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Energy Portfolio Committee Legacy Report
19 Mar 2019
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The Committee Secretary briefed the Committee on the contents and recommendations of the Legacy Report. Activities of the Committee included monitoring of electrification challenges; oversight over SoE governance, including the nuclear and Eskom new build programmes, energy policies, renewable energy, electricity and ...
Energy
Department of Energy audit outcomes: Auditor-General SA briefing
12 Feb 2019
Auditor General SA noted that the audit outcome for the Energy portfolio had worsened versus previous audit periods, in that only two entities had achieved clean audits. The quality of financial statements as well as that of the performance reports had regressed. Irregular expenditure had regressed to R108.2m vs. R92.8 ...
Energy
Committee Reports: Draft IRP 2018 hearings; Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material Amendment
27 Nov 2018
The Committee met to consider two important reports - amendments to the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and the draft IRP 2018.
The Committee approved the amendments to CCPNM as it had received satisfactory responses regarding three concerns in raised in the previous meeting:
Energy
Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) Amendment: briefing
20 Nov 2018
The DOE gave a briefing on the amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM). The background to the CPPNM, the new obligations of the Convention, its strategic importance of CPPNM and the implementation plan for the amendments. He asked that the Committee consider the amendments ...
Energy
Committee Report on Draft Integrated Resource Plan: discussion, with Deputy Minister
13 Nov 2018
The updated Committee Report with the added comments made by Members during the meeting of 6 November 2018 was noted. Some of the updates related to coal, nuclear, Grand Inga and technology costing:
▪ Coal - Some stakeholders were concerned about the reduced role of coal in the draft IRP ...
Energy
Draft Integrated Resource Plan 2018: public hearings
23 Oct 2018
There was a consistent thread of concern on the continued use of coal and other fossil fuels in the draft IRP and the impacts on the environment. Most asked that coal and nuclear options be removed from the IRP and that a new IRP had to be developed that excluded ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Poor performance: Limpopo Provincial Department of Human Settlement briefing
23 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements & Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA), Limpopo, on their performance during the 2017/18 financial year.
The Department highlighted their main challenges and said interventions had been put in place to address them. These challenges were the reallocation of projects without ...
Energy
Draft Integrated Resource Plan 2018: public hearings
16 Oct 2018
The Committee wanted to conclude its work on the Draft Integrated Resource Plan as soon as possible and did want its progress to be delayed within Parliament. The Committee would adhere to the agreed timelines in finalising the matter. There would be minimal engagement and discussions with presenters to enable ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA & DPME and Minister & Deputy Minister present
9 Oct 2018
The Department of Human Settlements presented its 2017/18 Annual Report. Prior to the briefing the Office of the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) presented on the audit outcome and the performance of the housing portfolio respectively. ...
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 ...