JOHANNESBURG - Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe says Independent Power Producers and renewables will not end power cuts.
He dismissed claims that IPPs were the answer to rolling blackouts as “misleading”, saying they offered way below what was required to generate enough electricity.Mantashe and his department were briefing Parliament’s oversight committee on the Independent Power Producers Office on the IPP procurement programme.
The country’s 89 IPPs may be producing just over 6,000 megawatts, but this renewable power is not enough to end or even ease the current load shedding, Mantashe said.Mantashe said IPPs would help in the long term as part of the country’s energy mix. The department said IPPs were introduced during the construction of Medupi and Kusile power stations.
It also noted some key achievements in the IPP programme, which included over R300 billion in investment, as well as 80,000 gigawatt hours of energy produced by renewable energy sources.
Even the most developed and technologically-advanced countries with limitless money supply don't depend on renewable energy. What is SA to think it can do away with coal-fired power stations? It's a scam to destroy economies of unsuspecting countries and enslave the people.
It’s a start. We have natural resources of coal wind and sun. Use them all
Because you don't want loadshedding to stop because you benefit from it!
Yes it will - but you corrupt people at the top won’t make any money for yourselves - this is why you will never look at alternatives for South Africa
WENA JUST STEP DOWN,STEP ASIDE STEP ANYWHERE,JUST GO PLEASE! BY FAR THE WORST MINISTER EVER. ARE YOU NOT PAST PENSION AGE? GIVE THE YOUTH A CHANCE JEEEEEZ.
Convince your comrades As black working class we don't have a say in how you run this country we only exist to be used by Cosatu leaders to vote for you
I'm sure it'll ease the wicket loadshedding stages
ANC VS ANC
DE RUITER IS 100% CORRECT..YOU KNOW IT AND I KNOW IT..CORRUPTION ALL THE WAY..PEOPLE GET PAID TO THROW A BLIND EYE..SA BECOMING A SECOND ZIMBABWE
Mantashe you know very well that you're not an expert on ernergy not even an engineer. This thing of you and your friend Cyril is not working you guys are only filling your pockets with our texes. But come 2024. All this nonsense will come to an end.
You are useless you are there just for your pockets and big stomach
Honestly the grave will be the only thing that will save us from you!!! Go home or to some old age home!
We call on the looters at Eskom to leave with immediate effect as well as the Minister!
Selfishness,greediness, cowardness. Why doesn't he step down because hes useless?
Have you ever thought of trying to let them help and see what difference they could make ?
Social grant will save anc
Mase kufa o AKA. kodwa naye uthixo sometimes... is not make sure.
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If your bald head was made of glass, all we would see is a vacuum... It could also be fart fog, hence the 2 bar lips which cannot possibly utter a coherent soultion...
If you know you know
What will? Grow a backbone and do something to stop the loadshedding. Complaining about others ideas dont solve the problem
Neither will fat fuck manpoese
The most disgusting man to just look at!
He is correct. Renewables will exacerbate it.
Is it because you can’t steal the sun?
That's true the poor will still be in the dark because units will be expensive
Loadshedding is the after effects of poor planning and management
BLACK BABOON
liberate_sa is the answer to this useless governing system we sit in.
ANC keeps repeating this lie? He is a life time member of the Illegal Pro-Coal mafia. I dare him to prove himself, go procure and expedite 10,000 MW of Renewables and grid storage. Prove us wrong?
You are correct. Not as long as you are at the helm 🤣😂🤣😂
Julius_S_Malema We hear you fatty boom boom, what can?
Mantashe Is the only sober minister we have
Why are the renewables and IPP’s not given a chance, so we can see for ourselves that they won’t help with loadshedding? Why is Manatashe so hellbent on not getting renewables and IPP’s on board? Maybe his ‘share’ will decrease. We’ll find out soon. Dr Ruyter is talking!!
Shut up u thieve
Anyone with a working brain, and an engineering background, knows that very well
Julius_S_Malema Wow
You people are simply devils
Agh fusegi 🤮🤮🤮🤮
Where are those ANC bot tweeters who said blackouts would stop when De Ruyter left?!
Looting by an ANC minister won’t stop it either.
