Develop gas economy now or face economic regression, Ramokgopa warns

South Africa faces a stark reality: failure to take urgent action to address the impending ‘gas cliff’ will result in economic regression, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned. “The gas cliff is not a distant event. It is imminent. But it is not inevitable. We have the analytical tools, institutional memory and public-private platforms to act. What we now require is resolve, coordination and energy,” he told key industry stakeholders at the Natural Gas Symposium, in Johannesburg, on May 7.