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Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa handed over gas stoves to 5 schools, in Mpumalanga
The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has encouraged households to consider using gas stoves and heaters. He officially handed over gas stoves to five schools and a gas refilling kiosk in KwaZamokuhle Township in Hendrina, Mpumalanga.
The initiative is part of the G20 Clean Cooking Legacy.
Ramokgopa says they will prioritise educating citizens about the importance of avoiding polluting fuel.
📸| Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, launched the G20 Clean Cooking Legacy Programme in Zamokuhle, Mpumalanga. The event started with the opening of an LPG container to help the community buy, refill, and store gas for cooking. Gas stoves and… pic.twitter.com/WzU2PIfQGV
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“You can’t come into your community and not explain to the elders what it means to switch from coal to gas. Because they’ve got a relationship with coal. I can imagine even my late mother would be very upset with that change. Because they have a special relationship. So it’s the things that we took for granted. One of the things on how we’re looking at free basic electricity is to rethink how we can subsidise the purchasing of the gas cylinders and their refilling.”
VIDEO | Introduction of clean cooking, heating utensils:
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