Dumb Cake
Kak! Everything is relative: even my small solar system is incredible. However, loadshedding will soon cease when Eskom stop producing power. The GRID is DEAD Long Live Local Energy production
Mantasha how do you sleep at night with your big your stomach watching people suffering without power for 10 to 12hours currently
Neither will corruption to the tune of R 1 billion per month. And definitely not the plans to start eating into that $8.5 billion Minister Clever.
As long as you sit as a minister this country will move more towards the dark.
ANC 🇿🇦 until we fix it all viva power!
Stealing and looting also won’t stop loadshedding… A massive criminal investigation into Eskom is needed and everyone guilty of treason should get life sentences.
It will, unfortunately it will also put an end to the ANC gravy train.
Yes it would. You're not an engineer and have no clue. You're a crook.
GwedeMantashe1 you don't know what you talking about. You just want to push your own deals ao that you get a kickback. You don't care about this country.
But floating kettles will, not so Mr Mantashe? Think we’re all seeing through your favouring of this option.
We installed Solar Photovoltaic Systems in our 3 homes two years ago. We have not experienced loadshedding
What will stop load shedding?
Karpowership is another tender that is corrupt. The numbers don't add up when compared to the supposed benefits. It wouldn't surprise me if the current levels of loadshedding have been engineered to force our hand. South Africans are tired.
But your power ships with the kick backs for you will?
Imagine every business, mall, hospital, etc. sorting out their own electricity and then supplying neighbouring residents with surplus. We wouldn't need Eskom. So, yes, it will fix loadshedding. 🤷🏽♂️🫠🙆🏽♂️
Well he is correct. . . but atleast with those, people will have electricity and watch while eskom loadshed's itself to the ground
Like this old man
Speaks on a topic he knows nothing about!!! The only qualification any anc Cadre or elite have is in looting. Yes that's because the anc mafia organization controls loadshedding.
Yes GwedeMantashe1 , because unlike coal and Tenders, baba, sunlight cant be stolen. Those coal contract kickbacks are way to lucrative.
Can we get some young people making decisions in government why are old men making decisions that won't affect them
Stage 6 says De Ryter was right. Your eating to go on diet. Vote anyone-but-ANC
I trust them more than MYANC
This guy is useless
LuckyThobejane9 Ofcoz they wont , just like how govt has failed to stop it in more than 12 years. No hope at all with this Govt.
Tell us something we don't know
You want your coal money, think we stupid, you don't even have N1 in electrical mantashe so your statement is irrelevant!
What does the minister know about electricity
This electricity matter is broad, I am starting to think that this Politicians don’t know what they are talking about. Every interview has a different, but also contrary statement. The one time “renewables is the way” a day after it’s not the way to go. We are in deep deep troubl
So tell us uncle Gwizi; what will stop load shedding?
Kanakanalive So,tell us roaring tiger 🐅🐯, must we accept this load shedding disaster as a permanent thing? 🤷🏿♂️
SA must take advantage from its BRICS partner Russia, to build 10 Nuclear power plant, and Russian oil refinery facilities to have fuel lower price. China and India enjoying all this facilities from Russia. ✍️
This man offers South africa nothing. He must be removed. After his comment, I see that he's benefiting from loadshading. We demand enough electricity and he's must procure adequate electricity to make SA viable. This are people who take us back and country gains.
When will this person finally stop taking?
A reng ka di knee guards tsa 80k?
He won't either
GwedeMantashe1 is incredibly negative iro green energy. Why? He is like Eskom - lacks capacity
Mantashe otla kwatisha Cyril
But stopping Bee and corruptiin will
So why keep funding them through struggling Eishkom? You people are daft!! Talk is cheap, just do something and stop talking PLEASE!!!
Joker of the year
Then why not give them a chance to prove u right 🤣🤣🤣
Matashe you are not qualified to comment anything.
Facts!!
Neither hss Gwede
This drunkard
Very funny. Can he explain what's happening g in Capetown then. I'm sure with more houses having solar, cape towns loadshedding will be gone soon. See what happens when you employ friends.
