Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for (i) him/herself, (ii) his/her immediate family members or (iii) any of their staff members; in each case (aa) what are the reasons for it, (bb) from which department or entity’s budget is the security services being paid, and (cc) what are the relevant details?
(a) (i) The Minister of Energy and the (b) Deputy Minister make use of security services paid for by the state. (ii) the Minister as well as the Deputy Minister’s immediate families do not make use of any security services paid for by the state (iii) as well as staff members (aa) it is in compliance with the Cabinet decision of 7 December 2007, ...
(1)Which entities reporting to her (a) have a board in place and (b) do not have a board in place, (i) of those that have a board, (aa) when was each individual board member appointed and (bb) when is the term for each board lapsing and (ii) how many (aa) board members are there in each board and (bb) of those board members of each entity are female;
2) with reference to entities that do not have boards in place, (a) who is responsible for appointing the board and (b) when will a board be appointed?
(1) (a) There are 6 State-Owned Entities which report directly to the Minister of Energy and all have boards in place:
- The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (“ NECSA”);
- The National Nuclear Regulator (“ NNR”);
- The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (“ NERSA”);
- The National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (“ NRWDI”);
- CEF (SOC) Ltd (“CEF”); and
- The ...
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) Bell Pottinger or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?
The (a) Department of Energy and (b) entities reporting to the Minister have never procured any services and/or made any payments to (i) Bell Pottinger or (b) (ii) Only NTP (A Wholly-Owned Necsa Subsidiary) in August 2016, NTP Radioisotopes appointed Vuma Reputation Management (Pty) Ltd. (b) (ii) (aa) Services from Vuma Reputation Management (Pty) Ltd were procured to provide ad-hoc media, stakeholder engagement and ...
How were all the public submissions for the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) processes made available to the public before the closing date of 31 March 2017,
b) i) what is the next step and timeframes in the development of final IRP and IEP and (ii) will the public be involved in the processes,
c) when will the revised assumptions and base case be made available to the public,
d) will she table a proposed IRP policy before Parliament; and
e) (i) what document will record how public comments were used to guide improvements on the draft plans and (ii) by what date will the specified document be made available to the public? NW1221E
a) The Department is in the process of analysing the comments received from the public, once done the Department will also consult sister departments for comments and submit to Cabinet for processing. The updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) will then be submitted to Parliament for processing.
b) i) The next step is to analyse the public inputs, make ...
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
(a) The Department of Energy and (b) its entities reporting to it has never; (i) procured; (ii) nor made any payments to the Decolonisation foundation.
(bb) Not applicable
(cc) Not applicable
(dd) Not applicable
(ee) Not applicable
(ff) Not applicable
(1)Whether there is any position of (a) chief executive officer, (b) chief financial officer and/or (c) chief operating officer that is currently vacant in each entity reporting to her; if so, (i) how long has each specified position been vacant and (ii) what is the reason for each vacancy;
(2) have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled;
(3) (a) what is the total number of persons who are currently employed in the specified positions in an acting capacity, (b) for what period has each person been acting in each position and (c) has any of the specified persons applied for the positions?
The response is attached below.
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NO
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South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA
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National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)
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National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI)
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National Nuclear Regulator (NNR)
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South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI
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1 (i)
1(ii)
(ii)
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There are no vacant positions within NECSA.
Not applicable.
Not applicable
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There is a vacant position of the Chief Financial Officer. ... |
(1)Whether any plans are being considered for the upgrading of the Killarney Milnerton Storage Tank site; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) why was the construction of new private sector funded clean fuel storage tanks, which is currently being built by a certain company (details furnished), prioritised over the upgrade of the Killarney Milnerton Storage Tank site, that would have added a significant revenue stream to the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF);
(3) has the SFF considered the privatisation and sale of the Killarney Milnerton Storage Tank site? NW565E
1. As per 5-year SFF Corporate Plan developed for the period commencing 01 April 2017, SFF is planning to undertake technical feasibility work in the new financial year. The objective of this technical feasibility study is to ascertain the technical requirements for re-commissioning the terminal and also the operating philosophy that will ensure that the terminal operations are within safety limits in light of ...
(1)Did (a) her department or (b) any entity reporting to her participate in the Dialogue with the President: Unpacking of the SONA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation Implementation event hosted at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban, on 25 February 2017; if so, what amount was spent in each case;
(2) did (a) her department or (b) any entity reporting to her participate in the auction of the (i) souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr. Jacob G Zuma; if so, (aa) which items were purchased and (bb) at what cost, in each case?
- (a & b) The Department of Energy and its entities did not participate in the dialogue with the President unpacking of SoNA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation implementation event hosted at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban, on 25 February 2017;
- (a &b) The Department of Energy and its entities did not participate in the auction of (i) Souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings ...
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Whether any framework agreements were signed between Eskom and (a) her department, (b) the Department of Public Enterprises, (c) the independent power producer (IPP) office and (d) individual IPPs to procure independent power producer projects; if not, (i) why not and (ii) what are the relevant details; if so, will she provide Mr G Mackay with copies of each framework agreement?
(a) ,(b), (c), (i)
Yes, during November 2012, the Ministers of Finance, Energy and Public Enterprises entered into a Government Support Framework Agreement (GSFA) with Eskom as the buyer of electricity produced by IPPs. The GSFA contains the framework within which the Government shall make support available to Eskom in an event it cannot meet its obligation under the Power Purchase Agreement with the ...
(1)Whether she will furnish Mr. G Mackay with the full unabridged contract of the Strategic Fuel Fund’s sale of crude oil in December 2015; if not, why not; if so, by what date;
(2) What (a) (i) statutory grounds and (ii) procurement regulations were relied on for the specified sale and (b) were the (i) quantities and (ii) grades of the various fuel stocks that were sold? NW564E
(1) The agreements for the sale of crude oil entered into by SFF with the buyers contain confidentiality provisions that prohibit SFF from disclosing the contents of these agreements to third parties. The consent to disclose to third parties must first be obtained from the buyers before such disclosure can happen. The buyers have a right, in contract, to decline SFF’s request unless SFF ...
