Minister Ramokgopa unveils R440 billion plan for SA’s energy transformation

MINISTER of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced a plan to address the country's ongoing energy crisis through private sector involvement in transmission infrastructure development.

- MTHOBISI NOZULELA

Providing an update on the private sector's involvement in expanding the country's power infrastructure during a press briefing yesterday, Ramokgopa explained that the existing transmission network was unable to keep up with the country's growing renewable energy generation, particularly in areas such as the Northern and Western Cape.

"We want to create a dispensation where we are going to accommodate the investments by private sector players on the transmission side," Ramokgopa said.

His announcement comes after Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Dion George granted eight "limited emissions exemptions" to eight Eskom coal power plants on Monday.