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South Africa Set to Approve 10 GW of Renewable Power Projects

We welcome you all who are attending this pre-budget vote media briefing by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, which we have been tasked to lead. It is an honour and responsibility that we do not take lightly.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has tabled in Parliament an R8.7-billion budget for his department for the 2023/24 financial year, which will focus on reforms, decisive action, positive policy direction and confidence restoration in democratic institutions. Of the overall budget, R2.7-billion has been allocated for the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), aimed at creating jobs, which is transferred to municipalities, provinces and the Independent Development Trust fo...

Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) Minister Sihle Zikalala will be delivering the budget vote speech on Tuesday.

In addition to providing power, it will also save water and reduce waste to landfills, Public Works minister Sihle Zikalala said.

Renewables are one part of the equation, the other is everybody being more energy conscious.

The department of public works and infrastructure will issue a request for proposals to add 3 740MW to the grid through renewable projects.

Government has released the first Request for Proposals (RFP) under the Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme (iREREP/Programme).

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) together with the Ministry of Electricity, supported by National Treasury’s Government Technical Advisory Centre’s (GTAC) released this on Tuesday.