Name of the Project
Boegoebaai deep-water port and rail project.

Location
Boegoebaai, in the Northern Cape of South Africa, near the Namibian border.

Project Owner/s
State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA).

Project Description
The project entails the design, funding and construction of a greenfield deep-water port at Boegoebaai, as well as 550 km of new rail infrastructure linking the port to mines in the province.

The area has also been earmarked as a possible hub for the production and export of green hydrogen and derivative products.

The TNPA released a request for qualification in August 2022 for the design, funding and construction of the proposed greenfield port and rail infrastructure as a precursor to a possible future request for proposals.

In July 2023, TNPA released details of the companies participating in the three consortia shortlisted to participate in the bidding process for the project.

The three consortia named were the Boegoebaai Port & Rail Consortium, the Boegoebaai Development Consortium and the Project Elephant Consortium.

The participants in the consortiums include:

• Port of Rotterdam, A.P Moller and Capital, Nako Systra, Nako Iliso, CPRDW-Consulting Port and Coastal Engineers, WBHO, Thelo and DB Scheneker in the Boegoebaai Port & Rail Consortium;
• Meridiam SAS, Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Managers, Bouygues TP, Vinci Construction, Raubex Group, Coega Development Corporation, Afrimat Limited, WSP Consulting Engineers and Gibb Consulting Engineers in the Boegoebaai Development Consortium; and
• Newlyn Group’s Briardale Trading, Afcon Infrastructure Limited, Yapi Merkezi Insaat ve Sanayi Anonim Sirketi, Mota-Engil and Traxtion Sheltam in the Project Elephant Consortium.

Potential Job Creation
The project could potentially create 370 000 jobs, according to the government’s Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy.

Capital Expenditure
The project is estimated at R13.8-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
Infrastructure South Africa has said an announcement on who will win the bid to build the deep-water port at Boegoebaai will likely be made in the first half of 2027.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
TNPA, tel +27 11 351 9001.