Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has lauded the progress made in bringing four of Kusile units back online on the set date of December 2023.
The Minister was in Mpumalanga on Monday visiting the power station.
Electricity Minister visits Kusile Power Station:
He received a status update on efforts under way to return the lost Kusile units online in a bid to help resolve the country’s energy crises.
[WATCH]: Inspection of the construction project taking place at Kusile currently. pic.twitter.com/LCrro6pxuI
— Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa (@Kgosientsho_R) May 22, 2023
The country continues to battle various stages of load shedding.
This as Minister Ramokgopa still awaits the President to give him ministerial authority to implement some of the plans around the ailing power stations.
“I don’t assign functions to myself. It’s the President and I am more than confident that he will soon be making that announcement. I have had engagements with Minister [Gwede]Mantashe and Minister [Pravin] Gordhan as a collective and individually. So, but I did say before that even before the assignment and mandate there is a lot that can be achieved like diagnostic reports from the power stations.”
