Opposition groups have hailed the decision as a ‘victory for democracy’
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.has bowed to legal pressure and withdrawn a gazetted determination for South Africa to procure 2 500 megawatts of new
As a faith-based NGO, transparency and ethical decision-making “needs to be done by our government on our behalf” in all of its energy planning, she said. “Hearing this from the minister is good news indeed.” gave a conditional concurrence with a draft nuclear determination signed by the former minister of mineral resources and energy, Gwede Mantashe, in March 2020.
During that period, the transition related to the department that carries the responsibility of section 34, with the introduction of the ministry of electricity, “which meant that the responsibility of executing that concurrence sat with the minister of electricity”, he said, saying he was satisfied with the process arrived at by his predecessor.“What these parties are arguing is … that, yes, there was a public participation process.
“As a minister, I agree with these applicants. I agree with Earthlife Africa and Safcei that Nersa should have subjected that process to a public participation process. The last thing we want to do is a major build programme on the back of suspicion that the department and the government is hiding something from the public.”
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