The Agency's strategic goals over the medium term are to improve the quality of services, continue with its modernisation strategy, which entails acquiring new reliable trains and upgrading depots, stations, signalling and all other infrastructure and to achieve financial sustainability by improving the generation of revenue. Its performance targets for 2013/14 include: completing negotiations and contracts for its Rolling Stock Fleet Renewal programme, signaling programme (Stage 2 - KwaZulu-Natal (KZN); Stage 3-Western Cape and Stage 1 Phase 2: Gauteng) and the depot modernisation programme, completing of two rail extensions, namely the Bridge City and Greenview - Pienaarspoort railway line, and completing 14 station upgrades and 25 station improvements. It will also continue with its human capital development plans which include learnerships and building capacity for its rolling stock programme . The entity is not generating adequate cash to meet its legal obligations. It is facing an immediate cash challenge due to significant increases in the cost of energy as approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) for Eskom, higher rates and taxes for its property portfolio including the rail tunnel municipal rate increases, higher personnel costs as negotiated with unions, as well as the increased cost of material.