Ramaphosa twists Mantashe’s arm to free up new power generation
Surprise announcement of new licensing threshold of 100MW will be welcomed by business
10 June 2021 - 12:38
UPDATED 10 June 2021 - 23:41
President Cyril Ramaphosa has lifted the threshold for companies to produce their own electricity without a licence to 100MW in a surprise announcement that will be much celebrated by business.
Embedded generation — when a company produces electricity for its own use or for use by others — is widely regarded as the quickest way to bring additional megawatts onto the grid...
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