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MINISTER MANTASHE WELCOMES NERSA CONCURRENCE TO MINISTERIAL DETERMINATION FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF 11 813 MW OF POWER

By on 9/10/2020

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe (MP) welcomes the concurrence by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to the second Section 34 Ministerial Determinatio ...

SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AFRICAN COMMISSION ON NUCLEAR ENERGY(AFCONE)

By on 9/7/2020

On behalf of the AFRA State Parties, let me take this opportunity to congratulateeveryone who contributed to the two parties reaching thismilestonefor the signing of the AFRA-AFCONE Memorandum of Unde ...

MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MR GWEDE MANTASHE, ANNOUNCES ADJUSTMENT OF FUEL PRICES EFFECTIVE FROM THE 2ND OF SEPTEMBER 2020

By on 8/31/2020

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, announces the adjustment of fuel prices based on current local and international factors with effect from the 2nd of September 2020.

DMRE ISSUES THE RFP FOR EMERGENCY POWER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME

By on 8/22/2020

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP).

MINISTER MANTASHE WELCOMES THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS OF WOMEN IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

By on 6/5/2020

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe (MP) recognises and welcomes the recent appointments of a number of women to senior executive positions in the energy sector. 

Remarks by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Mr Gwede Mantashe (MP) update on the sectors interventions to combat the spread of Covid-19

By on 5/29/2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa will move to alert level 3 of the nationwide lockdown. This will open-up the economy and remove several restrictions while government significantl ...

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DMRE PUBLISHES MANDATORY CODE OF PRACTICE TO FIGHT COVID-19

By on 5/19/2020

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has published guidelines for a mandatory Code of Practice (COP) for the mitigation and management of COVID-19 in the mining industry. The guidelin ...

DMRE gazettes mandatory code of practice to fight COVID-19 in mining

By on 5/12/2020

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy yesterday issued - for public comment - a guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for the mitigation and management of COVID-19 for ...

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COVID-19 Mining regulations

DRAFT REGULATIONS AMENDING ELECTRICITY REGULATIONS ON NEW GENERATION CAPACITY GAZETTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS

By on 5/5/2020

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe (MP) has today gazetted for public input the draft amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity.

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NEW GENERATION CAPACITY

DMRE WELCOMES LABOUR COURT ORDER

By on 5/1/2020

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) welcomes the legal certainty provided by the order granted in the Labour Court today, 01 May 2020. Employers in the mining industry have been orde ...

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DMRE COURT ORDER