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State of the Nation Address - SONA 2022: Ready, Set, Budget! Looking ahead to the 2022 Budget Speech

The President of The Republic, in the State of the Nation Address - SONA 2022, declared three public enemies: “unemployment, poverty, and inequality”. All eyes are now on the finance minister to bring the broad outlines of the speech to life with clear plans, programmes, and most importantly, for the budget to meet SONA aspirations. This article outlines budget expectations with regards to energy security as well as infrastructure development.

By Humphrey Theodore K. Ng'ambi · Head of IT, Marketing & CX

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State of the Nation Address - SONA 2022: ENERGY SECURITY

Project Stage Capacity As a % of Shortfall Renewable Energy Projects at Advanced Construction stage 500MW 13% Renewable Energy Projects at Bid Winner Announced stage 2600MW 65% Renewable Energy Projects bids to be opened in 2022 2600MW 65% Gas Power (Request for Proposals issued in 2021) 3000MW 75% Gas Power (Request for Proposals issued in 2021) 500MW 13%

  • shed light on the expected times of completion on the outstanding programmes and the estimated impact on the shortfall at each given time.
  • an allocation to the DBSA or an outline of the funding arrangements for the IPPs that were allocated a share in the 2 600MW in the renewable energy programme in 2021.
  • financial support for embedded generation at municipal level, as this is crucial in the short to medium term.

State of the Nation Address - SONA 2022: INFRASTRUCTURE

  • spell out the number of projects already approved, and those in the pipeline.
  • clearly articulate the potential impact of the respective projects (jobs created, small business benefiting).
  • indicate a focus on high-impact infrastructure investments (access to the internet, access to quality facilities at government schools/libraries, etc.).

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