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    Esi Africa: S.Africa - No Private Sector Input, No Gas Policy

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South African Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has said that she won't sign a gas policy until the private sector participates sufficiently in the process

by: Erica Mills

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Press Notes, Africa

Esi Africa: S.Africa - No Private Sector Input, No Gas Policy

On Tuesday, South African energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson stressed that she would not be making any final decisions on the country’s much anticipated gas policy until she felt that the private sector has had sufficient participation in the process.

“I will not put pen to paper and add my signature to a policy if I am not convinced that the private sector has had sufficient participation in the policy making process of the Gas Utilisation Master Plan [GUMP],” Joemat-Pettersson said at a conference in Cape Town on Tuesday.

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