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Independent Power Producers Programme: status report by Department of Energy
23 Aug 2016
The Department of Energy presented a report on the South African Independent Power Producers (IPP) Procurement Programme, looking not only at renewable energy but all types of energy.
Renewable energy has been on a decreasing price path, by as much as 75% for solar, reflecting competitive prices. The onshore wind ...
Finance Standing Committee
Illicit Financial Flows, Base Erosion & Profit Sharing, Panama Papers: Treasury, SARB, Financial Intelligence Centre, SARS inputs
25 May 2016
This was a joint meeting with the Portfolio Committees of Trade and Industry and Mineral Resources.
National Treasury introduced the presentations. On illicit flows, the difficulty was hard evidence. The media put out a lot of information but it would be helpful if people went directly to the authorities with ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
MPRDA Bill [B15B-2013]: deliberations on National House of Traditional Leaders comments
17 May 2016
The Chairperson introduced the Committee to the deliberations, stating that the Committee was dealing with a sensitive industry where there was not much good news and that it was an industry under strain faced with serious challenges. Members were instructed to take responsibility and assist in ensuring that it was ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
MDRA Bill: National House of Traditional Leaders submission & Department response
4 May 2016
The National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) presented its views and proposals on the MPRDA Bill. Notable proposals dealt with the inclusion of traditional rulers in the definition of ‘community,’ definition of ‘member of community,’ and ‘beneficiation’, substitution of ‘labour sending areas’ with ‘preferential employment opportunities’, establishment of an independent ...
Energy
Committee Report on Energy Budget
3 May 2016
The Committee considered the Draft Report of the Portfolio Committee on Energy on the Budget Vote No 26 of the Department of Energy
The Committee effected grammatical and spelling changes to the Draft Report where members deemed it necessary. Members engaged in a lengthy discussion on whether the wording for ...
Economic Development
Meeting with German Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy
20 Apr 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Economic Development and the Portfolio Committee on Energy had a joint meeting with the German Committee on Economic Affairs to discuss matters such as the introduction of nuclear power stations and renewable energy, as well as to receive advice on how to improve existing power stations ...
Energy
Minister and Deputy Minister of Energy on 2nd/3rd Quarter 2015 performance
19 Apr 2016
The Department of Energy (DOE) presented the performance of its six programmes of the Department: Administration, Energy Policy and Planning; Petroleum and Petroleum Products Regulation; Electrification Programs and Projects; Nuclear Energy and Clean Energy. It gave a comparative performance review of the two quarters, noted the targets that had not ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Committee Report on Mineral Resources Budget
13 Apr 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources met to consider the Draft Report on Mineral Resources on the strategic plan and budget vote 29 of the Department of Mineral Resources for the 2016/2017 Financial year.
The Chairperson quickly took Members through the report, stopping only where there was a point raised ...
Energy
Committee Report on Energy Budget
12 Apr 2016
Relevant documents:
Report of the Portfolio Committee on Energy on the Budget Vote No 26 of the Department of Energy
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
The Committee adopted Committee Minutes dated the 16 and 23 February, 8 March and 6 March ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mine Health and Safety Council, Council for Geoscience, Mintek, SADPMR & SDT on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
6 Apr 2016
The meeting began with a carry-over from the previous day’s meeting, with a number of follow-up questions from Members. These referred to financial issues within the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), assistance to small scale miners to enter the industry, procurement from black suppliers, the involvement of the DMR in ...