Mantashe's comments come on the back of calls for him to be axed after Eskom implemented stage 6 power cuts last week.
JOHANNESBURG - Minister of Energy Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe said he was not responsible for the country's energy crisis.Speaking at the signing of power purchase agreements in Centurion on Thursday, Mantashe hit out at critics.
The challenges include Eskom’s inability to keep the lights on - owing to ageing infrastructure, corruption and insufficient generation capacity.While Eskom doesn’t fall under Mantashe’s ministry, the Democratic Alliance believes he should be axed over the latest power cuts.Other parties on the opposition benches appear to have taken exception to calls for Mantashe’s head.Meanwhile, Mantashe insisted that the signing of three power purchase agreements would help ease the crisis.
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