Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the appointment of Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as Minister of Electricity in the Presidency; immediate steps taken by the Minister to diffuse possible tensions with Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe; what South Africans can expect from Ramokgopa in the weeks and months ahead; and the release of a 513 MW battery energy storage system tender by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.
