2024-w1635 - 19 November 2024

Andrew Gordon Bateman to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

1. Whether Eskom has partially or fully transferred electricity distribution to municipalities in the past 10 years, if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details, 2. whether he will support the handing over of the responsibility for the reticulation of electricity to the City of Cape Town in the Eskom-serviced areas of Cape Town; if not, why not; if so, what steps will he take to ensure that Eskom fully supports the creation of a pathway for the orderly handover of the responsibility for the reticulation of electricity to the City of Cape Town?

2024-w1688 - 08 November 2024

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

Whether he still intends to continue with the National Solar Water Heater Programme that aims to install 5 million solar water heaters by 2030, if not, what is the position in this regard, if so, what measures have been put in place to avoid the catastrophic mistakes made with the rollout of the 82 000 solar water heaters thus far? NW2080E

2024-w1607 - 08 November 2024

Malebo Patricia Kobe to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

(1) Whether his department is currently pursuing Karpowership as an energy supplier; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of its preferred bidder status, (2) whether a letter of refusal to proceed has been issued to Karpowership under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details, (3) whether the existing applications as energy supplier (a) remain under consideration, (b) have lapsed and/or (c) have been withdrawn; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? NW1984E

2024-w1687 - 08 November 2024

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

What are the details of how far the Republic is from (a) building its own Small Modular Reactor and (b) having a modular reactor that can be used to generate electricity?NW2079E

2024-w1021 - 22 October 2024

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

What does his department intend to do to allay the fears that the public has around issues regarding the potential dangers of nuclear energy as envisaged in the Nuclear New Build Programme?

2024-w773 - 11 October 2024

Stacey‐Lee Gaby Khojane to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

Given the National Energy Regulator of South Africa has applied for the electricity tariff hike on the cusp if South Africans facing the highest cost of living and that the South Africans pay more for electricity than Brazil, China, India and the United States, how does his department intend to deal with the proposed hike which will put a further financial strain on consumers?

Reply from the Minister of Electricity and Energy on 11 Oct 2024

The Electricity Pricing Policy is currently undergoing a review. The review outcomes will guide the department on measures and steps to be taken to mitigate the effects of rising living cost and escalating electricity rates throughout the country. Moreover, the review findings will also inform the review of the Free Basic Electricity programme which is intended to help local authorities provided basic services to ...

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2024-w790 - 11 October 2024

Sibongiseni Ngcobo to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

Considering that the municipal debt to Eskom remains a great challenge to Eskom's efforts of debt relief that has significant implications for both municipal budgets and the national fiscus, what (a) are the relevant details of municipalities that have complied with all the conditions for 12-months write-off of one-third of the municipal Eskom arrears on debt, interest and penalties and (b) urgent interventions has he and Eskom implemented to help municipalities eradicate the consumer culture of non-payment for services in municipalities that rely on Eskom for electricity supply?

2024-w818 - 11 October 2024

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

Whether Eskom intends to develop its own renewable energy division with proper infrastructure focusing on solar, wind and hydro-energy; if not, why not; if so, what preparations has the utility made to invest in research to improve the reliability of the specified division and its programmes?

2024-w831 - 01 October 2024

Stacey‐Lee Gaby Khojane to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

What specific measures and long-term strategies will his department implement to effectively address and prevent load shedding by ensuring a stable and reliable power supply, given the significant negative impact load shedding has had on millions of citizens? NO1072E

Reply from the Minister of Electricity and Energy on 1 Oct 2024

Loadshedding is a last resort to protect the grid from a blackout when the supply cannot meet the demand. The end of sustained loadshedding requires adequate available generation capacity. Eskom has already seen the benefits of the Generation Recovery Plan with having no loadshedding since 26 March 2024 and Eskom will continue to drive this plan to further improve the availability of its generation ...

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2024-w797 - 01 October 2024

Edwin Victor Baptie to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

(a) What mitigating measures have been instituted to combat the scourge of theft and vandalism to electricity generation and to the supply grid and (b) how effective are the measures anticipated to be? NO1026E

Reply from the Minister of Electricity and Energy on 1 Oct 2024

(a) Electricity theft and vandalism of infrastructure remain a huge concern in Eskom. Offenders continue to connect illegally on the network, bypassing meters, and tampering with electricity infrastructure, causing transformers to overload and explode. Eskom runs various awareness campaigns and educates its customers on different platforms about the consequences of electricity theft and the effects of infrastructure vandalism.

Eskom remains committed to replacing these ...

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