# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says his department will publish a roadmap for the implementation of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market. Speaking during his budget vote address, he said the plan aims to reduce uncertainty around the transition to a competitive electricity market. Ramokgopa says the new system will improve pricing, transparency and efficiency. He also confirmed plans to reform electricity pricing, strengthen transmission infrastructure and establish an independent transmission system operator as part of wider energy sector reforms.
Ramokgopa outlines electricity market reforms