Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a) ,(b), (c), (i)

Yes, during November 2012, the Ministers of Finance, Energy and Public Enterprises entered into a Government Support Framework Agreement (GSFA) with Eskom as the buyer of electricity produced by IPPs. The GSFA contains the framework within which the Government shall make support available to Eskom in an event it cannot meet its obligation under the Power Purchase Agreement with the IPP. The Independent Power Producers Office is represented by the Department of Energy in the agreement. Such financial assistance is regarded as financial guarantee to Eskom.

In addition, the Regulatory Framework under Nersa allows the IPP cost incurred by Eskom to be a pass through to the electricity end-user with Eskom as the conduit and with no financial implications on Eskom. Any IPP procurement is added to the list from time to time in accordance with the procurement framework outlined under Section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act.

The following project agreements have been signed with IPPs to date as part of the IPP procurement process:

A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that is signed between Eskom and the individual IPPs at the time of financial close. The PPA is a commercial that determines contractual obligations in terms of power delivery by the IPPs (as Seller) and payments by Eskom (as Buyer). To date, 64 IPP projects have signed Power Purchase Agreements, totaling a contractual obligation by IPPs to deliver 4 001 MW of electricity to the grid.

An Implementation Agreement (IA) is signed between the Department of Energy and the individual IPPs at financial close. The IA determines contractual obligations by the Seller in relation to socio-economic and enterprise development commitments over the life-time of the project as well as the Government support to Eskom in an event of default by Eskom.

(ii) The PPA and IA with each IPP are confidential as they contain pricing information that could be used by competitors in future IPP bidding rounds. Nonetheless, we have enclosed the GSF Agreement a prototype PPA/IA.

Reply:

a) No procurement of services and/or payments were made to Mr. Mzwandile Manyi.

b) No procurement of services and/or payments were made to the Progressive Professionals Forum

c) No procurement of services and/or payments were made to the Decolonisation Fund

d) No procurement of services and/or payments were made to the Black Business Council

i) No services were procured

ii) R- Nil

iii) R- Nil or No detail cost breakdown

iv) R- Nil or No amount paid

v) Not applicable

vi) R-Nil or Not applicable, there is no detail breakdown of payment

Reply:

(1)(a)

The average price payable under the Renewable Energy (RE) IPP Programme, covering the production coming only from the RE projects signed in 2011, ending 30 September 2016 was 218 c/kWh, whereas for the RE projects announced in 2015, the production cost averages 62 c/kWh.

Eskom aggregate cost of coal produced electricity in 2016 is s 44.1 c/kWh. Kindly note that in order to make a like for like comparison, the Eskom marginal cost of production of coal generated power (determined by Medupi and Kusile) is not known as yet, but is believed to be in excess of 100 c/kWh.

(1)(b)

The average Eskom winter tariff is 105.1 c / kWh and the summer tariff is 73.5 c / kWh. The average annual Eskom tariff is 81.4 c / kWh, and it will escalate according to the tariff increase application to be submitted to NERSA (Eskom has applied for further tariff increases in the period from 2016 onwards and it is not as yet clear where this will end). In order to compare Eskom’s production costs to the production costs under the coal IPP Programme, the two coal IPPs will sell the electricity at 80,955 c/kWh and 79,71c/kWh respectively, without any tariff increases (the only escalation will be for inflation) for the next 30 years. We expect Eskom’s aggregate tariff to increase even higher than for IPPs within the next 3 years.

(2)(a)

Renewable Energy IPP contracts have a term of 20 years.

2(b)

The B-BBEE policy as promulgated under the BBEEE Act applies to IPPs as well.

2(c)

All IPPs are BBEEE compliant.

Reply:

The Department received the question, reviewed its contents against its mandate and has determined that the most appropriate respondent should be the Department of Public Enterprises.

Reply:

(i).   The Minister

No new vehicles were purchased in (aaa) 2014-15; (bbb) 2015-16 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2016

1. Not applicable
2. Not applicable
3. Not applicable
4. Not applicable (

(ii).   The Deputy Minister

No new vehicles were purchased in (aaa) 2014-15; (bbb) 2015-16 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2016

1. Not applicable
2. Not applicable
3. Not applicable
4. Not applicable

Reply:

The Strategic Fuel Fund compiles its Annual Financial Statement in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that prescribes that an entity must account for transactions not only on a cash basis but also on an accrual basis.

