# Electricity and Energy minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says South Africa needs 440-billion-rand to modernise and expand its electricity grid. The plan includes upgrading transmission infrastructure to improve energy security and support renewable power. Ramokgopa told the media due to the state’s financial constraints, the government is turning to independent transmission providers to help fund and carry out the needed upgrades:
Electricity minister says SA needs R440-billion to modernise electricity grid [SOUND]
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