South Africa: Mineral Resources Department Will Procure Additional Power From Various Sources, Says Minister

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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy plans to launch the procurement of an additional 11 800 megawatts of power from renewable energy, natural gas, battery storage and coal after it has concluded purchase agreements between Eskom and successful bidders for 2 000 megawatts under the Risk Mitigated Independent Power Producer Programme.

This was said by Minister Gwede Mantashe, who was leading the department's delegation appearing before the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy on Tuesday to present its annual performance plan for the 2021/22 financial year and budget estimates over the three-year Medium-term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).

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