What sets Coega apart?

First and foremost, Coega is ideally situated. It is near Port Elizabeth on the Eastern Cape Coast of South Africa. The Coega IDZ is specifically designed to meet the needs of manufacturers wanting to succeed in global markets. Coega is also situated in the centre of the world’s main trade routes and located between the American, European and Pacific Rim regions. Therefore, this makes the Coega IDZ the ideal location for any manufacturer adding value to raw materials and components and producing goods. 

The long-term plans for the Coega IDZ even include an international airport to handle high value freight as well as passengers. Therefore, companies can export with the use of both transport facilities.

Another aspect that sets Coega apart is the fantastic features they offer. These include:

• Large industrial parks

These fantastic industrial parks are spread across over 11 000 hectares of land and are ideally customised for both heavy, medium and light industries

• Inter-modal transportation linkages

There is an existing logistics infrastructure which includes road, rail, sea, telecommunications and air links

• Integration with South Africa’s newest deepwater port

The Port of Ngqura is a world-class gateway to international markets. This dedicated deep-water port boasts purpose-built container, bulk and break-bulk as well as general cargo terminals. 

• Adequate industrial standard water supplies

• Purpose-built and superlative infrastructure

• Economic clusters centred on backward and forward integration

• One stop investor facilitation with all relevant Government departments and agencies

• World-class environmental policies and standards

• Customised employee training programmes

• A high-tech communications infrastructure

• The world’s cheapest electric power

• Customs-secure areas for the assembly and manufacture of products for export

The location is ideal and the features they offer are perfect for all investors and tenants! It is therefore no surprise that Coega is the preferred investment destination.