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Collected on 3 September 2026
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Concessional Loan Financing for Metro Trading Services Reform (MTSR)
The €300 million in concessional loan financing from KfW Development Bank and Agence Française de Développement is available to support the reform of essential trading services—electricity, water supply and sanitation, and solid waste management—in South Africa’s eight metropolitan municipalities. This funding aims to improve financial and operational performance, reinvest revenues into infrastructure, and reduce outages and investment backlogs.
Places
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, eThekwini
Reference
https://www.treasury.gov.za/comm_media/press/2026/2026090201%20Joint%20media%20statement%20-%20KFW%20&%20AFD%20loan%20to%20support%20Metro%20Trading%20Services%20Reform.pdf
Amounts
R 5 600 000 000
German and French Development Cooperation - via KfW Development Bank (KfW) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) - have committed €300 million (eq. ZAR 5.6bn) in concessional loan financing to support National Treasury’s Metro Trading Services Reform (MTSR) programme.
