Cape Town – Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has urged BRICS Plus nations to collaborate in addressing energy challenges during the 9th Annual BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting in Moscow.
He emphasised the group’s potential to enhance energy security through cooperation and tackling issues such as lack of integrated energy policies, critical minerals, infrastructure development, and technology transfer.
“We believe that this BRICS group of like-minded country members has a huge potential, and working together will strengthen this resolve through cooperation on energy security.
📸: MINISTER KGOSIENTSHO RAMOKGOPA ADVANCES ENERGY COOPERATION FOR NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL INTEREST AT THE 9TH ANNUAL BRICS ENERGY MINISTERS’ MEETING IN MOSCOW pic.twitter.com/J05GAQOaWv
— Ministry of Energy and Electricity (@MOEE_ZA) September 26, 2024
“[It will] also provide an opportunity to join efforts to annihilate the challenges diagnosed during the BRICS 2023 Summit held in South Africa, such as addressing the lack or absence of integrated energy policy framework, diversification and beneficiation at source of critical minerals, infrastructure development, manufacturing, technology transfer and intellectual property, scaling up energy efficiency, mobilisation of finance and investment, as well as skills and capacity building, amongst others,” Ramokgopa said.
Ramokgopa highlighted the importance of balancing energy transitions with developmental goals while maintaining energy sovereignty and promoting sustainability.
He also stressed the need for a just energy transition and achieving carbon neutrality at a suitable pace.
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