Until gas can be made from shale gas in SA, it will have to be imported, Kubayi says
19 May 2017 - 12:39
Gas is in an integral part of government’s energy mix but until it is produced domestically from shale gas, SA will have to rely on imported gas in the short to medium term, Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says. In her budget vote speech in the National Assembly, Kubayi said the process of amending the Gas Act of 2004 had commenced and that the Gas Amendment Bill would be tabled in the Cabinet this year. The amendments largely related to a licensing framework for regasification infrastructure and to mandating the energy minister to make determinations pertaining to the required infrastructure.
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