Then why is he exporting all the coal
No it won't stop the corruption and rot at the ruling party and Eskom's dirty hands - but it at least offers an alternative - apart from saving the planet. Those against it are fighting for to keep their gravy train.
minister of drunkness
Can see where this is going. Power ships loading
What nonsense, Southern Australia’s rolling black outs stopped by installing a Tesla Megapak. We can solve South Africa’s energy crisis in a heartbeat. Unfortunately politicians are not interested bc selling black coal on the side is a lucrative business for self wealth.
Gwede got fat under Zumas looting. He's getting fatter under CyrilRamaphosa leadership. Be was implicated in Bosasa corruption. He did not like DeRuyter acting like a policeman stopping corruption. DeRuyter was then poisoned and resigned. This man is serving himself, not SA.
Ohhh GwedeMantashe1
He is right.
The bowling ball needs to eat! You can’t eat the sun or the wind yet, I am sure they will try!!
Ok now a minister of electricity makes sense
Fat guy needs his ships, and he's more than willing for us to buy them.
What a ridiculous to it say.
Because anc run the country loadshedding will never stop. That's why
Really?
Use both, renewable energy and non renewable energy
At times energy expect and professional are the one that I will believe,not a politician.
Because you control the thieves stealing at ESKOM
He telling the truth, just people just comment without Engineering background,
If we don't want to see more of this then please vote...
Of course they won't, there must be loadshedding for IPP companies to eat,
Load shedding will continue so to ensure stress and tension in SA. It will stay to weaken and wear down the private sector to ensure Mantashe’s Marxist agenda.
Renewables will ameliorate loadshedding substantially and not bankrupt us, unlike Karpowerships. As for the coal mafioso, Mantashe……
Have been an engineer on gas power stations and offshore wind farms in the UK for 30 years we shut down the last coal station 2 years ago UK runs on a mix of gas, solar, wind and imported power from France's nuclear surplus it's not idea but there has never been load shedding
This is the head of energy... saying his cabinet and plan will not work. What were they trying to do in the first place?
They have a better chance than the ANC.
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Agreed. But that is why your president intends appointing a Minister of Electricity...to stop load shedding.
Greedy Gwede. I think he should leave the thinking to someone who’s not a sheep herder. I prefer to place my trust in anybody accept your Godless, treacherous hands.
I would like to see this one, and the one they fired today...face to face...
Talking like old thinking like old acting like old madala suka indlelene please. Take a paper and resign
Yes they will eventually! This would happen quicker if he was out of the way!
Why not?
You right Gwede,its the stealing and corruption and lotting that will stop loadshedding
How much is Karpowership kicking back to this sack of shit
He's right, solar & wind will never result in stable electricity supply... we're gonna have load shedding for the next 30 yrs ladies & men who are gentle
If every household starts using this, it'll make a huge impact on the grid and that counts for something
Mantas he is realistic that is true this will not stop loads-shedding how ever help big business
Let's get rid of them before we waste money on them.
Duh! What a genius. How long did it take for that epiphany to hit home🙄
Independent power suppliers/ renewables will put Eskom out of business, problem solved 🙌
How this guy even graduated from pre-school is a mystery 🙄🫣
Honestly we a lead by careless people how could uou say that to yo people mara is this mean there is no solution ?
Julius_S_Malema True, they have a low energy factor unlike coal and nuclear plus highly expensive
Why, because there is no money in it for the ANC to steal? Shame 🙄🙄
Brown Molefe and Koko will stop loadshedding
ANC owned Chancellor House in a joint venture with Hitachi have stolen South Africa’s dreams. Mantashe is public enemy 1
Bloody sataan 😈
Incompetent and bent.
Coz mantashe still needs his bribes
USA must just give us households those monies for cop27 we will put panels on our housetops & business. Let this 1 continue with their karpowership
Lo udakwe ngumbuso socialist capital coat
He’ll make sure it can’t/doesn’t 🤬
It will do more than any anc minister has done in decades! GwedeMantashe1 is so worried about someone doing a good job and making him look bad that he is making himself look like an idiot. Sick of these corrupt ministers now! Just voetsekanc
He's right, voetsek! with those, we should prioritize coal then Eskom will function properly
Why not ?
