diff --git a/pkg/infrastructure/clusterapi/clusterapi.go b/pkg/infrastructure/clusterapi/clusterapi.go
index c796080784c..629470a69f1 100644
--- a/pkg/infrastructure/clusterapi/clusterapi.go
+++ b/pkg/infrastructure/clusterapi/clusterapi.go
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ import (
 var _ infrastructure.Provider = (*InfraProvider)(nil)
 
 const (
-	// timeout for each provisioning step.
-	timeout = 15 * time.Minute
-
 	preProvisionStage        = "Infrastructure Pre-provisioning"
 	infrastructureStage      = "Network-infrastructure Provisioning"
 	infrastructureReadyStage = "Post-network, pre-machine Provisioning"
@@ -182,14 +179,20 @@ func (i *InfraProvider) Provision(ctx context.Context, dir string, parents asset
 		}
 	}
 
+	var networkTimeout = 15 * time.Minute
+
+	if p, ok := i.impl.(Timeouts); ok {
+		networkTimeout = p.NetworkTimeout()
+	}
+
 	// Wait for successful provisioning by checking the InfrastructureReady
 	// status on the cluster object.
-	untilTime := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	untilTime := time.Now().Add(networkTimeout)
 	timezone, _ := untilTime.Zone()
-	logrus.Infof("Waiting up to %v (until %v %s) for network infrastructure to become ready...", timeout, untilTime.Format(time.Kitchen), timezone)
+	logrus.Infof("Waiting up to %v (until %v %s) for network infrastructure to become ready...", networkTimeout, untilTime.Format(time.Kitchen), timezone)
 	var cluster *clusterv1.Cluster
 	{
-		if err := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second, timeout, true,
+		if err := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second, networkTimeout, true,
 			func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 				c := &clusterv1.Cluster{}
 				if err := cl.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ func (i *InfraProvider) Provision(ctx context.Context, dir string, parents asset
 				return cluster.Status.InfrastructureReady, nil
 			}); err != nil {
 			if wait.Interrupted(err) {
-				return fileList, fmt.Errorf("infrastructure was not ready within %v: %w", timeout, err)
+				return fileList, fmt.Errorf("infrastructure was not ready within %v: %w", networkTimeout, err)
 			}
 			return fileList, fmt.Errorf("infrastructure is not ready: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -280,12 +283,18 @@ func (i *InfraProvider) Provision(ctx context.Context, dir string, parents asset
 		logrus.Infof("Created manifest %+T, namespace=%s name=%s", m, m.GetNamespace(), m.GetName())
 	}
 
+	var provisionTimeout = 15 * time.Minute
+
+	if p, ok := i.impl.(Timeouts); ok {
+		provisionTimeout = p.ProvisionTimeout()
+	}
+
 	{
-		untilTime := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+		untilTime := time.Now().Add(provisionTimeout)
 		timezone, _ := untilTime.Zone()
 		reqBootstrapPubIP := installConfig.Config.Publish == types.ExternalPublishingStrategy && i.impl.BootstrapHasPublicIP()
-		logrus.Infof("Waiting up to %v (until %v %s) for machines %v to provision...", timeout, untilTime.Format(time.Kitchen), timezone, machineNames)
-		if err := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second, timeout, true,
+		logrus.Infof("Waiting up to %v (until %v %s) for machines %v to provision...", provisionTimeout, untilTime.Format(time.Kitchen), timezone, machineNames)
+		if err := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second, provisionTimeout, true,
 			func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 				allReady := true
 				for _, machineName := range machineNames {
@@ -314,7 +323,7 @@ func (i *InfraProvider) Provision(ctx context.Context, dir string, parents asset
 				return allReady, nil
 			}); err != nil {
 			if wait.Interrupted(err) {
-				return fileList, fmt.Errorf("control-plane machines were not provisioned within %v: %w", timeout, err)
+				return fileList, fmt.Errorf("control-plane machines were not provisioned within %v: %w", provisionTimeout, err)
 			}
 			return fileList, fmt.Errorf("control-plane machines are not ready: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/infrastructure/clusterapi/types.go b/pkg/infrastructure/clusterapi/types.go
index 6b56e5902fe..f1ec19bb8c7 100644
--- a/pkg/infrastructure/clusterapi/types.go
+++ b/pkg/infrastructure/clusterapi/types.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package clusterapi
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"time"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
@@ -117,3 +118,11 @@ type PostDestroyer interface {
 type PostDestroyerInput struct {
 	Metadata types.ClusterMetadata
 }
+
+// Timeouts allows platform provider to override the timeouts for certain phases.
+type Timeouts interface {
+	// When waiting for the network infrastructure to become ready.
+	NetworkTimeout() time.Duration
+	// When waiting for the machines to provision.
+	ProvisionTimeout() time.Duration
+}
diff --git a/pkg/infrastructure/powervs/clusterapi/powervs.go b/pkg/infrastructure/powervs/clusterapi/powervs.go
index e161c53c59e..5a30f24011b 100644
--- a/pkg/infrastructure/powervs/clusterapi/powervs.go
+++ b/pkg/infrastructure/powervs/clusterapi/powervs.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Provider struct {
 	clusterapi.InfraProvider
 }
 
+var _ clusterapi.Timeouts = (*Provider)(nil)
 var _ clusterapi.InfraReadyProvider = (*Provider)(nil)
 var _ clusterapi.Provider = (*Provider)(nil)
 var _ clusterapi.PostProvider = (*Provider)(nil)
@@ -56,6 +57,18 @@ func leftInContext(ctx context.Context) time.Duration {
 const privatePrefix = "api-int."
 const publicPrefix = "api."
 
+// NetworkTimeout allows platform provider to override the timeout
+// when waiting for the network infrastructure to become ready.
+func (p Provider) NetworkTimeout() time.Duration {
+	return 30 * time.Minute
+}
+
+// ProvisionTimeout allows platform provider to override the timeout
+// when waiting for the machines to provision.
+func (p Provider) ProvisionTimeout() time.Duration {
+	return 15 * time.Minute
+}
+
 // InfraReady is called once cluster.Status.InfrastructureReady
 // is true, typically after load balancers have been provisioned. It can be used
 // to create DNS records.