These experts, according to the minister, include former Eskom employees, while others are industry experts.
On the demand management support, he said he was confident that the programme will be oversubscribed. “So we think that this will significantly improve a generation because this was one major stumbling block.”The minister also announced the two additional hydrogen projects the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Programme have been approved by the Eskom board and believes the project will reach a close by the end of June this year.In addition, he said preparations are underway to release an additional bid window.
Ramokgopa also reaffirmed government’s commitment to the decarbonisation agenda and between these Bid Windows, he said Eskom is looking at between 5000 MW.