Energy Action Plan
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From transformation to sustained delivery
Perhaps the most tangible area of progress since SONA 2025 has been energy stabilisation. The marked reduction in the frequency and severity of load-shedding, including extended…
No load-shedding expected during summer holiday, says Ramokgopa
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Boost private investment for renewables
Increasing global and national pressures for decarbonisation put added focus on Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s plans
Performance of electricity grid disappointing, says Ramokgopa after more unit failures
The electricity minister said cabinet had given the nod to implementation of the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
Ramokgopa: Eskom must focus on transmission and expanding the national grid
The electricity minister warned that if the country took too long to make decisions on transmission expansion, it would add to its electricity crisis
Ramokgopa: Load-shedding will continue into summer
Winter recedes and the demand of electricity drops, planned maintenance, accompanied by rolling blackouts, will be ramped up
Electricity production falls 3.7% in June, says Stats SA
Electricity consumption dropped by 3.2% year-on-year in June, because of plant breakdowns and unscheduled maintenance
Eskom needs R100 billion for new projects
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Sunday highlighted a raft of new transmission projects that will add 37 gigawatts of energy to the grid by 2033
Ramokgopa warns fires at power stations should not be taken lightly
The minister of electricity will visit the Grootvlei power station after a fire broke out Saturday morning, resulting in unit two being put out.
Ramokgopa: We cannot procrastinate on transmission
Notwithstanding the transmission dilemma, the minister’s Sunday briefing suggested that the crisis-hit energy system was recovering
Higher load-shedding stages don’t mean grid collapse — Ramokgopa
Control measures are in place, minister reassured the public
Realistic, but still ambitious: Ramokgopa wants energy action plan targets revised
Speaking on the sidelines of the South Africa Investment Conference, the electricity minister said the suggested revisions would be submitted to cabinet in two weeks
Call me what you like, I have legislative powers, says Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
The new electricity minister says that he will not interfere with the process of hiring a new Eskom chief executive but this needed to be done soon