30 March 2006
A Western Cape Draft Integrated Recovery Plan will be launched at a press
conference on Friday, 31 March, at 9am at the Holiday Inn (old Cape Sun) Strand
Street.
The Recovery Plan is as part of a broader strategy in anticipation of load
shedding required in the next few months.
An integrated and comprehensive plan, developed by the City, RED1 (the
Regional Energy Distributor 1) and Eskom has been accepted by the energy risk
management committee.
The committee, led by provincial Minister of Environment, Planning and
Economic Development Tasneem Essop includes key leaders in business, labour,
civil society, environmental groups, tertiary education institutions, law
enforcement agencies, the health sector, the City of Cape Town and the Regional
Energy Distributor 1 (RED 1) and Eskom.
Enquiries:
Lynnette Johns
Media Liaison Officer
Tel: (012) 483 3915
Cell: 083 310 0113
Issued by: Department of Environment, Planning and Economic Development,
Western Cape Provincial Government
30 March 2006