Therefore the Transfer in question is an accrued expense as a result of the application of the provisions of Section 3(A)(c) of the CEF Act applicable to the sale of Strategic Stock and that was yet to be transferred to the Equalisation Fund.

Reply:

1. The information is provided in the table below:

2. Yes all the payments for the products sold have been made.

3. The contract review currently underway will assist in determining the options for SFF.

Reply:

Honourable van Dalen is requested to direct the question to the Minister of Public Enterprises as the information requested belongs to Eskom which reports to the Minister of Public Enterprises.

Reply:

The information that is requested by Honourable van Dalen is in the process of being considered by the Portfolio Committee on Energy of which he is a member.

Reply:

To educate the public about the importance of energy efficiency, the Department developed and launched the Energy Efficiency Campaign Strategy during the United Nations Convention on Climate Change’s 17th Conference of Parties (COP 17) held in Durban in 2011. In addition, on 13 March 2015, the President of South Africa launched the Presidency and Government energy savings campaign highlighting various initiatives the government will implement to promote energy savings, and these include the green building policy framework, minimum energy performance standards and labeling of energy efficiency appliances, improvement of energy efficiency, and, importantly, the installation of solar panels and solar water heaters in buildings including in residential buildings in rural and poor communities.

Furthermore, on 17 May 2016, the Minister of Energy unveiled the South African Energy Efficiency Label, and also announced measures to be implemented in buildings as part of promoting energy savings. The SA Energy Efficiency Label has been designed to provide the South African consumers, including poor and rural communities, with accurate and comparable information that enables an informed purchase decisions when buying household appliances. The advantage to consumers, especially poor and rural communities, is that they have an opportunity to play an active role both in achieving savings on electricity consumption and in making a meaningful contribution to the effort on reducing carbon emissions.

Some of the energy savings measures being implemented by the Department include the installation of smart metering and clean energy technologies in schools and government buildings, deployment of co-generation in municipal waste water treatment facilities, and the installation of energy efficient technologies related to municipal infrastructure. It should also be noted that the Ministry of Energy has been conducting outreach programmes to poor and rural communities as part of the energy savings campaign.

Reply:

(1) The review of contracts ordered by the Minister will deal with this matter.

(2) The contract and its conditions are subject of a review that the Minister of Energy has instituted.

(3) No.

(4) SFF has adequate internal control processes in place that could have prevented it from incurring losses in this transaction if they had been adhered to. These controls include i) the board-approved limits of authority policy, ii) risk management policy iii) properly constituted Exco with relevant PFMA and risk management experience and supported by clear terms of reference. There is a materiality framework that provides guidance on levels of approvals for all material transactions.

Reply:

(a)(b)(i)(ii) Since 1 January 2009 to date the Department and all its entities with the exception of CEF reported no forensic investigation conducted for both internally and externally.

(ii) CEF, Yes

Reply:

(1)(a) Please see table below:

2 (a) Tender documents for each are available online with the following tender numbers, (i) Ingerop: Economic Impact of Localisation of Nuclear New Build Programme DOE/024/2013/14, (ii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Feasibility Study on Effective Independence of the National Nuclear Regulator RFQ/005/2016/17, (iii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Requirements, Considerations and Necessary Arrangements by the Government in Order for South Africa to Accede to One of the IAEA Nuclear Liability Conventions RFQ/004/2015/16, (iii) Zimkile Consulting: The Development of Training Programme of First Responders for Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies RFQ/006/2016/17, (v) University of Pretoria: A Detailed Financing Model for the Radioactive Waste Management Fund documents DOE/007/2015/16

www.energy.gov.za Bids Closed Bids

(b) The Bid Award Documents (Contract) are confidential commercial information

Reply:

1. No

(a) (b) Not applicable

Reply:

(1)(a) Please see table below:

