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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has defended using 20-year power purchase agreements in a programme aimed at quickly easing the country s electricity supply constraints, saying they will keep costs down.
Energy analysts have questioned the length of the agreements, in particular with regards to Turkish company Karpowership, which has bid to moor five powerships and three gas ships at three SA harbours for two decades.
A top departmental official likened the 20-year agreements to paying off a bond, saying the projects would be unaffordable if the contact lengths were shorter.
Top officials from the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy have sought to defend the 20-year power purchase agreements SA is offering companies to quickly ease electricity supply constraints – including a group that supplies floating powerships.
49 ton nurdle coastal cleanup declared complete Updated
Steve Bhengu
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The over 49 tons of nurdles that had spilled along KZN s coast line and posed a threat to marine life have successfully been cleaned up.
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The tiny plastic materials were in containers which were aboard ships but were lost at sea due to a massive storm in October 2017.
The SA Maritime Safety Authority has spearheaded a lengthy and costly cleanup operation since then, as captain Hopewell Mkhize explains. We convened a joint operations committee consisting of SAMSA, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the National Ports Authority, KZN Department of Economic Development, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and the Mediterranean Shipping Company , he said.