Rather than providing funding directly,
SKA's member states are likely contribute equipment and expertise, and Diamond says that they have already contributed $ 90 million to the pre-construction
phase.
But funding, technical, and bureaucratic challenges have forced planners to downsize the first
phase of the
SKA — envisioned to include hundreds of dishes in South Africa and thousands in Australia — and delay completion by at least 2 years, to 2026.