OneNation70290 Removing ANC will be the best step forward.
Funny how a politician knows more than and energy expert. He should step aside and give way for IPP.
ANC vs ANC...we are doomed hey
Because he must eat a bit....rockdriller acting all clever...
That’s the truth. But because they want to eat they will vilify and burn Manthashe.
Wouldn't want to stop what's making comrades EAT🙄🤮🚮
I wish Fatso would stop telling everyone what won't end loadshedding and rather what WILL stop it. He's got all the answers, so why isn't he stepping in as CEO of Eskom?
Corruption at its best
Translation from ANCspeak: Independent power producers and renewable mean no backhanders for the ANC and the nomeklatura.
Serves us right. Zuma wanted to give us cheap and abundant electricity through nuclear. We chose to listen to the Stellenbosch Makoti, parroting what foreign intelligence agencies were telling her. Look where we are
Finally ANC person who is honest about loadshedding You can't rely on renewables we need coal and all dirty source of energy
Then who's going to stop it if Independent power producers won't?
True...RSA only needs nuclear and not this weak ipp nonsense...
Close your big mouth, uzokunceda emnqushweni madala. You should retire, your mind is tired
Gwede please go look for free condoms
The best we can do is to move away from the government.. because let's face it.. they can't manage shit
Duh🙄
What will minister
ANC must take responsibility for this mess and stop wasting our time politicking! They’re the government. Therefore, needs to be charged with state capture and defeating the ends of justice! They’re holding the country hostage! Everything they touch is a complete mess! Tired 😴
And just how much power has he added in the 5 years he has been minister? Nothing! But he's certainly a lot richer now! This is the end of the ANC as a political party! It is now officially a criminal entity!
Liar.
Very true, you can't run a country on batteries and dependence on sunlight & wind.. these battries needs electricity to charger, where is it gonna come from? No developed country has this solution, you need base load to charge battries & thats unfortunately coal or Nuclear.
Too much old, he no longer can use his mind properly
What is this man saying?
One thing that will.....VOETSEK ANC!
Jip loadsheding is here to stay cause u are eating from the trough. 😋
Only thing that will fix it is the death penalty
Julius_S_Malema Ratla ra hloka boetapele,mahloko ma Afrika Borwa
First time in my entire ANC existence in conjunction with my adulthood existence I agree with a sitting minister 🗣️
But does that mean steamroll the idea completely? Also unbundle eskom and open the grid up for competition. It worked for telkom and our telecommunications industry. I guarentee you private industry will build a power plant in half the time
Protect the coal.
ANC must f off so we can start doing the right things and not the wrongs things just to turn a blind eye and blame someone else . Bye felicia !!!
So what will. Maybe privatisation is the answer to take the utility back to its glory days. But we know this won’t happen
Can people stop giving ANC members a microphone.
Mantashe has a tendency of telling the truth here and there, but nobody takes him seriously. He is confirming what AndreDeRuyter said, Loadshedding will never end under MYANC government, it's all in our hands come Elections2024 ie Basically the Cowdang is on our hands🤔
You mean there's nothing in it for you, Gwede, because renewables will maje a difference. Funny how a politician knows more than an energy expert. But then, they'e dealing with power generation, and you're dealing with feeding schemes.
amen. We need base load to save RSA
Sometimes one needs to look at economy of scale, is it cheaper to buy electricity from outside the country or build and maintain our own infrastructure? Financing Inga 1 and 2, will electrify the entire Africa. Perhaps we need to look outside to stop these corruptions tactics
He's punting for Turkish Karpowerships. 4 coal fired power stations will be decommissioned within 2 years. The government electricity grid will collapse by then, leaving people desperate for a quick solution. That's when Gwede Tembisa 10 gets to eat more to expand.
...won't stop loadshedding... because Mantashe is one of the kingpins who is CAUSING all this shyte. VoetsekANC
Le mpipi!
Where is the president He has not uttered a word...
Neither will you... 🤡
Our fighter....
Mantashes karpowerships loading….
Marete
With enough of them it will.
When's he going to tell us what will stop loadshedding, for real this time?
