Deputy president David Mabuza on Thursday assured parliament that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s newly formed national energy crisis committee is not another useless government talk shop.
Deputy president David Mabuza says the immediate priority of the national energy crisis committee is to unlock policy and implementation blockages, streamline decision-making processes and eliminate red tape issues. File photo.Deputy president David Mabuza on Thursday assured parliament President Cyril Ramaphosa’s newly established national energy crisis committee is not another useless government talk shop.
“It has reached a point where we define it as a crisis and it will demand a response equal to that of a crisis. That means if we respond, we must do everything in our power to respond because it has reached a crisis point,” said Mabuza. “That means certain policies, procedures and frameworks must be shortened to achieve the desired goal, to ensure we improve our generation.”“The crisis committee will have the ability to shorten policy and the duration of an environmental assessment period so we can achieve the desired goals.
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