Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is South Africa's Minister of Electricity and Energy, heading the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) within national government. In this role he is responsible for setting energy policy, overseeing Eskom as shareholder representative, and driving the country's response to the electricity crisis and energy transition. He has been central to reforms unbundling Eskom's transmission business into the National Transmission Company South Africa and to what he terms the 'Eskom 2.0' vision, under which Eskom is expected to adapt to government policy. Ramokgopa regularly issues Ministerial determinations under the Electricity Regulation Act that authorise public procurement of new generation capacity, including recent allocations for battery energy storage systems and gas-to-power plants, and has opened such procurement to Eskom's planned renewables subsidiary, Eskom Green. He has championed addressing curtailment of renewable generation through grid expansion, battery storage and potential electricity exports to the Southern African Development Community, including a proposed supply deal with Zambia. He has also promoted South Africa's beneficiation ambitions, including rare earths and thorium projects such as Steenkampskraal, and the development of data centres in the country. Ramokgopa frequently addresses industry gatherings such as Windaba, outlining government's megatrends analysis for the electricity sector, and asserts that the State is not outcome-neutral in pursuing socioeconomic and industrial development through electricity policy.
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa Updates
Clearing the air
By: Terence Creamer 9th October 2026 Eskom’s newly reappointed chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati is correct in having identified electricity affordability as a key priority for the Eskom... →
New determination opens way for public procurement of large-scale battery storage and gas-to-power 
By: Terence Creamer 7th October 2026 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says 4 600 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and 5 000 MW of gas-to-power (GtP)... →
Ramokgopa outlines megatrends in South Africa's electricity sector
By: Rebecca Campbell 6th October 2026 In his keynote address to the 2026 Windaba wind power conference, being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Electricity and... →
Eskom to facilitate construction of more data centres in South Africa, Ramokgopa tells Windaba delegates
By: Rebecca Campbell 6th October 2026 Power utility Eskom will soon make a major announcement about facilitating the construction of data centres in South Africa. This was announced by... →
Joburg's City Power needs capable people, control of its revenue and the private sector – CDE
By: Schalk Burger 29th September 2026 Johannesburg’s troubled electricity utility City Power’s infrastructure is deteriorating, its finances are precarious, much of the bulk electricity... →
Draft electricity pricing policy published, SAWEM start needs to be set – BLSA
By: Schalk Burger 28th September 2026 While the recently published draft Electricity Pricing Policy, which is due to be finalised by March 2027, will support a competitive electricity... →
Reappointed Nyati links Eskom unbundling to board’s new top priority of electricity affordability
By: Terence Creamer 25th September 2026 Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati, whose term has been extended by a further three years, says the board’s top priority has shifted from... →
Eskom board chair reappointed after turnaround in power supply
By: Reuters 25th September 2026 South Africa's government has reappointed State utility Eskom's board chairperson Mteto Nyati, for another three years after a sharp improvement in... →
SA: Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: Address by Minister of Electricity and Energy on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the African Green Hydrogen Summit 2026, Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town (16/09/2026)
18th September 2026 This Summit showcases innovation, investment and collaboration in a sector that is set to change the trajectory of industrial development. With... →
South Africa’s green hydrogen advances being afforded twin momentum
By: Martin Creamer 16th September 2026 In addition to providing innovative support for green hydrogen first movers, South Africa has now also tracked advances in this country's green... →
