A presentation of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s much-touted emergency power plan has reportedly leaked.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce plans to remove barriers to private power generation investments and speed up government’s procurement of gas and renewable power, News24Citing a leaked presentation shown to political parties on Monday, the report stated that the plan does not suspend legislation, impose a state of emergency, or a state of disaster.
Its proposal to allow Eskom to procure short-term sources of emergency power could enable a deal with controversialHowever, this would still be contingent on the company obtaining the necessary environmental approvals. The Commission is chaired by Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, and includes a panel of independent experts to help make informed decisions on South Africa’s future.
Yelland also previously provided a breakdown of how South Africa could bring 10,000MW of renewable energy and 5,000MW of battery storage to the grid.
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