2 (a) Tender documents for each are available online with the following tender numbers (i) Mnzansi Energy Solutions and Innovations Pty: Feasibility Study on the withdrawal of Safeguards Function from NECSA RFQ/001/2015/16, (ii) Mahlako-A-Phahla Investments (with sub-contracting to certain companies (details furnished): Pre-Procurement Readiness Assessment RFQ/002/2016/17 & Empire Technology: Programme Management System BAC-10/16 and (iii) Empire Technology: Programme Management System BAC-10/16.

www.energy.gov.za Bids Closed Bids

(b) The Bid Award Documents (Contract) are confidential commercial information

Reply:

(1)(a) Please see table below:

2 (a) Tender documents for each are available online with the following tender numbers, (i) Ingerop: Cost of Nuclear Power DOE/001/2013/14, (ii) KPMG: Procurement Framework RFQ/008/2012/13, (iii) Ingerop: Owner-Operator and Financing Structures DOE/006/2012/13, (iv) Deloitte: Finance Options Models Solutions DOE/012/2013/14 (v) Deloitte: Deferred Return on Government Investor Approach documents BAC-54/14, www.energy.gov.za Bids Closed Bids

(b) The Bid Award Documents (Contract) are confidential commercial information

Reply:

The Department of Energy and all its entities spent R4 287 349.78 on advertising within the 2015/16 Financial Year.

Reply:

The Minister has approved to allocate funding over a period of three years to the amount of R150 million in order to address illegal connections in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) as a pilot programme. The allocation, like all electrification allocations, is only made available to the implementing agent (municipality or Eskom) upon approving of a formal business plan regarding the technical and financial details of a project/programme.

Reply:

The documents requested herein are the same documents requested by Earthlife Africa and the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environmental Institute, the Applicants in a review application presently being opposed by the Minister of Energy and the President of the Republic of South Africa. This matter is the subject of ongoing litigation in the Western Cape Division of the High Court and thus sub judice. It is once again placed on record that the Applicants are clearly trying to litigate its case on platforms other than the court. It should also be noted that it cannot be expected of any responsible government to release sensitive Cabinet records and communication between two sovereign states in such a manner. In addition the request is refused as the documents requested are privileged as they relate to correspondence between sovereign States in the international domain and on an international level.

It should be noted that there was no invitation sent to the United Kingdom.

Reply:

The documents requested herein are the very same documents requested by Earthlife Africa and the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environmental Institute, the Applicants in a review application presently being opposed by the Minister of Energy and the President of the Republic of South Africa. This matter is the subject of ongoing litigation in the Western Cape Division of the High Court and thus subs judice. The Minister of Energy accordingly cannot comment directly on the documents requested. It is placed on record that the Applicants are clearly trying to litigate its case on platforms other than a court. It should be noted that it cannot be expected of any responsible government to release sensitive Cabinet records and communication between two sovereign states in such a manner.

With regards to the other documents the response is as follows:

(a) No. The document requested is privileged as it is a sensitive state document of government and the release thereof could compromise the new build process.

(b) No. The document requested is privileged as it is a sensitive state document of government which relates to an interaction between a sovereign state and an international body or agency on an international level and on the level of international law.

(c) No. The document requested is privileged as it is a sensitive state document of government and the release thereof could compromise the new build process.

(d) No. The document requested is privileged as it is a sensitive state document of government and the release thereof could compromise the new build process.

(e) No. The document requested is privileged as it is a sensitive state document of government and the release thereof could compromise the new build process.

(f) No. The document requested is privileged as it is a sensitive state document of government and the release thereof could compromise the new build process.

(g) The 2004 Bilateral International Agreement with the Russian Federation is in the public domain and may be availed. The requestor will be provided with a copy of this Agreement from the Department of Energy.

(h) The agreement between South Africa and Russia was signed in March 2013 (not May 2013) during the BRICS Summit meeting held in Durban. The agreement is also in the public domain and may be availed. The requestor will be provided with a copy of this Agreement from the Department of Energy.

Reply:

1. (a)(b)(i) and (ii): The Small-scale Embedded Generation (SSEG) rules will be finalized once the notice of exemption from licensing has been gazetted by the Department of Energy. Gazetting of the exemption notice will happen once the opinion of the Office of the State Law Advisor on the exemption notice is obtained.

