Gas to emerge as key focus area for DoE

There are indications that South Africa’s much neglected gas industry may start seeing renewed activity, as Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson on Monday pushed forward her ambitions for immediate focus to shift to the development of gas-sourced power, alongside the successful renewable-energy procurement programme. Speaking at a media briefing, in Pretoria, on Monday, she said the Department of Energy (DoE) was finalising the Integrated Energy Master Plan and the Gas Utilisation Master Plan (Gump), which would build the backbone of the gas industry.