Emergency legislation will be tabled to get new power projects on to the grid, as a ‘web of bureaucracy’ slows progress, says the National Energy Crisis Committee of Ministers.
by Ferial Haffajee, Daily MaverickGovernment plans to focus on six ailing power stations to resolve the electricity crisis by Ferial Haffajee, Daily Maverick January 16, 2023 In a briefing to President Cyril Ramaphosa, the National Energy Crisis Committee of Ministers warned there were no shortcuts to solving the power crisis crippling South Africa.
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