Grid rules should favour shovel-ready projects whether public or private – Minister

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa indicates that he is in favour of grid-access rules that ensure as much new capacity is added as quickly as possible regardless of whether that new generation is procured through public or private processes. The Minister was responding to a question as to whether upcoming Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPPP) bidding rounds could be threatened if the Energy Regulator refused to allow Eskom to reserve grid capacity for such projects.
/by

IRP2023 comments to be workshopped to ensure ‘credible’ outcome

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has committed not to dismiss the more than 4 000 public comments received in response to the draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP2023), the content of which has been heavily criticised. Instead, he has promised to host workshops with stakeholders, especially those 200-odd who had made “substantive” submissions.
/by

Ramokgopa announces electricity tariff review amid affordability ‘crisis’ for poor households

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that a review of South Africa’s electricity pricing policy will be launched with the aim of addressing a rising affordability “crisis”, which is undermining electricity access for a growing number of poor consumers. The review would be undertaken in consultation with the South African Local Government Association, Eskom, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) and other stakeholders, and could have far-reaching implications for the way electricity tariffs are set and how low-income households are subsidised.
/by