Energy plan will not take the ‘least-cost’ route
Cabinet is ready to discuss final IRP document, whose guiding principle is a balanced energy mix at a scale and pace SA can afford
15 October 2019 - 19:32
Mineral resources & energy minister Gwede Mantashe says the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), the government’s long-term plan for meeting electricity demand, will have to make provision for all technologies, including coal, nuclear, hydro energy, gas and renewable energy.
The draft IRP, which was published for comment and consultation more than a year ago, is keenly awaited by business and investors, given SA’s electricity supply constraints and the politicisation of energy policy. Mantashe said on Tuesday that he expected the final document to pass through the cabinet on Wednesday...
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