💯 true
Doos
We need to start asking ourselves why this man is hellbent on not allowing privatisation, renewables into the picture? Who wins keeping us reliant on stone age coal? Who loses?
Eskom_SA GovernmentZA privatise this useless and reductive electricity supplier. The government simply do not have the integrity & determination & pizzazz to be in control of these SOE's as well as the future of the awesome people of this country. Inkohlakalo yezombangazwe...
Yeah, South Africans are past believing anything the criminally incompetent GwedeMantashe1 belches from the hole in his face. VoetsekANC
Nor will the anc, ....renewables to stop load shedding during the day so at least businesses can operate....and yes we do require a couple more nuclear power stations but not one procured by the corrupt anc
Neither will the corruption
Gweezy wants his Karpower ships.
We all know this is true. I agree with Gwede 100%
100% correct
Take a guess who wants Karpower?!
Ingathi, I'm starting to like this new Gwede. 😏
Not even my 2cm solar panel. Saze savelelwa
I keep hearing what won't work. Can you talk about when the things you've implemented are going to work? An ETA? Any sign of forward progress, ever?
Of course it won’t, as we are held captive by the criminal MYANC
Oh wow, another uses less than observation from a useless member of society .
You won't either Mantashe.. no will & no way..
What's up your sleeve Mr Genius...end loadsheding and save lectures for Technical Colleges.
What if Eskom is the main cause of Anc factional battles, cadres wanted to eat as much as they're still in charge, while others were told their chance to eat has gone to Dubai with the Guptas.
Then what is their purpose? Here we are taken for a ride
mattermso The only way to end load shedding is to go back to coal and allow those who can to generate their own power
No, only Karpowerships with a nice big brown envolope for that MF
Why is Eskom a monopoly why!!!
This anc must be tried for treason. Take down names. They must pay for the crimes they have committed against the people of South Africa. We must not forget what these criminals have done.
Julius_S_Malema Uncle Gwenzi, unfortunately you twerked for Ramaphosa and defended him, ANC and NEC unprovoked. Even though you may make sense now, you are now on your own. They have already decided on your fate and no amount of convincing will buy you sympathy from 'some' South Africans.
MYANC niyezwa?
Neither will that dude
He will make sure it won't work because he still wants to eat some more.
GwedeMantashe1 is tell the factual truth…
Now changing his tune
Idiot
and he is right
lira12_joy He must speak directly 2 his boss who is a just energy energy influencer. These ppl have left Ramaphosa 2 do as he pleases 4 a long time. Now that he's gone rogue almost dictatorial,they ar beginning 2 speak in tongues. Speak out loud Mantashe. Face ur boss & tell him.
Because you don’t want it to stop
Vele it will not
He looks more like Gollum to me everyday. Eskom is the precious it's the precious...
No 💩 Sherlock.
Literally true
Neither will this incompetent government
What foe he know about electricity?
Yes getting rid of you and your band of thieves robbing the country blind will you flipping ignorant muppet
Mantashe is sober about Eskom
In other words. They are in it for money.
As things stand nether can the government
How are you guys planning to power your solars during winter when there’s barely an sunlight? I have solar in my house, in order to be completely off-grid you need to spend a lot of money for battery storage and again during days of no sunshine you need your grid for recharge
Ballito Southern Grid Friday 19h00 to 21h30 Saturday 01h00 to 3h30 9h00 to 11h00 11h00 to 13h30 17h00 to 19h00 19h00 to 21h30 Sunday 01h00 to 3h30 9h00 to 11h30 17h00 to 19h00 19h00 to 21h30 🙈🙈🙈🫣
ANC won't stop loadshedding. This is already proven
100%
They must be stopped at all cost!! Gwede knows the truth that Eskom is capable enough to supply Africa with power. If they can just be arrested for those Billions they been eating every month
But a shopping mall can operate! A work from home can function during daylight hours! A small restaurant can operate during the day! Gwede or a fossil from the coal era!
After realizing what we'll soon realize he make a U-turn 😂🤣😂
It isn’t called leadshedding PresidencyZA - it is called loadshitting. Your government is shitting in our future, shitting on our mental health, shitting on our international reputation. Please resign.
