Karpowership contracts should be limited to five years, insists Ramokgopa
Fate of deal uncertain as electricity minister says no talks have been held yet on reducing 20-year pacts
04 June 2023 - 21:08
The fate of the Turkish-owned floating gas power ships deal for the largest share of SA’s emergency power procurement round awarded in 2021 remains uncertain.
At a press conference on Friday, electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reiterated his stance that the 20-year power ship agreements had to be cut to a maximum of five years. But they “haven’t had that conversation” yet with Karpowership, said Ramokgopa...
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