2. No, in the absence of an enabling legal and regulatory framework NERSA can neither license nor register SSEGs like Roof Top Photovoltaic. Generator installations up to 100kVA are exempted from being regulated, in terms of Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act.

3. We are not aware of Eskom’s net-metering programme. Municipalities may have a different regime due to their Constitutional mandate pertaining to electricity reticulation.

4. We are not aware of Eskom’s net-metering programme.

Reply:

(1)(a) (i). No

(ii) No

(iii) No

(b) No

(2)(a) (i) No

(ii) No

(iii) No

(b) No

Reply:

(a) Advertising Expenditure 2015/16

(i). R13 784 600.67

(ii). R15 266 653

(b) Budget Allocation 2016/17

(i) R7 612 000.00

(ii). R 21 623 007

Reply:

1. (a) 51 projects of the 102 projects awarded in the Large (Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme) and Smalls ( Small Projects IPP Procurement Programme ) are in the Northern Cape.

(b) (i) The Majority of projects located in the Northern Cape are Solar PV which account for 31 of 51 projects ,followed by 12 Onshore Wind, 7 CSP and 1 Small Hydro. The Province has the best solar radiation levels in the country and hence the high number of Solar PV and CSP in the Province.

(ii) The 51 projects in the Northern Cape are spread across 17 municipalities indicated in the table below:

(iii) 20 out of the 51 projects are already operating and exporting energy into the National Grid with the remaining projects expected to be connected to the grid by December 2018.

(iv) The 51 projects located in the Northern Cape are expected to yield 66 000 job-years during the construction (23 000) and operation phases (43 000). (A job-year is calculated on the basis of total Person Months for the Construction Measurement Period and the Operating Measurement Period).

2) The Northern Cape has great renewable energy resources and has garnered the most interest by bidders. The one impediment to the development of the Northern Cape involves the grid as it is severely constrained. The Department is working with Eskom to identify solutions to unlock the grid constraints which will allow for further development of projects in the Northern Cape.

Reply:

(a)_(i) Yes

(aa)

(bb). The Integrated Energy Centres (IeCs) programme is a private public partnership where oil companies fund the infrastructure development to establish a retail service station in remote rural areas. Therefore, the Department does not allocate funding for IeCs.

(cc). In 2016/17 financial year a total number of 84 employment opportunities composed of contract and permanent jobs will be created through IeCs. The jobs created both short term and some permanent for the operational phase. The short term /contract jobs are created during construction phase of the projects and permanent jobs are in the operational phase.

Entities

(b) (i) Yes

(b) (ii) Yes

Reply:

The amount stated above as Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) projection that its expenditure would increase to R117 billion in the 2014-15 financial year with a revenue of R118 billion due to Irene and other projects coming online on page 688 of her department’s 2014-15 Budget Vote, is not correct and the correct amount is stipulated below as follows:

 (a) The turnover for CEF in 2014/15 was R18.5billion, cash from operations was R4.4billion and cash balance was R10billion.

 (b) Project Irene did not come to fruition because it could not secure funding.

 (c) Project Ikhwezi was approved by the PetroSA Board 2011 as a five-well drilling program. As at the end of the 2014/15 financial year, only 25 BcF of commercial gas reserves was expected, 10% of the initial expected gas. This then shortened the commercial life of the GTL refinery to 2017.

Reply:

(1) Advertising: 2013/14 – April 2016

Department of Energy: R38 709 229

Entities: R65 897 944

(2) Consulting: 2013/14 – April 2016

Department of Energy: R101 454 801

Entities: R416 699 483

(3) Transport: 2013/14 – April 2016

Department of Energy: R99 735 984

Entities: R191 009 784

Reply:

(1) (a). The Department has appointed Mr. Eugene Nhlanhla Nqaba Ngcobo as Senior Nuclear Specialist;

(b). Mr. Ngcobo was appointed on 24 November 2015;

(c). his professional qualification is a Masters of Science (Engineering); and

(d). the total remuneration is R1 267 806 per annum (all-inclusive package).

