Ramokgopa seeks to unlock private finance for 6 000 km of new grid in coming three years

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the current plan for rolling out grid infrastructure, particularly in the coming three years, is insufficient to end loadshedding and should, thus, be accelerated with the support of private investment, as well as funding from the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP). In his inaugural briefing for 2024, Ramokgopa highlighted that, following a recent memorandum of understanding clarifying his powers relative to those of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gorhan, he had been given responsibility for ensuring that transmission-related constraints were addressed.