Outa seeks longer comment period for ‘sneakily’ gazetted energy efficiency policy
The lobby group has questioned the rationality of publishing the policy now, and is worried that it is based on outdated data
18 January 2017 - 08:59
Lobby group Outa has asked Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson for an extension of the period to comment on the government’s draft energy efficiency policy, which it says was "sneakily" gazetted just before Christmas. Instead of the 30 days for comment provided for, Outa wants the comment period to extend to 90 days after the finalisation of the integrated resource plan, which is currently in a draft stage and open for public comment. The draft energy efficiency strategy sets an energy efficiency target for the economy as a whole by 2030 as well as for each economic sector.
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