This greedy glutton needs to feed his stomach.
SO ANC HAS NO PLAN ON HOW TO STOP LOADSHEDDING THEY NEVER HAD.
Hazelnite!!
Mantashe speaking factos correctos.
He's a complete criminal piece of shit, of course he's against renewables. He's got his scum paws in the coal troughs and is one of the key people destroying the country.
When we allow the retirement village run the country! Old ways of thinking and doing things as long as it ONLY benefits THEM. They gaslight us , they are narcissist, this is an abusive 'relationship'they are supposed to public servants not public masters. They don't care
He’s right. They’re just going to marginalise the poor. Anything to prevent IPP’s please. We can’t keep enriching white people. No. It’s enough.
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this is ANC attitude towards every situation because it means they can't keep pillaging.This is what they think of this country this is why we are still 3rd world non developing country they want to keep us broken! INSTEAD of innovation growth foresight harvesting potential
Guess we have a weekend of stage 6 to look forward too
How i hate the anc!😈😈😈
And he’s not lying
What the actual Yes it fcking will!! If done correctly! But you all want your personal Bank to stay whilst the ENTIRE country suffer. Please note politicians are except from water shortages and load shedding they DO NOT pay for either!!! WE PAY THEM this is their attitude 🤯
He just threw down the gauntlet👌🏽
Eskom is worst bet
The face and attitude of nightmares for SAns...
He just cannot wait to have kapowerships somthey can steal from the contract, like they did with the toll roads, all de Ruyter did was tell us what we know, the ANC is pissed that he has confirmed this to SA
Mantashe...
When he brought Cyril back didn't he think about that! Makame uMantashe
Hanging in there Mr mantashe that's why they want you out you standing in their way.
They are just milking the country dry while we suffer 🤔🤔🤔😕😕😕
Not sure. I put solar on my house and load shedding stopped. Seems pretty simple. What he really wants to say is, they can't lose their last looting crate.
Julius_S_Malema He’s mantashing now
Is Mantashe even qualified in this field to make such a statement?
For once I agree with Gwede. eskom can’t be saved now, cos MYANC has left it for too late Best to put your head between your legs and kiss one’s derrière goodbye 😢🇿🇦
This man is trying soooo hard to justify his Karpowership. I wonder what’s in it for him
Says who? You don't know what you are talking about, no wonder Eskom is in this predicament, because of people like you. Keep your mouth shut and stay invisible. The less we see and hear of YOU, the better!!!!!!
Andre was correct...yourll chowing the 8.5 billion green energy money..
why don't u tell that to Pravin Ramaphosa and Cyril Gordhan?
What Gwede knows about power is positively dangerous, the coal fleet is fu..ed dont you know that, oh you actually dont WTF
Perhaps if you old fossils stepped down and let youngsters who are in tune with the real world have a go. Things might be better. You are in politics for personal gain and not there to serve the people.
The other looter . Fat basterd
It probably won't. I can live with what he's saying.
Agree 100%
So fix the current fleet!
I think this one dsn't want to retire with a guilty conscience now he will be spitting fire.
It would certainly lessen loadshedding and it would have helped already if someone in charge hadn't dragged his heels with signing IPPs! It makes one wonder why Old King Coal seems to be so protective of the coal cartels...
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He is not hiding any of his cards.
Say it :The ANC must go ...2024 is too far!!
Nonsense speak by Gwede. Do some homework on South Australia and renewables. Renewables are currently the fastest and cheapest way to add capacity to the grid. IPP so that comrades don't steal.
Your msp, useless doos
When is he resigning 🤭
Truth🤞
If beards signified intelligence, the goat would have been a genius. ~Nigerian Proverb~
Yes the criminals in the ANC will keep looting so loadshedding wont end
Yup because you will not be able to control the purse strings....bye bye cash cow.
Oh.... now i understand why he was so happy when SCIC was making his debate last week.
Ofcourse...
How does he know because he hasn't even tired the idea
Neither will cdr deployment
Yes and common sense is not so common anymore.