(2) (a). Mr. Ndabenhle Goodwill Ngwane was appointed as a Senior Procurement Specialist;

(b). on 24 November 2015;

(c) his professional qualification is a Bachelor of Commerce; and

(d). the total remuneration is R 1 267 806 per annum (all-inclusive package)

Reply:

1. No.
2. No, because the training element is earmarked on the installation phase of the solar water heating programme and those have not yet been put under procurement processes.
3. No, because the training element on solar water heating programme is part of the installation process, which has not yet commenced.
4. The Solar Water Heating programme is one of the key programmes of the Department of Energy in the context of Energy Mix and therefore the Minister, from time to time, will make pronouncements as part of the implementation process.

Reply:

1. The oil drilling platform that is currently anchored in Mossel Bay is owned by PetroSA. It is not being rented. The Orca FPSO has permission to lie in Mossel Bay shallow waters for periods of six months (reviewed each time).

(2) Yes, PetroSA is obligated to maintain all the safety systems of the ORCA FPSO to ensure it is fully functional. The monthly average cost is R2 million dependent on the level of maintenance required. This cost was reduced by reducing the staff to a minimum requirement (as guided by SAMSA compliance and maintaining the Asset on safe park mode).

(3) No.

Reply:

1. PetroSA has not awarded a tender to Ms Thuthukile Zuma.
2. (a) (b) (i) (ii) N/A

Reply:

a) The Minister met with Mr. Nazeem Howa and Mr Moegsin Williams at various New Age breakfasts. The Minister has not attended any meeting with the specified persons at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg.

b) The Deputy Minister has not met with any member, employee or close associate of the Gupta family or attended any meeting with the specified persons at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg or anywhere else since taking office.

Reply:

1. The Minister does not earn any income from businesses doing work for government or otherwise. Everything that the Minister earns or own will be found in the declarations of Parliament.
2. None of the Minister’s (a) late husband, (b) children, who are both minors and (c) close family earned income from businesses doing work for the government.

Reply:

a) In order to meet the country’s energy demand now and in the future in a reliable, cost effective and sustainable manner, the promulgated Integrated Resource Plan outlines a generation (energy) mix to follow. In addition to fossil fuel, nuclear and hydro power, the plan envisages that by year 2030, 17.6GW will be from renewable energy. This includes wind and solar technologies.

b) The Department runs a world renowned Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme which to date has procured around 6.2 GW of renewable energy from wind and solar power. Additional determination for 6.3 GW of renewable energy was issued by the Minister in concurrence with the regulator (NERSA) during the last quarter of 2015/16 financial year. Preparations for the procurement of this energy in line with system requirements, is underway.

Reply:

Since the advent of load shedding and the creation of the war room in 2014, the DoE commissioned a study in conjunction with the CSIR to quantify the extent of the cost savings emanating from the deployment of renewable energy technology, including solar, in the place of diesel and this was estimated at R3.6bn.

The DoE made a proposal to accelerate the cheaper alternative of using solar technology to replace diesel-fired power generation. This alternative is based on the generation of solar energy using solar plants that have been procured under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme (REIPPP). The DoE further made a determination under Section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act to procure additional solar generation capacity through an expedited procurement process given that there was evidence that this option would assist in reducing the cost of generation of diesel fired turbines, especially during peak periods.

The process for the expedited procurement of an addition 1800MW of solar power generation was concluded under the REIPPP with bid submissions closing on 11 November 2015. The commissioning of these power stations is expected within two years and it can therefore be expected that less and less diesel will be required during periods when solar power is generated.

Reply:

a) Yes, the current installed capacity of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer (REIPP) Programme is 2.48 GW and the maximum simultaneous contribution recorded is 1.59 GW.

b) Yes, the REIPP programme has been run and is delivering in a world class way comparable to the best in the world. Time expectations have been met and although there is not a “budget” in the strictest sense of the word, the energy prices for the programme have come down via the competitive tendering process, exceeding expectations. There is significant confidence in the industry, which can be seen in the large amounts of money being invested.

