NW govt signs R16bn power agreement with China
Acting North West Premier Nono Maloyi on Tuesday announced additional measures which the province hopes will alleviate the impact of load shedding.
He delivered the State of the Province Address in Mahikeng Tuesday.
Maloyi stepped in as Premier Bushy Maape continues to recover from surgery.
"The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is coordinating intervention efforts to assist municipalities in implementing renewable and alternative energy sources,” Maloyi said.
“In an effort to end load shedding, we have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese National Import and Export Corporation to construct R16 billion gas to electricity power stations at both the City of Matlosana and Moses Kotane Local Municipality respectively.
“The first phase of this project will see Matlosana producing 198 megawatts of electricity, and construction is earmarked for a maximum of ninety days per one hundred megawatts.
“The Chinese Import and Export Corporation, in addition to their project investment, committed to investing further resources to assist eradicate mud houses in the province by building 500 houses every year for the duration of this MoU," said Maloyi.
Maloyi said the project is expected to create a minimum of 10,000 job opportunities.
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