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Fuel Price: Department of Energy briefing (postponed)
14 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Energy was supposed to receive a briefing from the Minister and the Department of Energy on the fuel price. The meeting was scheduled because there had been a lot of discussion in the public domain about the high fuel price and the impact it not only ...
Energy
Energy budget: Committee Report
9 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Energy reviewed their report on the budget vote of the Department of Energy. One of the main issues of concern was the reduction in the budget by R1.1 billion or 13% less than the previous year. The Members of the Portfolio Committee were aggrieved about the ...
Energy
Minister's update on Energy matters; with Deputy Minister present
8 May 2018
The Minister of Energy met the Portfolio Committee on Energy for the first time, noting that it was precisely eight days before he would present his first budget speech for the Department of Energy.
He stated that in addressing energy challenges, the core national interest was the provision of sufficient ...
Energy
Department of Energy 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
17 Apr 2018
This much anticipated meeting, at which the Department of Energy was supposed to present its strategic plan and annual performance plan, was dampened by the absence of both the Minister of Energy, who was attending a Cabinet meeting, and the Deputy Minister, who was ill. It became apparent that some ...
Energy
ESKOM’s revenue application outcome and impact
27 Mar 2018
The subject matter of the meeting dealt with the refusal by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to grant ESKOM’s application for a tariff hike in the 2018/19 financial year. NERSA had appeared before the Committee two weeks previously, and gave their reasons for the refusal. The Chairperson ...
Energy
Reasons for decision on Eskom’s Revenue Application: NERSA briefing, with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2018
The National energy Regulator of South Africa briefed the Committee on the reasons for its decisions in relation to Eskom’s Revenue Application for 2018/19. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Energy.
The Regulator reported that it normally approved prices for a 5 year period and as the ...
Energy
Minister of Energy Mahlobo on Department Performance
20 Feb 2018
The Minister of Energy, David Mahlobo, spoke about the performance of the Department for Quarter 2 and 3 (June to December 2017). There have been delays with the finalisation of the renewable energy independent producers contracts for Bid Windows 3.5 and 4. The Minister had signed a Section 34 declaration ...
Energy
Electricity distribution industry sector and rehabilitation of infrastructure: Inter-Ministerial Task Team update; with Deputy Minister
28 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy and the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met to receive a presentation from an Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT). The presentation dealt with constitutional challenges relating to electricity reticulation. Concerns were raised early on about the absence of many key members of the ...
Energy
Minister of Energy on government’s plans in energy sector Day 2; with Deputy Minister present
22 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy continued its consideration of the government’s plans for the energy sector, with the Minister of Energy having to face tough questioning on the sale of the country’s strategic oil stocks and his involvement in PetroSA’s large oil and gas deal with the Russian exploration company, ...
Energy
Minister of Energy on government’s plans in energy sector Day 1
21 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy was briefed by the Minister of Energy on the government’s plans relating to key and strategic matters in the energy sector until 2030.
The Minister said that the government’s energy policy was based on the country’s natural endowments and that while adjustments were made, the ...