Long-awaited energy plan drops - brace for potentially more load shedding for longer

05 Jan

Lameez Omarjee

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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has gazetted the IRP2023.

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South Africa will still be dealing with electricity supply problems by 2030, according to the long-awaited draft Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) of 2023 gazetted by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe this week.

The IRP2023 maps out the expansion of generation capacity over two time horizons – one from 2023 to 2030 and the second from 2031 to 2050.

While the aim of the plan is to ultimately balance supply of electricity with demand, it anticipates continuing power problems.

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