Mpumalanga Business 2022-23
The 2022/23 edition of Mpumalanga Business is the 13th issue of this successful publication that since its launch in 2008 has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the province. With messages of welcome to potential investors from both the provincial premier and the MEC responsible for Economic Development and Tourism, this edition of the journal also contains the official Mpumalanga Investment Prospectus, a comprehensive survey of the province’s assets and the potential of the region. Major catalytic projects such as the Nkomazi Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) and the Mpumalanga International Fresh Produce Market (MIFPM) are examined in detail, outlining how producers, processors and logistics firms stand to benefit and where there is potential for investment. In addition to the Prospectus, the journal contains a special feature on education and a series of brief news briefs about some of the most important sectors in the provincial economy.
The 2022/23 edition of Mpumalanga Business is the 13th issue of this successful publication that since its launch in 2008 has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the province.
With messages of welcome to potential investors from both the provincial premier and the MEC responsible for Economic Development and Tourism, this edition of the journal also contains the official Mpumalanga Investment Prospectus, a comprehensive survey of the province’s assets and the potential of the region. Major catalytic projects such as the Nkomazi Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) and the Mpumalanga International Fresh Produce Market (MIFPM) are examined in detail, outlining how producers, processors and logistics firms stand to benefit and where there is potential for investment. In addition to the Prospectus, the journal contains a special feature on education and a series of brief news briefs about some of the most important sectors in the provincial economy.
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A REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF<br />
MPUMALANGA<br />
PROVINCE<br />
Repurposing facilities as part of the Just Transition. The workshops of Komati Power Station are to be turned into a factory<br />
for the manufacture of components for containerised mini-grids. Credit: Eskom<br />
A new agency has been created to smooth the way to a greener<br />
economy while Eskom has made land available for renewable projects.<br />
By John Young<br />
Opinion in government and civil<br />
society has been turning sharply<br />
against fossil fuels for several years.<br />
Successive international conferences<br />
have been setting global targets for weaning<br />
economies off coal and oil but Russia’s invasion<br />
of Ukraine has changed that. Rich countries are<br />
bringing coal plants back on stream and nuclear<br />
plans have been reactivated.<br />
With <strong>Mpumalanga</strong>’s economy being so strongly<br />
geared towards coal (in mining and for energy<br />
generation) this trend has significant implications<br />
for regional planning in the short term. More than<br />
80% of South Africa’s coal is currently sourced<br />
in <strong>Mpumalanga</strong> and it is the third-largest coalproducing<br />
region in the world.<br />
However, the province is not sitting on its laurels.<br />
Nor is it imagining that it can stop the world. Rather,<br />
the Provincial Government of <strong>Mpumalanga</strong> has<br />
established the <strong>Mpumalanga</strong> Green Cluster Agency<br />
to bring together government, academia and<br />
industry to create the environment for businesses<br />
to develop in a green economy.<br />
The agency has already published a series of<br />
market intelligence opportunity briefs to highlight<br />
current opportunities for investors such as carbon<br />
capture, cleaner aviation fuel, energy storage and<br />
green hydrogen. The key working groups show<br />
the agency’s focus: sustainable agriculture, circular<br />
economy, energy and water. One of the tasks is<br />
to transition to a new economy in a way which<br />
creates jobs.<br />
MPUMALANGA BUSINESS <strong>2022</strong>/<strong>23</strong><br />
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