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Committee Report on Department of Energy Budget
5 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Energy considered Budget Vote No.26 of the Department of Energy. Various amendments were made to the report, with a focus on an analysis of the performance of the Department of Energy (DoE) during the 2014/15 financial year. For example “In terms of delivery of policies and ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Committee's Draft Report: Department of Mineral Resources Strategic Plan & Budget adopted
29 Apr 2015
The Committee met to discuss its draft report on the 2015-16 budget and strategic plan of the Department of Mineral Resources, as well as the Committee Programme for the next few months, and the minutes from the last two committee meetings.
Members pointed out several grammatical errors in the report. ...
Energy
Committee Report on Department of Energy budget; Second Term Committee Programme
21 Apr 2015
The Committee met to consider its report on the budget of the Department of Energy (vote no 26) and outstanding minutes.
The Committee’s Content Advisor quickly took the Committee through the presentation of the report placing emphasis on the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee. The report consisted of two ...
Energy
Department of Energy on its 2nd & 3rd quarter 2014/15 performance report
14 Apr 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Energy received a briefing on the 2nd and 3rd quarter performance of the Department of Energy. The high level delegation was led by the acting Director-General of the Department. The Deputy Minister had sent apologies and the Minister arrived just under an hour into the presentation. ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources on its Strategic/ Annual Performance Plans 2015/16
18 Mar 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Parliamentary researcher and content advisor on the issues in the 2014 Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR), and by the Auditor General of South Africa and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on the 2015/16Annual Performance Plan of the Department.
The 2014 BRRR had ...
Energy
Department of Energy Strategic Plan 2015
17 Mar 2015
The Department of Energy delegation was led by the Minister of Energy, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson, with the Deputy Minister of Energy, Ms Thembi Majola, in attendance.
DoE consisted of seven branches: Energy Policy, Planning and Clean Energy; Petroleum and Petroleum Products Regulation; Energy Programme and Project Management; Nuclear Energy; Corporate ...
Energy
Five-Point Plan to respond to energy challenge: Department of Energy briefing
10 Mar 2015
The Committee received a briefing by the Department of Energy (DoE) on the 5-Point Plan to respond to the energy challenges within the country. The 5-Point Plan was a government plan developed at a platform known as the War Room, headed by the Deputy President. The plan was a short ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Challenges faced by SA Mineral Resources Administration Database (SAMRAD): Departmental briefing
4 Mar 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on the South African Mineral Resources Administration Database (SAMRAD) and the challenges it was experiencing. SAMRAD had been developed in response to addressing one of the binding constraints in the mining sector – the need to modernise the regulatory ...
Energy
Energy sector skills development: Energy Department & SETAs: EWSETA, CHIETA, MERSETA inputs
3 Mar 2015
The Department of Energy (DoE) said training needs included: energy efficiency management, renewable energy technology, nuclear engineering, advanced statistical analysis, Project Khaedu and legislative drafting. In total, DoE had implemented 463 training programmes and 81 workshops and conferences. Certificates of attendance were issued. The DoE had 76 bursary holders currently ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Meeting with Norwegian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy and Environment
25 Feb 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources met with the Norwegian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy and Environment. The Norwegian Committee indicated that oil and gas were very dominant parts of the Norwegian economy, similar to the position in South Africa. The main topics for discussion were the impact of mining ...