50 villages to get electricity through micro-grids: Ramokgopa


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says about 50 villages across the country will receive electricity through innovative technology in the next four years.

He was speaking during the official launch of the Madimbo-Mabvete micro-grid solar project in Niani, outside Musina, Limpopo, on Friday.

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Ramokgopa says the project is set to benefit 600 households in the Mabvete and Madimbo villages.

“We are going to escalate this in terms of the pace and number of villages that will be connected. Our ambition is to do no less than 50 villages in the next four years. We are also hoping we will exceed that number to make sure that more and more people are connected with access to electricity have got access to telecommunications,” he says.

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