The new electricity minister will focus on improving Eskom's power stations, while Mineral Resources and Energy minister Gwede Mantashe will procure new generation capacity. | News24_Business
The new electricity minister will focus on improving Eskom's power stations, according to Mantashe will continue to procure new generation capacity.
"One must understand a project management approach means clear time frames and clear milestones and a clear critical path they should not deviate from. This is communicating a sense of urgency and desire to resolve this problem because we don't have time to wait 24 months to resolve it," Mantashe said.
"My submission is that this focused minister who is appointed to focus on electricity must focus on those [six] power stations and give us energy and end load shedding."Mantashe has long argued that Eskom's ailing plants can be put back into full service through more maintenance and that they are"standing idle".
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