INTRODUCING natural gas to SA’s energy mix and economy requires upfront investment to demonstrate national commitment to the gas-to-power programme and instil confidence in investors, says Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.SA’s gas-to-power programme seeks to add 3,126MW of capacity between 2019 and 2025 as the country moves to reduce its dependence on coal-fired power. The government is set to create a unit to import liquefied natural gas for power plants and says it is closely cooperating with key stakeholders on relevant legal, regulatory, infrastructural, environmental, societal, industrial and water-and energy-related aspects in the development of a gas policy. SA will need to build infrastructure to import, transport and burn the gas.Speaking at an Oil and Gas Council meeting on the sidelines of the African Utility Week conference in Cape Town this week, Joemat-Pettersson said the department would make a preliminary information memorandum on the gas-to-power programme ava...
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