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MEDIA ADVISORY MINISTER MANTASHE TO BRIEF THE MEDIA ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

Date Published: 18 Mar 2021

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe will on Thursday, 18 March 2021, brief members of the media on the latest developments in the Energy Sector.

 

Minister Mantashe is expected to announce the preferred bidders for the procurement of the 2000 MW Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Programme (RMIPPP) and provide further details on the procurement of additional power in line with the Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IRP2019).

 

Details of the briefing are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021

Time: 16h00

Venue: GCIS – Ronnie Mamoepa Press Room, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield in Pretoria

 

Media Participation: Journalists may view the briefing via live streaming on the South African Government social media channels on the links below:

Facebook: http://facebook.com/GovernmentZA

Twitter: http://twitter.com/GovernmentZA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GovernmentZA

 

 

For media enquiries:                                                                                              

Enquiries: mediadesk@dmre.gov.za  / mediadesk@energy.gov.za

Ms Thandiwe Maimane thandiwe.maimane@dmre.gov.za  / 083 645 7837

Mr Natie Shabangu natie.shabangu@dmre.gov.za/  073 852 1922

 

Issued by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy

18 March 2021

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