First published Oct 29, 2026, 10:23:16 AM UTC · Last updated Oct 29, 2026, 10:23:16 AM UTC

Government 'not retreating' from gas-to-power - Minister Ramokgopa

South Africa’s energy minister reiterated the government’s commitment to gas-to-power generation after all four bids in the programme’s first procurement round failed to meet mandatory functional criteria. The round sought about 2,000 MW of capacity.

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Illustrative image: Petroleum Plant and Natural Gas -Fired Power Plant with Road in Tema, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. — Hiroo Yamagata/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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