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A graduate student would tell you that redundant systems are always a good idea to prevent downtime i.e. loadshedding
If 1 million houses went off grid , what would happen? Less requirement from eskom, no income to municipalities, less money to steal via eskom!!
It's not the loadshedding we want to stop. It's the looting, then the loadshedding will sort itself out.
Ahhh corruption Godfather please shut up Sir
True
🤦🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️ Mantashe losing the the plot, SA needs everything in its disposal to end loadshedding!!!!
Every watt from renewables, is one less you have to generate from coal. Not sure how so many can’t figure that out🤷♂️. Having a few solar panels on your roof, an inverter and a battery will generate enough energy to cook a meal, have some lights and watch TV - If properly managed.
Y r we still having dis madala as a minister?
Let me guess: Kapowerships will.👀👀
And neither will ur Karpower ships
What would Mr Clever ANC? Why have you not introduced & and implemented the miracle wonder solution? You had 30 years to do it.
Minister of Electricity
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I’m willing to take that bet. Open up to procure excess directly from businesses and residents… how many billion will be invested by private sector into solar within 12 months
But it will help
No country will ever run renewable exclusively and those pushing it USA and EU know that. To be completely renewables at the current rate will only be achieved by 2200. In addition Solar panels and windmills have to be replaced regularly and they are not environmentally friendly
They have a better chance of making an impact than anything government does!
Truthful, they are just there to milk Eskom_SA every last cent
Words of a man with interests in the coal story chain. Fact: the fastest way to add power to the grid is through renewables. That's just a fact. Building coal/nuclear power stations takes years. Solar takes weeks.
But it’s a f%^*ing good start you plant pot!
But Minister of Electricity will
What secretes does he know and won't share I wonder? Remove the ANC.
Gwede Mantashe will make sure of it.
He is absolutely right because if it does countries like Germany wouldn't have gone back to coal power generation.
IrvinJimSA And do we believe him ? Or is he just afraid his pocket won’t be lined anymore?
Independent power producers won’t give you money 💰
This guy.....
That's 100% correct
I wonder if any of these politicians has had loadshedding or even complete blackouts for more than 4 hours
Neighter will you ...
We need a nuclear power station,all these renewables are for eating purposes
Because Mantashe will make sure renewables must not succeed because they can't steel wind or sunlight. Bunch of crooks.
That means there just be milking our money like evergreen construct
why would anyone listen to such an unqualified and unintelligent teletubbie?
Who else will?
He makes sure it does not stop in his lifetime.
Hello GwedeMantashe1, IPP’s and renewables will go a very, very long way to ending load shedding. But to end load shedding once and for all corruption has to stop and ALL the corrupt jailed!
Removing the African National Corruption party will cure loadshedding. removetheANC
You haven't stopped loadshedding! Get your %^& out of the way and let citizens use whomever and whatever means they can to provide electricity supply since you are so useless at your job that you can't & haven't done so!
Well... Maybe you're in the way of us moving forward GwedeMantashe1 do us a favor and retire, we need young blood with innovative ideas. Not a group of pensioners 😒
What good has he done for this country?
At this point, yall need to stop giving us yalls opinions and speeches and just act...... Dont do press conferences, just do whatever the fcuk u think will end loadshedding.. Just do it, dont say nothing just do it. Aint nothing yall havent said. Shut the fcuk up and do somthin
Ofourse it won't because you broke everything
He won’t get a cut from renewables. He is stealing so much from Eskom.
Nothing But The Truth.
Looting, corruption and sabotage will stop loadshedding. VoetsekAnc
Yes independent from the ANC will always work better than the ANC. We need this ANC criminal in jail.
But it will fokin help you numpty
GwedeMantashe1 Just retire You useless fat old Man.
We get rid of gwede and load shedding stops
Obviously he's gonna say that, he's the coal king running the Mpumalanga Coal Mafia
But let me guess, Karpower will? GwedeMantashe1 still hunting hard for his Karpower Kickback
Off course not. The ANC will make sure of that. Control our resources and you control the population.
We need more bailout. Marawena R246 billions not enough
...neither will the MYANC . VoteThemOut
They are the main reason our Eskom is being sabotaged
Bua
So, if you build a solar plant that produces about 500mw, how isn't that helping the grid?
