Ramokgopa hints that new IRP includes 10-year delay to coal shutdowns
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has given the strongest indication yet that the next edition of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) will include a 10-year delay to the shutdown of certain coal-fired power stations, as was flagged as a possible option when the reworked plan was made public in November. In response to questions posed by members of the Portfolio Committee on Energy and Electricity on February 20, Ramokgopa indicated that the ‘IRP 2024’ was currently before the National Economic Development and Labour Council, and expressed a desire for these deliberations to be conducted “expeditiously”.
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has given the strongest indication yet that the next edition of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) will include a 10-year delay to the shutdown of certain coal-fired power stations, as was flagged as a possible option when the reworked plan was made public in November. In response to questions posed by members of the Portfolio Committee on Energy and Electricity on February 20, Ramokgopa indicated that the ‘IRP 2024’ was currently before the National Economic Development and Labour Council, and expressed a desire for these deliberations to be conducted “expeditiously”.
