Mantashe doubles down on his quick fix for energy crisis
Minister outlines a four-pronged plan that includes bringing in the controversial Karpowership deal and importing electricity from neighbours
26 January 2023 - 05:05
Mineral resources & energy minister Gwede Mantashe has doubled down on claims he made earlier this month that SA’s crippling power crisis can be fixed in under a year.
But he said that for this to happen the country would have to push ahead with the government’s controversial plans to procure about 1,200MW of power from Turkish company Karpowership...
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