PROFILE a powerful distribution centre and logistics node, including Blue Sky Logistics, Jonsson Workwear, Fast Freight, DB Schenker, Würth and DHL Supply Chain. Additional strategic land for industry is due to be released for development.
Over and above this there are also six mega housing projects that are being planned across the City over the next five years. Mega human settlements are housing projects of 100,000 units or more. They offer various types of housing from fully subsidised, gap housing, social housing and bonded units. These settlements help the city to transform its disparate urban special patterns, increase access to socio economic opportunities and encourage social cohesion. These developments offer significant opportunities for investors across the full value chain including land acquisition, supply of goods and services, as well as actual implementation.
One of the ways in which planners will promote competitiveness is to create an environment that will allow disruptive innovation through technology. One such project is the Alternative and Renewable Energy strategy which will limit the City’s dependence on the national grid. Ekurhuleni hopes to derive about 10% of overall electricity supply from renewable energy by 2021.
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