Electricity minister will focus on power crisis ‘day-in and day-out’
defended his plans to appoint a minister of electricity in his office and denied that the move will result in a turf war with other members of his cabinet who help oversee energy provision.
Mineral resources & energy minister Gwede Mantashe currently takes overall responsibility for the electricity supply, while public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan overseesThis appointment will ensure that there is a minister who is ultimately responsible for resolving load shedding Ramaphosa reiterated that he intends restructuring the government to ensure that all state entities fell within the ambit of the appropriate departments. His comments appear to be in line with a resolution adopted by the ANC earlier this year that could effectively render the public enterprises department redundant and see Eskom answering to the energy minister.
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