Department of Energy (South Africa)

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Department of Energy
List
  • 10 other official names:
  • Departement van Energie (
    Northern Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Eneji (Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Maatla (Tswana)
  • Ndzawulo ya Eneji (Tsonga)
  • Muhasho wa Fulufulu (Venda
)
Department overview
Formed7 July 2009 (2009-07-07)
Preceding department
  • Minister of Energy
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Ms Thembisile Majola, Deputy Minister of Energy
Department executive
  • Mr. Thabane Zulu, Director-General: Energy
Child agencies
Key document
  • National Energy Act, 2008
Websitewww.energy.gov.za

The Department of Energy is the

Department of Minerals and Energy was divided into the Department of Energy and the Department of Mineral Resources
.

From 2012 to 2014, the

Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane was appointed. This only lasted 7 months before the next reshuffle and the appointment of David Mahlobo. His appointment was potentially linked to securing the planned Russian nuclear deal - a country he had just visited as Minister of State Security.link

President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Jeff Radebe as Minister as part of his cabinet reshuffle on 26 January 2018.

In the 2016/2017 budget the department had a budget of R7,545 million and a staff complement of 622 civil servants.[2]

In August 2018, the Department of Energy released a draft of South Africa's updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), the plan which seeks to meet the country's energy consumption demands, for public comment.[3] The current plan dropped proposals for expansion of the number of nuclear plants in the country, focusing instead on expanding the production of renewable energy and creating two new coal power plants.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the appointment of the new Cabinet". South African Government Information. 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  2. ISBN 978-0-621-44244-1
    . Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  3. ^ "South African government releases Integrated Resource Plan draft". Africa Oil and Power. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. ^ Melanie Gosling. "Draft energy IRP welcomed, but some doubts remain". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

External links

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