Newly appointed Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has backed Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s view that coal will remain at the base of South Africa’s energy supply.
In an interview with the Mail & Guardian, Ramokgopa said there was no possibility of discounting coal, nuclear and gas as the country’s energy base load.
Ramokgopa, who President Cyril Ramaphosa recently made responsible for the execution of the government’s energy action plan, said it could not be separated from the Integrated Resource Plan.
“It is still envisaged that coal will be about 44% of the load, if I’m not mistaken. So, you can see that it’s a considerable amount of the energy mix. I think the gas (is) about 15% …
“The point I’m making … is the base load is key for the stabilisation of the network of the grid,” he said.
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Lizeka Tandwa is a political journalist with a keen interest in local government.
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