How can he be sure?
Tried and failed then don't try anything
He comes scurrying out from nowhere, now that De Ruyter is gone.
Mantashe know why he is saying it won’t stop 🛑 Loadshedding, because the ANC has no Political Will to Stop or End Load-shedding . He is one of Thee biggest causes or contributors to load shedding
That's the truth
I think we have found the minister
“The Tiger has gone wild”! He’s tired of these lies!
Yes sir . It won't. Because you don't want load shedding to stop. Because you have some hidden agenda up in your sleeve.
You never give solutions because you have none, but always criticize other solutions.
He will make sure of that
Why is his government offering to subsidise solar panels if we have ministers who can't differentiate between Drive and Reverse gear?
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION!!!!
How about this old goat 🐐 retiring and leaving the job for someone who actually knows what to do? Mind you, that’s no one in the ANC so looks like we’re stuck with this bleating goat.
Fact
What is the purpose of going to power producers and renewables?
Get rid of mantashe & the ANC and their 30%ers and their corruption and illegal connections and we will end load shedding.
I wonder if that heavy tummy allows him to think for 1 second
These solar plants will produce up to 100mw per plan. To meet the current deficit of 17 000 mw we will need to build 170 of them and by the time we get to that number out deficit would have increased cause we decommissioning plants. In short it won’t cause it’s a moving target…
so u r determined... then let us deal directly with those producers and allow them to have their grid...
GwedeMantashe1 even if it doesn't I guess it's better than what the ANC has done in 28 years.
Neither will you… Ou Gwede. Useless
I agree, take a page from Germany & UK!
This stone age, outdated breed of people who spend the whole day sleeping in public offices, waiting for an opportunity to loot is very dangerous
Because u are selling good coal to overseas countries
Did u try it and see that it will not stop loud shedding
Gwede said early Feb 2023 that he will end loadshedding within 6 to 12 months. I think he lied or lacks quite a bit of intelligence or both. I guess this is what is expected from the overwhelming majority of the current ministers and officials.
Gwede is sooo right
Not immediate but then the ANC won't either
Because you can't fill your pockets 😩😩
He is right
It's helping me.
No no no no vettie! You just don't want someone to come onboard where you can't have your fingers, and arm, in the pie.
Neither will eskom obviously
Bitter truth
Especially not if you don't give them an effing chance FFS!!!
Won't stop load shedding? Or won't stop loot sharing?
It will to whoever they supply 🤔
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Maybe but if they don't draw a demand then you don't have to cut off as much to the poor. One would think a left leaning party would be more more willing to help the poor, instead of just preaching to the left while getting rich.
If enough RENEWABLES are installed they WILL STOP LOADSHEDDING sobviaaas
Of course not - the Greylisting of the country will!
😂😂😂👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
That failed lawyer was confusing lot of people
If this guy can just stop talking in riddles, what will stop loadshedding sir?
No, nothing will. You fucked it properly.
What's new?
What a box!
He can't even walk properly nxn
Said the Minister of Loadshedding GwedeMantashe1
They are the reason we are in this mess, disconnect them to the National grid and load shedding and onto be this bad
Mantashe has no Idea what he's doing he must step down with Gordon and Cyril CyrilRamaphosa
As if Government has a plan, other than looting off the problem
ANC should just be removed from power. We seriously cannot have a bunch of fools fighting each while they are in government. Clearly there are so many disagreements with this lot while the country is suffering in the process.
Well, I know one twt in the ANC who isnt helping much ........ But like de Ruyter ..... I wont name names.
No because more pockets must be filled . It will never end !!
But it will stop you from stealing 🤡💩
I swear this guy seems to be a supporter of load shedding. Mr Gwede Mancoal is so blinded by his desire for dirty energy, he can’t seem to see the light. Mind the pun.
PresidencyZA Our_DA Andre de Ruyter for PRESIDENT!!!!! 👍👍👍
Well, not with that attitude! How about you get out of the way (retire or go to prison or something) and let IPP's and renewables have a fair go?
Uyanya madala manje.
No only your pathetic power-ships will do that ne
What a useless individual
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