Anything that is not forbidden is allowed, says the minister of mineral resources and energy Gwede Mantashe – on power ships and a state-owned power utility.
Minister of mineral resources and energy Gwede Mantashe says that “anything that is not forbidden is allowed” when it comes to sourcing power for South Africa.
Speaking at a media briefing alongside other ministers of the Energy Crisis Committee, Mantashe said that sourcing energy from power ships is not off the table. However, he said that if the power ships need to comply with regulatory technicalities, such as environmental assessments, they must still do so., The National Energy Regulator of South Africa approved three generation licences for floating power ship provider Karpowership SA.
Looking beyond the power ship issue, Mantashe also broached the topic of an ‘Eskom 2.0’ – a second state-owned power utility to supply bulk load for the country’s energy needs. The formation of a state-owned power utility has been shared within the ANC and even got an approving mention from president Cyril Ramaphosa.
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