Call for comments on the draft South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM)
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has extended the deadline for submission for comments on the draft South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) to 18 August 2023.
Over the past 18 months, the DMRE, working with industry stakeholders, experts, labour, and other government departments, produced the SAREM which articulates a vision, objectives, and an action plan for South Africa to tap into opportunities linked to the booming market for renewable energy and battery storage technologies, both domestically and globally.
SAREM aims to leverage the rising demand to unlock the industrial and inclusive development of associated renewable energy and battery storage value chains in South Africa.
The DMRE invites and encourages stakeholders to review and provide comments on the draft masterplan document to ensure that the contribution of the renewable energy and battery storage value chains is maximised in support of South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) objectives.
Stakeholders can access the draft version of the SAREM on the link: https://bit.ly/3XWhPT5
Interested and affected stakeholders are also encouraged to participate in virtual townhall sessions scheduled for 14 and 15 August 2023. Stakeholders must register on the links below:
Registration link for 14 August: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrduyqrzkqEteN6DWb85z13yEHcU…
Registration link for 15 August: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMud-uorTIvEtI0wmF1nszjR6baKX…
Written comments and inputs can be directed to Mthunzi.Mangqalaza@dmre.gov.za on or before Monday 18 August 2023.
For technical inquiries on the masterplan, please contact the DMRE coordinator, Ms Noma Qase at: Noma.Qase@dmre.gov.za
For enquiries:
E-mail: mediadesk@dmre.gov.za
Mr Makhosonke Buthelezi
Cell: 082 359 5584
Or
Mr Nathi Shabangu
Cell: 073 852 1922
