Question NW2632 to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
14 October 2022 - NW2632
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
With reference to the measures announced by the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa in his Energy Response Plan, which include enabling Eskom to procure power from existing power generators with installed solar panels, what (a) progress has his department and Eskom made to ensure that the process to grant the necessary approvals and waivers is simplified to enable procurement from power generators and (b) number of approvals and waivers have been granted to date?
Reply:
Eskom has applied to procure from existing generators on a Standard Offer basis. The DMRE has processed the request and it is currently receiving NERSA’s attention for concurrence.