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Grand Inga Hydropower Project Treaty with DRC: Deputy Minister of Energy briefing
4 Nov 2014
The Department of Energy met with the Portfolio Committee on Energy and the Select Committee on Economic and Business Development in a joint meeting to discuss the Treaty on the Grand Inga Hydropower Project between the Republic of South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The two Committees approved ...
Energy
Central Energy Fund and subsidiaries on their 2013/14 Annual Reports, with Deputy Minister present
21 Oct 2014
The Central Energy Fund (CEF) Group of Companies briefed the Committee on its Annual Report for the 2013/14 financial year. The presentation gave a holistic view of CEF and its Group of Companies. The Group also plays a pivotal role in reducing the country’s over-reliance on petroleum multinationals and other ...
Energy
Nuclear Energy Corporation of SA & National Nuclear Regulator on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
17 Oct 2014
The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) presented its Annual Report for 2013/14 and cited some of its main achievements. In this year, there had been an increase, comparatively, in the number of targets fully achieved, to 82.6%, and NNR aimed to raise this to 85% in the coming year. NNR had ...
Energy
South African National Energy Development Institute on its 2013/14 Annual Report
16 Oct 2014
The Committee met briefly to discuss SANEDI's annual report for 2013/2014. The presentation highlighted ways to reduce carbon footprint as a way to show the public how serious SANEDI was about the environment as well as ways to reduce company overheads - where saving could be used elsewhere in the ...
Energy
National Energy Regulator of South Africa on its 2013/14 Annual Report
15 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Energy received a briefing by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on its 2013/14 Annual Report. The presentation was led by the Chairman of Nersa, Mr Jacob Modise.
Nersa was a Schedule 3A Public Finance Management Act of 1999. The Public Entity was established ...
Energy
Department of Energy on its 2013/14 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister; Audit outcomes: AGSA briefing
14 Oct 2014
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes of the Department of Energy (DoE) and its entities. During the second part of the meeting the Committee received a briefing from the DoE on its Annual Report for the 2013/14 financial year.
The AGSA explained that ...
Energy
Eskom on its New Build Programme, with Minister of Public Enterprises
16 Sep 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Energy held a joint meeting with the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises to hear a briefing by Eskom on its New Build Programme. Ms Lynne Brown, the Minister of the Department of Public Enterprises headed up the team from Eskom.
Eskom announced that in 99 days, ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its human capital development initiatives
10 Sep 2014
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) was responsible for research development and support, and innovation across the national system of innovation. It had a budget of R6.5 billion, which supported 720 000 learners and 9 771 students. The National Development Plan (NDP) required that more than 100 doctoral graduates ...
Energy
Department of Energy, National Energy Regulator of South Africa, PetroSA & SASOL on the gas sector, with Deputy Minister
9 Sep 2014
According to the Department of Energy (DoE), South Africa’s current energy mix was made up of coal (65.7%), crude oil (21.6%), biomass (7.7%), gas (2.8%), nuclear (1.9%) and hydro (0.2%). Some of the challenges the DoE faced around the gas sector were affordability, security of supply and the empowerment (lack ...
Energy
Integrated National Electrification Programme: Department of Energy & South African Local Government Association briefing
26 Aug 2014
The Department of Energy (DoE) together with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) met with the Portfolio Committee on Energy (the Committee) to brief Members on the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP).
The Department of Energy (DoE) had been mandated to ensure and secure sustainable provision of energy for ...