Eskom has not signed agreements with independent power producers
Further delays are expected as new Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says she is taking time ‘to understand the implications of signing or not signing’
Eskom had not yet signed the 37 outstanding agreements with independent power producers, Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi confirmed on Tuesday. The delay in signing the agreements has been a source of worry for the renewable energy sector despite repeated assertions by former energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson that the government was committed to its development. In a written reply to a parliamentary question by DA energy spokesman Gordon Mackay, Kubayi said sincetaking office she had had to "apply my mind to the causes of the delays, including consideration of the issues raised by independent power producers and Eskom". "I have taken the time to understand the implications of signing or not signing and will make a decision in due course," she said. Kubayi indicated she had met with Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown and they had put together teams comprised of the energy department, the Independent Power Producer office, the Department of Public Enterprises and Eskom to re...
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