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Pillar 2
SADC VISION
2050
A peaceful, inclusive, competitive, middle- to high-income industrialised region,
where all citizens enjoy sustainable economic well-being, justice and freedom
Cross Cutting Issues
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN
Gender, Youth, Environment and Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management
Infrastructure
Industrial Development Social and
Development in Support Human Capital
and Market of Regional Development
Integration
Integration SUPPORT OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Peace, Security, and Good Governance
DIRECTORATE OF v Provision of timely and credible
meteorological and climate
INFRASTRUCTURE
information; and
v Promoting investment in regional
infrastructure development.
The mandate of the Infrastructure Directorate The achievements and challenges of the
is to facilitate and coordinate the
sectors that fall under the Infrastructure
transformation of the region into an integrated
Directorate are presented as follows – Energy;
economy by promoting the provision of ICT; Meteorology; Water; and Transport.
adequate, interconnected, cost-effective and
efficient regional infrastructure. Its overall goal
is Infrastructure in Support for Regional
Integration and Poverty Alleviation. ENERGY SECTOR
The Regional Infrastructure Development
Master Plan (RIDMP) is a blueprint for Creation of Enabling Environment to
64 regional socio-economic integration and Enhance Security of Energy Supply

development, and provides the main guiding The Southern African Power Generation
instrument for the Directorate, particularly for and Transmission Master Plan (SAPP Pool
implementing Pillar 2 of the RISDP 2020-2030, Plan) as approved by the Committee of
which specifically deals with Infrastructure Ministers responsible for Energy in 2018
Development in Support of Regional stipulates that the development of regional
Integration. transmission infrastructure would require
The Directorate responds to the US$3.3 billion while generation projects
goals of the SADC Vision 2050, and the would require investment costs of US121
SADC Industrialization Strategy and billion by 2040.
Roadmap (2015-2063) in considering At the end of 2020, the total installed
the role of infrastructure as an enabler capacity for the region stood at 69,132
of regional development. Outcomes of Megawatts (MW) from mainland Member
the Directorate’s interventions are States and when considering the operating
motivated by the following Key Result capacity of 59,688 MW and peak demand
Areas (KRAs): including required reserves of 57,662 MW,
v Promoting efficient and effective the region is sitting with an excess capacity of
management of shared watercourses 2,026 MW.
and improved development of However, only nine of 12 mainland
strategic water infrastructure; Member States are interconnected through
v Promoting the provision of
the regional power grid which allows
adequate, integrated and efficient Member States to share surplus energy. In
transport infrastructure and services; addition, those interconnected are not able to
v Supply of adequate energy in the
trade power effectively due to inadequate and
region;
v Establishing universal access to congested transmission capacity and other
affordable ICT; non-tariff barriers.