The expansion of the electricity grid forms part of the energy action plan - the core goal is to bring an end to the rolling power cuts.
JOHANNESBURG - Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said his priority now was to ensure the expansion of the national grid was treated with urgency.
This is, however, a process that will need the participation of Parliament, the finance ministry and the private sector. This will be on top of Eskom's already strained budget and the bailouts it has received from the Treasury over the past years.
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