What (a) amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him borrow from any entity in the People’s Republic of China (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018, (b) is the name of the lender of each loan, (c) conditions are attached to each loan and (d) are the repayment periods for each loan in each case?
a) (i)
|
Department
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
|
Department of Energy
|
None
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
a) (ii) What amount did each entity reporting to him borrow from any entity in the People’s Republic of China
|
Entity
|
aa) in each of the past three financial years and
|
b) ) is the name of the lender of each loan
|
c) conditions are attached to each loan and ... |
1) Whether the sale of South Africa’s strategic fuel reserves were discussed at the training programmes hosted by a certain company (name furnished) in Rotterdam and London from 19 March 2017 to 1 April 2017; if so, what are the full details of the discussions;
(2) Whether he will furnish Mr G R Davis with a copy of the memorandum of understanding allegedly signed by the former Chief Executive Officer of the Central Energy Fund, Mr Gerrit Bezuidenhout, while attending the training programmes;
(3) What are the details of the memorandum of understanding allegedly entered into by the specified person in terms of the (a) length of the agreement, (b) terms and conditions of the agreement, (c) amounts involved, (d) parties involved and (e) goods that form part of the agreement;
(4) Whether the removal of international economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran formed part of the agreement?
1. Our records reflect that in 2017 there was a request for officials to undertake a training programme offered by VITOL, however this was never approved, and as such no departmental official travelled to London or Rotterdam during the period in question to attend the said training.
2. Not applicable, as no training offered by Vitol was attended.
3. Not applicable ...
1. (a) On what date was the information technology (IT) infrastructure of (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him last upgraded or updated, (b) what is the name of the company contracted to do the upgrades, (c) what was the monetary value of the contract and (d) what is the name of each IT system that was upgraded;
(2). (a) What is the name of the company that is currently responsible for the maintenance of the IT systems of (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him and (b) what is the value of the contract?
1(i) a Department of Energy
|
Date of Upgrade
|
Name of Company
|
Monetary Value
|
Name of System Upgraded
|
Company Responsible for Maintenance
|
Value of Maintenance Contract
|
|
March 2014
|
Ubuntu Technologies
|
R 6 092 074.50
|
Server, storage and local area network system
|
DoE maintains ICT systems internally. However, the DoE has an technical support Service Level Agreement with Ubuntu Technologies
|
Total cost of R 290 700.00 ... |
(a) For what services was the R59 million virement allocated to his department for the Government’s proposed new nuclear build programme as contained in the 2018-19 medium term budget policy statement and (b) what (i) are the names of all service providers contracted in this regard, (ii) are the details of the services rendered by each service provider and (iii) amount did his department pay to each of the service providers?
(a) The R59 million virement allocated is for an outstanding financial commitment for the Department to pay and settle the outstanding amount owed to the service provider for services rendered during the 2016/17 and 2017/18 Financial Years. It should be noted that the amount is not for any new or proposed services, but rather to settle the long outstanding commitment that the Department has ...
Whether (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him awarded any contracts and/or tenders to certain companies (names and details furnished) from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, in each case, (i) what service was provided, (ii) what was the (aa) value and (bb) length of the tender and/or contract, (iii) who approved the tender and/or contract and (iv) was the tender and/or contract in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines?
(a)The department did not award any contracts and /or tenders to the any of the companies listed in the question above, from 1 January 2009 to 2018, (i) Not applicable, (aa) Not applicable, (bb) Not applicable, (iii) Not applicable and (iv) Not applicable
(b)
Central Energy Fund
|
NAME OF SUPPLIER
|
SERVICES RENDERED
|
VALUE & LENGTH OF CONTRACT
|
APPROVED BY
|
COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY AND NT ... |
(1) Whether the new Power China International Energy Project Power Plant in Limpopo will contribute to the national grid; if not, what will the specified power plant be supplying energy to; if so, which areas;
(2) Are there any specific companies which the power plant will be supplying energy to; if so, what (a) is the name of each company, (b) is the name of each director of each company (c) is the registration number of each company and (d) amount has been invested by each company; and
(3) Has he found that the power plant is in compliance with the Electricity Regulations Act, Act 4 of 2006, and the Integrated Resource Plan?
The Department received the question, reviewed its contents against its mandate and has determined that the most appropriate respondent should be the Department of Trade and Industry and the Limpopo Provincial Government.
More »
a) (i) Who are the equity shareholders for each Independent Power Producer (IPP) project signed in each of the bid windows of the IPP programme and (ii) what percentage is owned by each equity shareholder;
b) How are the debt providers by percentage for each IPP project signed in each of the bid windows of the IPP programme; and
c) who were the legal advisers for each IPP project signed in each of the bid windows of the IPP programme?
(a) i) A list of all equity shareholders of the Sellers across all of the Renewable IPP Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) bid windows is provided in Table 1 below. Neither the Department nor the IPP Office is involved in the selection of participating shareholders, BEE or otherwise. It is important to note that Developers and/or Shareholders select BEE companies based on a stringent criterion. ...
(a)What amount is currently available in the Slate Levy Fund, (b) under which entity is the fund located, (c) where can one view the amount allocated to this fund on the national budget, (d) who manages this fund and (e) who has authorisation to utilise this fund?
(a) The current cash balance in the Slate Levy Trust Fund Account is R 135,316,781.88. This amount is the latest available cash balance in the Slate Levy Trust Fund Account as at the week ending, 12 October 2018, excluding interest accumulated as this will only be credited to the Slate Levy Trust Fund Account by end of October 2018 after all reimbursements have been ...
(1)With reference to his apology to the Portfolio Committee on Energy for the absence of his department from the meeting of 14 August 2018 where the fuel price would have been discussed, what is the (a) name and (b) position of the person in his department who is being held responsible for the alleged miscommunication;
(2) Whether any disciplinary action has been instituted against the specified person; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) (a) what are the terms of reference of the technical team established to look into the high cost of fuel, (b) what is the total number of meetings that the technical team has held, (c) what is the name of each official who is a member of the technical team and (d) by what date is the technical team expected to complete its work?
1. (a) Mr Lungisile Pakati
(b) Parliamentary Officer
2. Yes, disciplinary action has been instituted against the employee. The disciplinary hearing was on 06 September 2018 and finalised o 18 September 2018. The department awaits the outcome of the disciplinary process from the Presiding Officer.
3. (a)The main purpose of the task team is to come up with short, medium and long term strategies ...
a)What is the cost of integrating the Grand Inga Project into his department’s 2018 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP);
b) On what basis was the decision taken to deviate from the low-cost scenario by integrating the specified project into the IRP;
c) By what date will the project be completed; and
d) Which South African companies are involved in the project? NW3063E
a) Based on assumptions made in the IRP, the combined effect of including coal and Inga as policy adjustment is about 1.9 cents per kilowatt hour on projected tariff of 119 cents per kilowatt hour.
b) The decision taken to deviate from the least cost scenario by including the Inga hydropower into the IRP was on the basis that there is a treaty signed ...
