1) Whether his department and/or the National Energy Regulator of South Africa received any licence applications from DNG Energy for its proposed Khensani Gas to Power Plant in Komatipoort; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the current status of such application;
2) Whether any public participation has taken place regarding the proposed Khensani Gas to Power Plant to date; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1821E
- No, the Department is not responsible for the licensing of power generation, that is the function of Nersa. Nersa was consulted and they have confirmed that they have not received any licence application from DNG Energy for its proposed Khensani Gas to Power Plant in Komatipoort.
- See (a) above.
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Whether any gas-to-power projects have (a) applied for and (b) been granted generating licences by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa in the past five years; if not, why not; if so, in each case, what (i) is the name of each applicant, (ii) are the relevant details with regard to (aa) output capacity, (bb) location of the project and (cc) any other licencing requirements such as environmental approval and (c) is the current status of the project in terms of (i) financial closure, (ii) expected date of completion, (iii) offtake agreements and/or (iv) power purchase agreements?
a) No gas to power projects were applied for in the past five years
b) No.
(i) See (a) above
(ii) See (a) above
(aa) See (a) above
(bb) See (a) above
(cc) See (a) above
c) See (a) above
(i) Not applicable
(ii) Not applicable
(iii) Not applicable
(iv) Not applicable
With regard to the unsuccessful bidders in the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers (IPP) Procurement Programme, (a) what was the (i) nature of each unsuccessful bid, (ii) amount of electricity each bidder would have provided to the grid, (iii) cost of a kilowatt-hour of electricity generated and (iv) earliest anticipated date the IPP would have been able to supply electricity to the national grid and (b) in each case, what was the reason for the rejection of each bid? NW1660E
a) With regard to (a) (i) to (iv), and further to information previously supplied on qualifying bidders in response NO1192E, the list of unsuccessful bidders under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) is as follows:
Qualifying Bidders who were unsuccessful on the basis of Price Evaluation
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Price Bid
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Capacity bid (MW)
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Earliest anticipated SCOD
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Technology
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Bidder 1
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1) Whether his department has concluded any work exchange and/or employment agreements with any entity of the Republic of Cuba from the 2010-11 financial year up to the 2020-21 financial year; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) total number of Cuban nationals (i) have been employed in each of the specified financial years and/or (ii) are due to be employed in the 2021-23 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework period, (b) are the details of the work that each of the specified Cuban nationals was and/or will be employed to perform, (c) are the details of the specific skills sets that each of the specified Cuban nationals possessed and/or will possess that South African nationals did or will not possess and (d) are the details of the total cost of employing each of the specified Cuban nationals in each case;
2) Whether his department took any steps to ensure that the specific skills set of the specified Cuban nationals were and/or will not be available in the Republic amongst South African citizens; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a) steps taken and (b) outcomes of the steps taken in this regard? NW1684E
- No, the department has not concluded any work exchange and/or employment agreements with any entity of the Republic of Cuba from 2010/ 2011 up to and including 2020/2021 financial year.
- See (1) above.
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a) What is the position of the Government regarding the procurement of nuclear energy;
b) What quantity of nuclear power is targeted for purchase;
c) From whom will the nuclear energy be purchased; and
d) By what date will it be procured? NW1444E
a) The Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IPR2019), Decision 8: directed the Government to commence with the preparations for a nuclear build programme to the extent of 2500 MW, at a pace and scale that the country can afford because it is a no-regret option in the long term. To implement this decision, in June 2020 the Department commenced with the preparations, including issuing a ...
Whether, considering the ineffectiveness of the current SA Mineral Resources Administration (SAMRAD) system in providing up to date information on South Africa’s mining and prospecting rights, his department has ever considered discontinuing the SAMRAD system and replacing it with a Cadastre system; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1129E
The Department acknowledges that the current SAMRAD system has had some challenges and requires an overhaul. We have begun a process of procuring a Mining Cadastral System to ensure that there is a complete effective system in place.
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1) Whether he has found that a certain mining company (name furnished), which conducted mining activities south of the TC Esterhuysen Primary School, in Riverlea, Johannesburg, contravened mining regulations during its tenure; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what specific actions did his department take in this regard, (b) on what date was action taken and (c) what is the status of the mining licence granted for the specified area;
2) Whether his department is involved in the rehabilitation of the site; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
3) Were contractors appointed to rehabilitate the site; if not, who will rehabilitate the site; if so, what are the relevant details;
4) (a) on what date will the rehabilitation operations on the site (i) commence and (ii) be completed and (b) what is the (i) source of rehabilitation funds and (ii) projected total cost of the rehabilitation process? NW1369E
1. A company by the name of Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd had a mining right, dealt with under reference GP 30/5/1/2/2 (140) MR, issued in terms of the provisions of the MPRDA on 11 November 2008. The mining license expired/ lapsed in 2017. Prior to the lapsing of the validity of the mining license, Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd applied for a renewal ...
1) Whether his department has been informed of the open mine shaft directly south of the Zamampilo informal settlement at Riverlea, Johannesburg; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, by what date will his department (a) inspect and (b) close the shaft;
2) Whether his department has plans in the interim to erect warnings and/or barriers around the shaft to prevent persons falling into it pending closure; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. Yes, the Department has been informed of the open mine shaft directly south of the Zamampilo informal settlement at Riverlea, Johannesburg. Subsequently a site visit was conducted on a joint operation with South African Police Services because of the prevalence of illegal miners operating with the area. It was observed during the site visit that the said open mine shaft that was ...
Following the projections by the Executive Director of the SA Institute of Professional Accountants at the beginning of the year, that the Republic may be more reliant on imports for fuel and fuel products as a result of various challenges including that all six South African refineries are under review, what steps has his department taken to intervene and ensure that the ordinary South African does not feel the consequences of such a move, in particular an unprecedented fuel hike? NW1219E
One of the Petroleum refining companies has decided to close its refinery and convert is into an import terminal.
The Department believes that the refineries should remain operational not just used as storage, because this approach compromises the country with respect to numerous benefits such as employment creation, skills, enterprise development and other benefits that come with local manufacturing.
With respect to the pricing ...
Whether, taking into consideration the global shift towards cleaner fuel and energy consumption in an attempt to curb the global carbon footprint, his department has any plans in place to ensure that PetroSA starts producing cleaner fuel; if not, what are the reasons that no plans are in place; if so, what are the relevant details, including the (a) status of the specified project and (b) date by which implementation can be expected?
PetroSA has plans in place that are targeting a new imported Liquefied Natural Gas supply to replace the depleting indigenous gas produced from its offshore gas fields for the last 30 years. Gas imports for the production of synthetic fuels are planned to start in 2022. The potential for longer term gas supply from newly discovered offshore gas fields is also being considered.
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