‘Going Dutch’: can Mantashe’s plans for SA electricity really work?

10 February 2020 - 07:00 By JEFF WICKS
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Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe.
Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe.
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Energy minister Gwede Mantashe wants electricity generation in SA to “go Dutch” in more ways than one, with a move to relax legislation that would throw open the doors of electricity generation to the private sector.

But experts warned of the pitfalls.

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