2020-w2523 - 27 November 2020

Dumisani Fannie Mthenjane to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Given that the recent murder of an environmental activist (Fikile Ntshangase) is indicative of deep tensions between communities and mining companies who want to take over their land, what programmes has his department initiated to ensure that mining companies respect communities and their rights to land which may be of interest to mining companies?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 27 Nov 2020

Before a mining right is granted, a thorough consultation with interested and affected parties including other government department is conducted. In a situation where there are communities, and are to be relocated, a consultation process/Public participation should be undertaken by the mine or by an applicant for a mining right.

An all-inclusive method(s) should be utilised to ensure that community groups can take part ...

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2020-w2723 - 27 November 2020

Kevin John Mileham to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1) Whether the Astron Energy refinery in Milnerton intends to return to operational service in the near future; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, by what date is the refinery envisaged to return to full production capacity; (2) whether (a) a safety and (b) environmental inspection and/or audit will be conducted prior to the facility returning to operational status; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 27 Nov 2020

  1. The Department does not have specific date at which the refinery is scheduled to start operating, what was shared with the Department from Astron Energy is that the assessments of the incident arestill ongoing and there is no firm date of when the refinery would come back to be operational.
  2. Safety and environmental inspectionsand/or audit do not fall within the ambit of the Department ...
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2020-w2707 - 27 November 2020

Michael Waters to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

What are thereasons that the (a) (i) City of Ekurhuleni is still operating on a temporary electricity license 20 years after it was established and (ii) National Energy Regulator of South Africa has failed to provide the specified city with a permanent license; and (b) legal implications for the city of operating with a temporary licence for 20 years? NW3475E

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 27 Nov 2020

a)  (i) The temporary electricity distribution licence granted to City of Ekurhuleni is still valid as it has two extension letters of which the second extension letter, dated 8 May 2007, extents the licence until 36 months after the promulgation of the Licensing Regulation made under the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act. No 4 of 2006). Until the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy ...

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2020-w2708 - 27 November 2020

Michael Waters to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

1) (a)What number of audits has the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) conducted of the City of Ekurhuleni since its establishment, (b) on what date was each audit report submitted to the specified city, (c) what were the recommendations contained in each audit report and (d) what number of new electricity connections have taken place within the city since the last audit was conducted by NERSA; 2) Whether NERSA has ensured that its recommendations have been implemented by the city; if not, why not; if so, which recommendations have been implemented? NW3476E

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 27 Nov 2020

1.

a) An independent technical audit of Ekurhuleni was done in January 2006. Another audit was done in 2020 but the focus was on the business assessment.

b) The report on the independent technical audit was submitted in the same year in May 2006. Due to COVID induced travel restrictions that was in place when the business assessment was done, the site inspection on ...

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2020-w2503 - 13 November 2020

Wynand Johannes Boshoff to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1)Whether, with reference to the report of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research which indicates that the Republic faces load shedding for at least the next 18 months unless the Government and Eskom make the decision this year to bring the cheapest and most reliable energy on to the grid within the next three years, and Government’s approval that consumers may generate their own renewable energy, he will consider the possibility of allowing access by default to the national power grid so as to allow private instances who generate renewable energy, to be in a position to load surplus energy onto the national power grid, subject to the required safety conditions; if not, why not; if so, what are the further relevant details; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 13 Nov 2020

1. In line with similar prognosis on supply and demand, the IRP2019 recognises that there is risk of load shedding in the next 18 to 24 months.

It is for this reason that as one of the 9 (nine) decisions in the IRP2019 we committed to the following:

Decision 1:Undertake a power purchase programme to assist with the acquisition of capacity needed to supplement ...

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2020-w2178 - 30 October 2020

Narend Singh to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1) What total number of households (a)(i) nationally and (ii) provincially have benefited from the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) over the past five financial years and (b) who initially benefited from infrastructure under the mixed development category, no longer qualify for subsidisation of INEP and free basic electricity; (2) what is (a) total number of electricity meters have been installed under the INEP programme in the past financial year and (b) total amount is still outstanding for the installation of the electricity meters?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 30 Oct 2020

(1)(a)

(i) The total number of households electrified over the past five financial years is 1,266,240.

(ii) Provincial breakdown of number of indigent households electrified in last 5 years:

(b) The Mixed Developer Policy Guideline was introduced in October 2018. Before this date, all applications received by the Department on mixed developer projects were treated as normal Bulk and Households applications. Funding for infrastructure ...

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2020-w2485 - 30 October 2020

Cheryl Phillips to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Whether he will provide Mrs C Phillips with a list of any companies that (a) he and (b) his immediate family members are shareholders in and/or benefit from financially, that have applied for prospecting and/or mining rights; if not, why not; if so, what are the further relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 30 Oct 2020

The Minister makes annual declarations to Parliament through the Parliamentary Ethics Committee. The Member can, if she is interested, make a request of the Ministers Declaration of Financial Interests from the Committee.

 

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2020-w2486 - 30 October 2020

Cheryl Phillips to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Whether he will provide Mrs C Phillips with a list of any companies that provide mining companies with goods and/or services that (a) he and (b) his immediate family are shareholders in or benefit from financially; if not, why not; if so, what are the further relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 30 Oct 2020

The Minister makes annual declaration of Financial Interest to Parliament through Parliamentary Ethics Committee. The Member can, if she is interested, make a request to access such declaration from the Committee.

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2020-w1403 - 02 October 2020

Cheryl Phillips to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1)What number of (a) prospecting rights were issued since 1 April 2020 by each regional mineral resources and energy office and (b) the specified rights were issued within the stipulated time frame; (2) of the prospecting rights that were not issued within the stipulated time frame, how long did it take for each such right to be issued; (3) what number of (a) mining rights were issued since 1 April 2020 by each regional mineral resources and energy office and (b) the specified rights were issued within the stipulated time frame; (4) of the mining rights that were not issued within the stipulated time frame, how long did it take for each such right to be issued?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 2 Oct 2020

(1) Two prospecting rights were issued

(b) There is no specified timeframe with regard to issuing of rights.

(2) Please see (1)(b) above

(3) No mining rights were issued since 01 April 2020

(4) Please see (3) above

DDG: MR

Date:

Recommended / Not Recommended

Advocate TS Mokoena

Director General: Department of Mineral Resources and Energy

………………/………………/2020

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister ...

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2020-w1822 - 02 October 2020

Dumisani Fannie Mthenjane to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Whether any person has applied to his department for prospecting rights of diamond mines in Limpopo in the past two years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, who is the applicant?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 2 Oct 2020

List of application for Prospecting Rightlodged in Limpopo for the past two years

DATE LODGED

COMPANY

MINERAL

16 Feb 2018

KADOSH MINING PTY LTD

COPPER,DIAMOND (GENERAL),DIAMOND,DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL),GEMSTONE EXCEPT DIAMONDS,GOLD,PHOSPHATE,PGM

01 March 2018

DE BEERS CONDOLIDATED MINES PTY LTD

DIAMOND (INKIMBERLITE)

14 Nov 2018

RAZORBILL PROPERTIES 12 (PTY0 LTD

DIAMOND,DIAMOND(GENERAL),DIAMOND (KIMBERLITE)

14 Nov 2018

RAZORBILL PROPERTIES 12 (PTY0 LTD

DIAMOND,DIAMOND(GENERAL), DIAMOND(KIMBERLITE)

27 Nov 2018 ...

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