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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 ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
NHFC & NURCHA & RHLF & SHRA 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
18 Apr 2018
The National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC), the National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC), the Rural Housing Loan Fund (RHLF) and the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA), presenting their respective annual performance plans (APPs) and budgets for 2018/19 to the Committee.
The NHFC said that with its business model, it had a ...
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 ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Urban Settlements Development Grant: Western Cape, City of Cape Town & Limpopo
13 Mar 2018
The City of Cape Town briefed the Committee on its progress in achieving its targets against funds allocated through the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG). The Committee had expressed disappointment after the last review at the city’s slow rate of implementation, and its overall level of under-spending.
Cape Town’s Human ...
The Committee received presentations from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) and South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on the electricity distribution industry and Infrastructure rehabilitation.
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) reported that ...
Energy
Electricity Distribution Sector: Department of Energy, NERSA & Eskom briefing; with Deputy Minister
12 Sep 2017
The Department of Energy (DoE), the Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom) and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Energy to give an insight into why there were electricity outages in some parts of the country, despite an excess in Eskom’s electricity generation capacity. ...
Energy
DOE on its Quarter 2 & 3 Performance, with Deputy Minister
7 Mar 2017
The Department on Energy adjusted total budget is R7.5 billion for 2016/17. The year-to-date budget at the end of Quarter 2 (1 April to 31 August 2016, which was six months), was R5.1 billion. Year-to-date the Department had spent R4.6 billion, leaving a variance of R438 million. The variances were: ...
Energy
Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) & Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) update, with Deputy Minister
14 Feb 2017
The Department of Energy (DoE) took the Committee through the updates on the modelling and conclusion of the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). Both policy tools had been allocated a consultation process from November 2016 to March 2017, which has not been finalised as stakeholders’ contributions ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
UN Habitat III Conference: report by Minister; Development Finance Institution consolidation
29 Nov 2016
The Minister of Human Settlements briefed the Portfolio Committee on the participation by South Africa at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), which had resulted in the adoption of the New Urban Agenda (NUA).
Habitat III was hosted by the United Nations every ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Free State & Northern Cape Departments of Human Settlements delivery performance; Gauteng Oversight
15 Nov 2016
The Free State and Northern Cape provincial Departments of Human Settlements provided the Committee with an update of their performances in meeting their targets for the provision of housing and title deeds for previously disadvantaged individuals and military veterans.
The Free State reported that for the 2015/2016 financial year, they ...