c) No, it was never an objective of the REIPP programme to make a case for or against the argument that renewable energy will not meet base load. The decisions around the requirements for base load or peaking energy is made in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. At the same time it can be stated that the country’s electricity demand profile requires a large portion of base-load generation, which is generation that is predictably available throughout the day for every day of the week. Unfortunately, renewables cannot supply this base load as they are inherently extremely variable and large scale storage, to smooth out this variability, is not yet economically viable. Either nuclear or fossil (coal or gas) or hydro (unfortunately only in a limited way in South Africa) generation must provide this base load. Put differently, a large scale renewable wind programme can provide a degree of base load if geographically well diversified but will need to be supplemented with storage and other dispatchable generation technologies. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) can provide base load if built with enough storage but the cost of this far exceeds the other base load options.

d) Yes, the REIPP programme has already demonstrated its viability. From an integrated power system point of view, the renewable energy contributed to the grid every day, significantly reducing the need for Eskom to use open cycle gas turbines and as such is preventing load shedding as well.

e) Yes, the electricity supplied from renewables is currently being used by all customers and is thus suitable and available for all. The nature of the country’s integrated power system is such that all generation, regardless of technology or origin, is effectively pooled and all customers draw from this pool. It is not impossible for any customer to determine the generator(s) sourcing its electricity.

Reply:

1. NERSA does not use the marginal cost based method for electricity tariffs but rather the revenue requirement method. The Electricity Regulation Act requires that NERSA allow an efficient operator to recover its cost plus a reasonable return. This method is applied fully for Eskom. In case of Municipalities, this method has just been approved for implementation. It has therefore not been applied for municipal regulation. The cost of supply studies will be performed by municipalities and submitted to NERSA for review and consideration when municipal tariff applications are considered.
2. Please refer to (1) above.

Reply:

1. No, NERSA develops rules not regulations. We are in the process of developing Licensing Regulations, which will enable NERSA to implement Small-Scale Embedded Generation (SSEG) rules that they have developed.
2. (a) It is the responsibility of the Department to ensure organised development in the electricity industry and the development of licensing regulations is meant to facilitate government policy objectives. Incidentally, it is municipal constraints relating to the wheeling of power that pose the biggest risk to SSEG.

(b) The Regulations are still under development and are expected to be published for public comments.

Reply:

a)  The Department does support SMMEs, Co-operatives, as well as Township and rural enterprises through their procurement spent.

b) The procurement spent for SOEs was mainly on SMMEs and they are detailed below as follows.

Reply:

Grand total R1 388 806.29

Reply:

The Department has not awarded contracts to Atul, Ajay and Rajesh Gupta in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years.

Reply:

No; and (a) not applicable, (b) not applicable and (c) not applicable

Reply:

The Nuclear Energy Policy of 2008 declares South Africa’s intention to pursue amongst others a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) programme. Under the ambit of the Nuclear New Build Programme for a 9600 MW capacity, this remains the guiding principle for reactor designs under consideration. The Pressurised Water Reactor remains the longest operating reactor type worldwide. As such this reactor type has seen multiple advancements and improvements which can be noted in the design offerings of various vendor countries.

It is important to note that the procurement has not strated and therefore there are no contractual arrangements entered into with any nuclear supplier of the envisaged technology

Reply:

1. No, the Department is not aware of the strategy but would appreciate an opportunity to provide some comments.
2. Please refer to (1) above.

Reply:

The information is available on the annual report tabled in Parliament.

Reply:

The electricity Regulation Act permits generation for own use (under schedule 2). This greatly assists in reducing demand for those entities like Anglo Platinum, that are able to provide their own power instead of relying on Eskom.

Reply:

1. Government of South Africa’s intention is to procure the Nuclear New Build Programme including the 9.6 GW of nuclear energy. The Department of Energy would respectfully advise you to further consult with National Treasury regarding their annual report statements.
2. a) There is no transaction between Government and Rosatom apart from the signed Nuclear Framework Agreement.

b) No the Government is not selling the PBMR, i) nor is it selling the Hardware and/or ii) Intellectual Property.

3. See answer in 2) above.

4. There is no tender process involving PBMR taking place as stated above.

5. There is no specified transaction on this matter.

Reply:

The reports were commisioned by the Department of Energy to inform the decision making process of the Energy Security Cabinet Subcommittee on the Nuclear New Build Programme.

Reply:

All the three trips were working visits. The Department awaits outstanding information from South Africa’s mission in China.