The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has extended the deadline for submission for comments on the draft South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) to August 18. Over the past 18 months, the DMRE, working with industry stakeholders, experts, labour and other government departments, produced the SAREM, which articulates a vision, objectives and an action plan for South Africa to tap into opportunities linked to the booming market for renewable energy and battery storage technologies, both domestically and globally, the DMRE says.
