With reference to the reply to question 573 on 9 April 2018, (a) when will the villages of (i) Khwenxura, (ii) Kalalo, (iii) Lower Tyholo, (iv) Upper Tyholo and (v) Thamsanqa, in the Eastern Cape in Ward 21 of Mqanduli, receive electricity that is not in the form of solar energy, (b) was any budget allocated for electricity supply to the aforementioned villages, (c) what was the total amount of the budget, (d) what number of households (i) have been connected with electricity that is not solar powered in the villages and (ii) still need to be connected to electricity that is not solar powered and (e) by what date?
Ward 21 of Mqanduli is under the Eskom license area. Khwenxura and Kalalo villages are planned to be electrified by the King Sabata Dalindyebo (KSD) municipality under Schedule 5b and on the MTEF. The Lower Tyholo, Upper Tyholo and Thamsanqa are planned to be electrified by Eskom.
In line with municipal Integrated Development Plan (IDP), KSD municipality like all other municipalities, plan and priorities ...
(a) What impact did the transfer of R17 million from the National Solar Water Heater Project to various programmes in the 2017 Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure have on the project and (b) why was there a surplus of funds in the project that led to the transfer of funds?
The transfer did not have an impact on the project. It was evident that the national Solar Water Heater Project (SWHP) would realise savings at a year end due to other phases of the project that could not be implemented before the end of the financial year. That would have compelled the Department to surrender the unspent funds back to the Treasury.
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Has the second phase of the Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power Project near Groblershoop in the Northern Cape commenced yet; if not (a) why not and (b) by what date is the second phase expected to commence; if so: (i) what is the current status of the project, (ii) on what date did the project commence, (iii) by what date is it expected to be completed and (iv) what amount has been budgeted for and (bb) spent on the project to date?
There is no second phase of the Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power Project. The Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power Project was procured under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) Bid Window 2. The project reached commercial operation on 18 March 2016 with a capacity of 50MW.
Any subsequent phases to the Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Project will be subject to evaluation pursuant to a ...
(a) What are the reason(s) that production at the Nuclear Energy Corporation’s facility at Pelindaba has been shut down, (b) on what date did production cease and (c) on what date is it expected to be restored;
(2) (a) what has been the estimated total loss of income since the date of shutdown and (b) what
percentage of the facility’s income is normally generated in foreign currency;
(3) (a) what is the average monthly operating costs for the facility and (b) what will the total additional cost be to bring the facility back into production;
(4) (a) who is to be held accountable for this shutdown and loss of income and (b) how will future shutdowns of this nature be prevented;
(5) what actions have been undertaken to assist existing clients to find alternative sources of products normally produced at Pelindaba, particularly Technetium-99 generators for use in the field of nuclear medicine?
The facility was temporarily shut down on 17 November 2017 as a result of non-adherence to some standard operating procedures (SOPs). Production trial runs commenced on 21 February 2018.
The estimated total revenue loss for NTP Radioisotopes (SOC) Ltd is about R250 million. 92.7% of the total revenue is generated in foreign currency. The average monthly fixed costs for NTP Radioisotopes (SOC) Ltd ...
What are the (a) details and (b) levels of service providers and/or contractors from which (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him procured services in the past five financial years;
(2) what (a) service was provided by each service provider and/or contractor and (b) amount was each service provider and/or contractor paid;
(3) (a) what is the total number of service providers that are black-owned entities, (b) what contract was each of the black-owned entities awarded and (c) what amount was each black-owned entity paid?
The information requested by the Honourable Member is very comprehensive and covers a multitude of services providers over a significantly long period. However, it is important to note that much of this information is contained in all the Annual Reports and Financial Statements from the Auditor General (AG) that are submitted to Parliament on an annual basis. The Auditor General captures this information in ...
(1)Whether all entities reporting to him adhere to his department’s internal framework put in place with regard to procurement processes and contract signing; if not, what mechanisms have been put in place to ensure that the entities reporting to him adhere to the National Treasury’s procurement processes; if so,
(2) is the checking and flagging of a potential conflict of interest one of the due diligence processes that entities reporting to him should adhere to when contracting and/or procuring with private companies; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(3) did the Strategic Fuel Fund flag the fact that a certain company (name and details furnished) is a business partner of a certain company (name furnished) that bought the strategic fuel stock in December 2015; if so,
(4) whether he has found that the specified corporation’s connection to the specified company constituted a conflict of interest in this transaction; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
I wish to remind the Honourable Member that the issue in question is now before the Courts.
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What is the (a) name of the company, (b) monetary value of the tender and (c) duration of the tender for each of the 27 renewable independent power producers that were set to sign power purchasing agreements with the Government and Eskom on 13 March 2018?
The following are the names of the preferred bidders that were set to sign the power purchasing agreements with the Government and Eskom on 13 March 2018 for the Bid Window 3.4 and 4:
The total value of investment for the 27 projects is R 55.8 billion. This amount includes all debt and equity as provided by the shareholders and the debt providers. ...
Whether, with reference to the reply to question 507 on 3 April 2017, the sale of South Africa’s strategic fuel stocks in December 2015 was concluded with concurrence from (a) the National Treasury, (b) the Strategic Fuel Fund and (c) the Central Energy Fund; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) on what dates was the Allen & Overy report into the specified sale (a) initiated, (b) concluded and (c) sent to the former Minister of Energy;
(3) on what basis did the former Minister of Energy find the specified report defective;
(4) whether any firms have been contracted to provide a new report on the specified sale; if so, (a) which firm has been contracted, (b) what are the terms of reference of the report and (c) by what date is the report expected to be completed?
I wish to remind the Honourable Member that the matter is now before the Courts.
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How much land does (a) his department and (b) the entities reporting to him (i) own, (ii) have exclusive rights to and/or (iii) lease from the State to (aa) use and/or (bb) occupy?
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
(i) LOCATION (ADDRESS)
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(ii) SIZE (HECTORS /m2)
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(ii) 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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What are the details of the tender process and awarding of tenders by the office responsible for the Independent Power Producers in terms of (a) scoring, (b) awarding of contracts and (c) adjudication panellists?
a) The evaluation of bid responses and the selection of preferred bidders follow a two phased approach:
- The bidders first have to qualify in terms of the qualification criteria as outlined in the Request for Proposals (RFP); and
- If compliant with the qualification criteria will then be assessed against the evaluation criteria as outlined in the RFP. The evaluation criteria has two parts, being ...
