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The provincial government has invested R35 m in the project following an agreement with SBM stated the municipality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Various tenders are in place and negotiations with the national Departement of Public Works is in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hub will be a one-stop shop for government services, municipal, provincial and national.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>2 Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Construction has started on the link road and bridge and other civil engineering projects for the back of port business hub of the country\u2019s first industrial development zone (IDZ) located in a port. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the port side construction of the offshore supply base, also a first, is in progress. More on tenders on www.sbidz.co.za.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>3 Oiltanking Mogs Saldanha<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mining, Oil and Gas Services (MOGS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) has partnered with Oil Tanking Grinrod Calulo (OTGC) through a joint venture called Oiltanking Mogs Saldanha for the development of a 13,2 million barrel concrete storage and blending facility in Saldanha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The facility will consist of 12 interconnected tanks and will be targeted at global traders, producers and refineries. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The project received environmental approval. A public process and environmental impact study was launched in September for an underground pipeline from the port to the facility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>4 Liquid Petroleum Gas facilities<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both liquid petroleum gas (LPG) import, storage and distribution facilities are currently under construction just outside the Saldanha iron ore terminal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunrise Energy and Avedia Energy have installed their first \u2018bullets\u2019, massive storage tanks. Both facilities plan to be operational by or within the first half of 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>5 Elandsfontein phosphate mine<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than R800 million has been spent on contracts for the construction of this controversial phosphate mine. 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