South Africa considering ways to tap private liquidity to accelerate grid expansion

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa confirmed that the National Energy Crisis Committee (Necom) was considering a public–private partnership model to accelerate the building of the R210-billion-worth of grid infrastructure required to connect new generators to the grid, especially in provinces with potent wind and solar resources. Speaking during his weekly briefing on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan on Sunday, Ramaokgopa stressed that there was no intention of relinquishing State ownership of the grid, and that any arrangements would, thus, need to align with that condition.