Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, believes that load shedding in South Africa could be over by the end of the year if Karpowership is allowed to operate in the country. Mantashe stated that Eskom must not pretend to have electricity when it does not, and that load shedding can be reduced or eliminated if measures such as re-looking at Karpowership, improving the energy availability factor of stations, and importing energy from neighbouring countries are taken seriously. The Minister dismissed Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s plans for private companies to take over some coal power stations, arguing that the state should not relinquish control of its assets. Mantashe also criticised the intermittent character of renewable energy and argued that adding more renewable energy through the Renewable Independent Power Producer Programme will not solve load shedding. However, it is worth noting that Mantashe’s department recently announced that it is looking for potential bidders to provide 513MW of battery storage for South Africa’s power system.
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