With regard to the independent power producer contracts awarded to a certain company (name furnished) for renewable energy, (a) what is the name of each project that was awarded to the specified company in respect of the (i) type of energy, (ii) completion date, (iii) location, (iv) size in megawatt and (v) price per kilowatt, (b) what was the company’s tender score for each project, (c) what were the tender scores of the competitors for each contract and (d) why was the company chosen over the competitors in each case?
The company in question has not been awarded any project for renewable energy. It is one of three black entity shareholders in six (6) projects acquired by a South African institutional investor, Old Mutual, after the announcement of Preferred Bidders in 2015.
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Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entity reporting to his own land; if so, in each case, (i) where is each plot of land located, (ii) what is the size of each specified plot and (iii) what is each plot currently being used for?
The Department of Energy does not own a land. Other information relating to the Entities is as follows:
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NO
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(b) ENTITY
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PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
- LOCATION (ADDRESS)
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- SIZE (HECTORS /m2)
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- USES
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1
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SANEDI
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None
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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2
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NRWDI
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None
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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3
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NERSA
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Pretoria
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N/A
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2,552m²
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NERSA’s office building (measuring 13,606m²)
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4
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NNR
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(b)(i) Cape Town
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N/A
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4525m2
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Office
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5
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CEF
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Johannesburg
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(a) Why is Mqanduli village in Lower Thyolo, Ward 21 Phase 6, in the Eastern Cape still without electricity 24 years into our democracy and (b) by what date will all households in the village have access to electricity, beyond the few solar panels that are being installed?
There is currently a project for Mqanduli Ph6 for financial year 17/18 with a target of 500 connections. The financial year 2017/18 beneficiaries are; Mamfengwini, Enkalweni, Sikhobeni, Engqeleni, Mhlabubomkhanise, Esikobeni, Mahlathini and Gengqe. There are 289 connections / houses have been energised and the remainder which is 211 connections / houses will be completed within the next 3 months.
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(1)What were the circumstances and reasons for his meeting in South Africa with the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation on 8 February 2018;
(2) whether any agreements were entered into as a consequence of the specified meeting; if so, what are the relevant details?
I wish to inform the Honourable Member that as a recently appointed Minister of Energy, I am not privy to the requested information.
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What are the details of the (a) binding commercial and financial information secured to assist Cabinet to evaluate fully the arrangement that is best when implementing Government’s new nuclear build programme and (b) (i) price, (ii) affordability, (iii) pace and (iv) scale that was clearly indicated by the request for proposal phase in this regard, as indicated on page 14 of the 2016-17 annual report of his department?
a) There is no binding commercial and financial information secured yet to assist with the nuclear expansion programme. When Cabinet approved in December 2015 that the Request for Proposal be issued, the main intention was to test the market, a process which would allow the determination of the pace and scale that the country can afford. Cabinet had also resolved that the Department should report ...
With regard to the presentation by the Inter-Ministerial Task Team to the Portfolio Committees of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Energy on 28 November 2017, (a) who will appoint the advisory panel to consider the provisions of the pieces of legislation governing the distribution of electricity in municipalities, (b) who will the panel consist of, (c) what are the terms of reference for the panel and (d) by what date is the first report of the panel expected?
The process to appoint the Advisory Panel is led by the Inter Ministerial Task Team which is chaired by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
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1. (a) By what date will his department finalize the process of reprioritization of critical posts (b) what are the details of the critical posts:
2. Whether he has found the process will compromise service delivery; if not, what is the position in this regard, if so, what are the relevant details?
The department will finalize the process of reprioritization of critical posts on 31 March 2018. As a Policy making department, the critical posts will mainly consists of line function (core business) and Executive management posts however, Support function will also be taken into consideration in order to continue providing strategic administrative support to the department.
The process of reprioritization of critical posts will ...
Whether his department has a sexual harassment and assault policy in place; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will his department have such a policy in place; if so, (i) how are reports investigated and (ii) what are the details of the consequence management and sanctions stipulated by the policy;
(2) (a) what is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment and assault that have been reported in his department (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b) what number of cases were (i) opened and concluded, (ii) withdrawn and (iii) remain open based on the incidents and (c) what sanctions were issued for each person who was found to have been guilty?
The Department of Energy has a sexual harassment policy in place. The policy has been in existence since 2011. When a case is reported, an Independent Investigator is appointed to conduct a full investigation and produce a report for consideration by the management. Each case is treated based on its merits and the department strictly follows disciplinary procedure as stipulated in the Labour ...
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(1)(a) What is the current status of NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd following the recent shutdown of its operation, (b) when is it envisaged that the plant will be in operation and (c)(i) why were senior staff members suspended and (ii) what is the current status of their suspension;
(2) whether there are any attempts to transfer any funds, assets and/or intellectual property from the specified company to the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, why?
The NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd radiochemical plant was given approval by the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) to restart production which came into effect on 22 February, 2018. The senior executives remain on leave pending finalisation of the investigations. The NTP board will thereafter decide on further appropriate actions that the organisation needs to follow in this regard.
The Necsa Group is constituted of NTP ...
What amount did (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him spend on the promotion or celebration of the Year of O R Tambo on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations since 1 January 2017?
(a) The Department nor its (b) State Owned Entities did not spend any amount on promotion or celebration of the Year of O R Tambo on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations since 1 January 2017.
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