Government has developed an “energy-efficiency strategy” in its efforts to resolve the ongoing power supply crisis.
So said the Minister of Energy, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, speaking at the launch of the government’s energy-efficiency campaign at the African Utility Week conference in Cape Town yesterday (Tuesday).
She said SA planned to install 9 600MW of nuclear power within the next 15 years to tackle the electricity shortages. She added that the cost of the project – estimated at US$100bn – “continues to be a major budgetary concern”.
Joemat-Pettersson said her department planned to set increased targets on the reduction in national energy consumption by 2030, and would be engaging with various stakeholders in the coming months on the issue.
To ensure the enforcement of the energy-efficiency strategy, the department had published regulations for compulsory energy-management plans for public comment, she added.
The focus of the campaign this year will be on large public and private buildings, including retail complexes and the property market, and large residential and corporate developments.
