The Integrated Resource Plan, which was approved by the Cabinet in December, has been sent back to Cabinet for reprocessing, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe confirmed on Thursday. He would not disclose the reasons why it would be reconsidered by the Cabinet, except to note he had received a lot of representations from stakeholders. The Integrated Resource Plan approved by the Cabinet has never been gazetted, despite undertakings by former energy minister David Mahlobo that it would be released. Radebe said in an interview that he would make an announcement in a few weeks on the reasons why the plan had to be reprocessed. The Integrated Resource Plan sets out projections on demand and the cost of technologies to arrive at an optimal energy mix over a 20-year period. Crucially, it will determine whether SA should build nuclear energy capacity, how much it would spend and by when. In terms of the draft plan released in November 2016 for public comment, there would be no need for nuclear en...
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