What are the details of the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year of manufacture, (d) date of purchase and (e) purchase price paid for each vehicle purchased for him by his Office since he assumed office?
The acquisition and replacement of official vehicles for the Minister is administered by the 2019 Ministerial Handbook which provides in paragraph 2.1 read together with 2.3, that National Members shall be provided with one vehicle for official use in each seat of office and that on assumption of office must make use of officials vehicles already purchased by the Department, unless such vehicle is ...
(1) With reference to his reply to question 4181 on 4 January 2024 regarding the emergency generators received from the Republic of China, what (a) was the value of the exemption of taxes and fees for material imports, (b) was the cost of the domestic (i) transportation and (ii) delivery and (c) which service providers were used for domestic transportation;
(2) What (a) is the full breakdown of the cost to government for the facilitation of Chinese technical service personnel and (b) were the costs of the (i) overdue storage and (ii) truck and container detention fees as a result of the delays in the Republic
1.(a) The donation from the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of South Africa was done in terms of a technical assistance agreement. The value R1 393 602 was charged as part of Eskom’s deferred group tax and this will be claimed back from SARS in due course.
(b)(i)(ii)(iii)-(c) The transportation of the emergency equipment was undertaken by Eskom, consequently, the Ministry did not appoint ...
What are the relevant details of the infrastructure investments being prioritised by Eskom to strengthen the resilience and reliability of the national electricity grid, particularly in response to climate change and extreme weather events?
Transmission projects have been identified and are funded up to FY26 through the government debt relief package. These projects are for integrating renewable energy in line with determinations issued according to S34 of the Electricity Regulations Act (ERA). The priority programme consists of 47 projects that will deliver 37GW of grid connection capability. A total of 12 of these projects are at the procurement ...
(1) With reference to the construction of a temporary chimney at the Kusile Power Station to bypass the desulpherisation process to bring Units 1 and 3 back online, by what date is it envisaged that construction on the new wet flue gas desulpherisation plant at the specified power plant will commence;
(2) Whether the design flaws that led to the buildup of slurry that caused the collapse of the plant have been rectified yet; if not, by what date is it envisaged that the design flaws will be rectified; if so, what are the relevant details?
1) There is no new flue gas desulphurisation plant being constructed, but the temporary stacks were constructed to allow continued operation of Units 1, 2 and 3 while the repairs on the existing permanent stacks are being conducted. The work has commenced, and the targeted completion date is 31 December 2024. The exemption granted by the DFFE is up to 31 March 2025.
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(1) Whether, with reference to the statement issued by Eskom on 2 March 2024, where it was confirmed that the Generation Operational Recovery Plan had been successful in arresting the decline of the energy availability factor (EAF), he has found that the utility is on track to achieve an EAF of (a) 65% from the current EAF by 31 March 2024 and (b) 70% by March 2025; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the details of how the respective EAFs will be achieved in each case?
(a) The improvement of the EAF and unplanned outages results from the concerted efforts focusing on priority power stations (Kusile, Kendal, Majuba, Matla, Tutuka and Duvha), where each power station has its detailed recovery plan. A total of 3 510MW was recovered by January 2024 through these interventions.
The highest level of planned maintenance was performed between December 2023 and January 2024, reaching an average ...
(a) What are the full details of the causes of the recent high frequency of load shedding, despite efforts towards integrating renewable energy sources into Eskom’s grid and (b) how does he explain the persistent challenges facing Eskom in maintaining stable electricity supply, despite his numerous visits to Eskom plants and initiatives to address the issues?
(a)It is incorrect to suggest there has been a recent “high frequency of load shedding”. It is important to note that Stage 6, which occurred from 09 February 2024 midnight until 11 February 2024 midday, was an outlier due to the multiple generation units being taken offline.The gradual improvement brought about by the Generation Operational Recovery Plan has started to be visible as far ...
(How is Eskom collaborating with stakeholders, like municipalities and industry partners, to enhance grid infrastructure such as transmission and distribution to promote energy security?
Transmission is collaborating with industry stakeholders through the Department of Trade Industry & Competition (DTIC) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). We have been meeting with the DTIC and industry since 2022, specifically to evaluate industrial capacity, identify opportunities and support the growth of industrial capacity. One such identified opportunity is steel fabrication, where Eskom is working with the IDC to capacitate five new ...
Whether he will furnish Ms K L Khakhau with a (a) list and (b) full description of all events planned by his Office to take place before 29 May 2024 in celebration of the 30 years of democracy in the Republic, including the (i) projected total cost or expenditure of each event and (ii) breakdown thereof in terms of expenditure for (aa) catering, (bb) entertainment, (cc) venue hire, (dd) transport and (ee) accommodation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
- – (b) (i) (ii) (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd) & (ee) The Ministry has not be initiated specific events of its own, but will, however participate in the planned programmes by the Presidency and other government departments.
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(1) In terms of the investment in new generation capacity which came on the grid since 22 May 2019, how many megawatts of the capacity was installed annually since then by (a) private sector investment, (b) the State and/or (c) any state-owned companies;
(2) for the same time frame, (a) what total amount in funding, loans and grants has been acquired from, (b) which other states and international organizations, stating in each case (i) the purpose and/or projects the funds were specified for, (ii) what total amount of the budget has been spent, (iii) on what it was spent and (iv) how far each project has progressed?
The Ministry was established in March 2023, accordingly we advise that you refer the question to the Departmet of Public Enterprises as the legal manadte holder in this regard.
Considering that during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 8 February 2024, the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa, promised the nation that loadshedding will soon be a thing of the past, and noting that following the SONA the Republic’s loadshedding stages escalated to stage 6, what are the full, relevant details of (a) all functional power plants across the Republic and (b) the plans that are in place to ensure that the electricity generated at the specified power plants will align with the promise that the President made on 8 February 2024?
In contextualising the Energy Availability Factor (EAF), one needs to understand the following equation:
EAF=100% Generation Available Capacity-% Unplanned Capability Load Factor (UCLF)-% Planned Capability Load Factor (PCLF) -% Other Capability Load Factor (OCLF).This means that the EAF is dependent on three variables, namely, Planned maintenance, Unplanned Outages as well as other outages. When either of these variables changes, the EAF is impacted negatively ...
