canyon and the Kruger National Park. MEGA is seeking investors to build an exclusive five-star hotel and top-quality restaurant located at the Bourke’s Luck Potholes on the Highveld part of Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve. There are also innovative expansion plans for God’s Window, a famous lookout point on top of a 700m high cliff in the Drakensburg Mountains overlooking the Lowveld Escarpment – one of Africa’s prime wildlife and game reserves destinations. MEGA is planning to build a “Sky Walk” tourism attraction – an income generating, cantilevered glass walkway and viewing deck suspended off the edge of the God’s Window cliffs, giving 360° panoramic views out and 700 metres down through a glass floor. MPUMALANGA BUSINESS 2018/19 22

Global Africa Network Promoting business, trade and investment in SA’s nine provinces www.gan.co.za www.southafricanbusiness.co.za www.easterncapebusiness.co.za www.freestatebusiness.co.za www.gautengbusinessguide.co.za www.kwazulunatalbusiness.co.za www.limpopobusiness.co.za www.mpumalangabusiness.co.za www.northerncapebusiness.co.za www.northwestbusiness.co.za www.westerncapebusiness.co.za NETWORK MEDIA Tel 021 657 6200 Email sales@gan.co.za Web www.gan.co.za

Other recent publications by Global Africa Network: