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The ANC has voted to scrap a planned Parliamentary investigation into the state's much-delayed plan to fast-track the building of emergency power plants, after a high court ruled there was no evidence of wrongdoing.

The African National Congress (ANC) has voted to scrap a planned Parliamentary investigation into the state's much-delayed plan to fast-track the building of emergency power plants. Parliament's oversight committee on mineral resources and energy voted in August last year to launch a probe into the Risk Mitigation IPP Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), an initiative to add 2 000 MW of new power to SA's grid quickly. The inquiry's terms of reference were agreed on in December.&n...

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Despite the Risk Mitigation IPP Procurement Programme running behind schedule, it has been delayed again

NAMA Women Advancement (NAMA) director Reem Binkaram has encouraged both government and private individuals

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has again extended the deadline for 11 companies to reach financial close in a project meant to fast-track emergency power to cut down on load shedding.

DNG Energy, a local power company that lost a bid for a contract to supply emergency power, said it was wrongly disqualified while its rival "got the red carpet treatment" as its court case to reverse the results of the tender kicked off in the Pretoria High Court.

Hearings by the Public Protector into claims of wrongdoing in the state's long-running renewable energy programme have crept forward in stops and starts.



The recent load shedding – which has disrupted daily life for millions of South Africans and caused great damage to our economy – is a stark reminder of the severe and intractable challenges in our electricity system, Ramaphosa said.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says it is appointing an "independent expert" to assist Minister Barbara Creecy in responding to an appeal by floating powership provider Karpowership SA.