By Thapelo Molefe
Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has warned that Africa’s infrastructure ambitions are being undermined by weak execution, despite detailed continental frameworks designed to drive industrialisation and trade.
Addressing the Fifth Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy in Sandton on Thursday, Ramokgopa said the continent’s primary constraint is no longer planning, but implementation.
“The defining constraint before us is execution,” he said.
“Across both energy and transport systems, we have developed comprehensive frameworks. What remains limited is the capacity to implement them at scale.”
He cited persistent fragmentation across sectors, weak project preparation, and misalignment between continental frameworks and national priorities as key obstacles delaying infrastructure delivery.
His remarks come as Africa faces mounting pressure to modernise infrastructure to support economic growth, trade integration and industrial development.
Ramokgopa said the continent’s development is constrained by a dual challenge of
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