Komati should not have been shut, says Mantashe

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Komati should not have been shut, says Mantashe
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Coal-power station provided more power from coal than it will as a solar plant

Mineral resources & energy minister Gwede Mantashe. File photo: ZIYAAD DOUGLAS/GALLO IMAGES

“So, if the power station has to come to an end, it can be decommissioned, but if the life can be extended it should be extended.” Komati is to be repurposed to provide 220MW of renewables capacity relying on solar and battery power. The decommissioning and repurposing of coal-fired power stations is consistent with the country’s Integrated Resource Plan , and are also key elements of SA’s international climate change commitments.

Mantashe also said that Petro SA, the state-owned oil company, had issued a tender for a partner to help it recommission its Mossel Bay refinery, which was shut down in 2020. Meanwhile, finance minister Enoch Godongwana said in reply to a separate question that he and the National Treasury supported the recent tariff increase announced by the National Energy Regulator of SA .Nersa approved a tariff increase of 18.65% for 2023/24 and 12.7% for 2024/25.

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