Finance and Economic Opportunities
In relation to the R1 billion load-shedding relief announced in the State of the Province Address:
- (i) To which departments will this money be allocated and (ii) how much will be allocated to each department, (b) what measures are in place to ensure transparency in the use of these funds and (c)(i) what are the specific projects that will be funded and (ii) how will these projects contribute to the well-being of residents?
I am informed of the following:
(a)(i)(ii) Please see table below:
|
Department |
Categorisation |
Project |
Budget |
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2023/24 |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
2023 MTEF |
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DoTP |
Loadshedding impact reduction |
Demand side management programme |
9 700 |
700 |
700 |
11 100 |
|
DEDAT |
Alternative energy support: SMMEs |
18 500 |
18 500 |
18 500 |
55 500 |
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|
DoTP |
Emergency load shedding packs |
60 000 |
60 000 |
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DEDAT |
Green Economy Ecosystem Support |
Green Economy Ecosystem Support |
7 100 |
9 300 |
9 500 |
25 900 |
|
DoTP |
Project preparation support |
Municipal Pooled Buying |
3 300 |
4 000 |
6 000 |
13 300 |
|
DoI |
Municipal IPP procurement Stellenbosch |
9 800 |
6 500 |
900 |
17 200 |
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|
DoI |
Project preparation facility |
40 000 |
40 000 |
40 000 |
120 000 |
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|
DLG |
Pilot renewable energy solutions in municipalities |
5 000 |
10 000 |
15 000 |
30 000 |
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|
DLG |
Specialist service providers |
2 000 |
3 000 |
5 000 |
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DoI |
Explore gas power |
1 000 |
1 000 |
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DEDAT (WESGRO & Freeport Saldanha) |
Green hydrogen development: PMO |
5 000 |
27 500 |
27 500 |
60 000 |
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DoI |
Grid, generation and financing planning |
Grid and transmission infrastructure upgrade planning |
3 000 |
3 500 |
4 000 |
10 500 |
|
DLG |
Municipal EMPs |
1 740 |
1 760 |
1 840 |
5 340 |
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DoTP |
WC Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) |
7 500 |
2 000 |
2 000 |
11 500 |
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DEDAT |
Western Cape Just Energy Transition Investment Plan |
Budget previously allocated |
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DoTP |
Capacity to implement |
Core energy team internal resourcing |
5 150 |
5 150 |
5 150 |
15 450 |
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DLG |
Additional capacity - DLG (water & wastewater load shedding impacts) |
5 750 |
5 750 |
5 750 |
17 250 |
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DoI |
Additional capacity to support and implementation |
8 100 |
8 473 |
8 862 |
25 435 |
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WCED |
Operational |
LED lighting |
40 000 |
44 000 |
30 000 |
114 000 |
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WCED |
Solar PV |
Budget previously allocated |
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Total Energy Allocation |
232 640 |
190 133 |
175 702 |
598 475 |
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Energy Reserve |
501 525 |
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TOTAL |
1 100 000 |
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- The transparency in use of funds will be ensured through the publication of a quarterly Procurement Disclosure Report.
- See 1(a)
- The Western Cape (WCG) will support energy resilience efforts over the 2023 MTEF by supporting the Western Cape’s Energy Resilience Programme. The strategic objectives of the Western Cape’s Energy Resilience Programme are to reduce the impacts of load shedding on businesses and citizens in the Western Cape and to facilitate a lower level of reliance on Eskom in the Western Cape. To this end, the specific projects within the Energy Resilience Programme will collectively contribute to the well-being of residents.
R1.1 billion has been set aside over the 2023 MTEF to build energy resilience in the Province over the short, medium, and long term. This includes R598.475 million that has been allocated over the 2023 MTEF to fight loadshedding and help build a more energy secure Province, while R501.525 million is set aside to fund the remaining projects in the energy pipeline as they achieve implementation readiness. This budget approach will allow the WCG the requisite agility and flexibility to respond with urgency to the energy crisis as it unfolds. The detailed energy project list by department and related budget allocations as outlined in 1(a).
