- An inter-ministerial committee has been formed to develop a 20-year Integrated Resource Plan for generation in South Africa. I seriously hope that they take energy efficiency and renewable energy seriously.
- An Independent System Operator (ISO) is to be setup outside of ESKOM to run the electrical grid.
In addition, the Department of Energy has indicated that a target has been set to acquire 10% of energy from Independent Power Producers (IPPs) within 3 years, with a long term of 30% of power to be from IPPs.
On the climate change front, by the end of the year SA should have a Green Paper to follow up on the Copenhagen commitment reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent by 2020 and 40 percent by 2025.
Frank
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