Cabinet approves Integrated Resource Plan
Cabinet has approved the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which is set to shape the country’s energy mix until 2030.
In a statement on Thursday, Cabinet said most of the inputs received during a public consultation process were included in the 2019 document.
The release of the document coincides with Eskom's announcement that it is implementing load shedding due to unplanned outages and boiler tube leaks at six generating units.
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The plan proposes nine interventions to ensure energy stability for the next decade.
"Most of the inputs received from the public, academics, experts from the energy sector and relevant stakeholders such as the National Economic Development and Labour Council and the Portfolio Committee on Energy, were included into the IRP2019,” Cabinet said in its statement.
"The plan proposes nine interventions to ensure the country responds to the energy needs for the next decade. The interventions draw from the current baseline of the demand and supply of the country’s energy and the country’s international obligations to the minimum emission standards."
Minister Gwede Mantashe will hold a media briefing on Friday to outline the contents of the long-awaited plan.