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The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa provides written reasons for a Ministerial Determination regarding the procurement of new generation capacity. The determination aims to ensure energy security and address load shedding by procuring capacity from renewables, storage, gas, and coal, aligned with the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2019).

• The Ministerial Determination specifies the procurement of 6,800 megawatts from renewable energy sources (specifically PV and Wind) and 5,913 megawatts from storage to contribute to energy security and a diversified energy mix.
• The Minister allocated 1,500 MW of new coal capacity for the years 2023 to 2027, stating this is necessary for a reliable electricity supply and is consistent with the IRP 2019. The Minister notes that coal remains the largest base of installed generation capacity and will continue to play a significant role in South Africa's energy mix through 2030.
• The determination includes 3,000 MW of new gas capacity for the years 2024 to 2027. The Minister justifies this as a means to replace diesel, which has higher emissions, and describes natural gas as a "less carbon intensive transitional fuel" and a "transition fuel globally".
• The Minister decided to allocate the entire IRP 2019 coal and gas allocations for the periods 2023-2027 and 2024-2027 respectively within this single determination to account for economies of scale and lead times, specifically citing a 4-year lead time for natural gas infrastructure and minimum 4-year lead times for coal projects.
• The Minister clarified that the 1,500 MW of coal capacity in this determination does not include the Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal independent power producer (IPP) projects, as those were procured under a determination issued under the IRP 2010.

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@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndscanned, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{Scanned Document}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DMRE-reasons.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }