To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress he has made on helping to deliver the Just Energy Transition Partnership for South Africa.
Answered on
22 September 2023
We are delighted to be partnering closely with South Africa on the Just Energy Transition, as the lead of the International Partners Group (IPG), to support South Africa's accelerated and inclusive transition towards a net zero and climate resilient economy.
The UK and the IPG has frequent engagement with South African counterparts at the working and Ministerial level. Considerable finance has already been deployed in the form of grants and loans and the IPG continues to work closely with South African counterparts to ensure timely deployment of the remaining $8.5 billion offer. I discussed this matter on my recent visit to South Africa with Pravin Gordhan, Minister for Public Enterprise. This week, Minister Coffey will be meeting with the South African Minister for Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister Creecey, at the UN General Assembly, and separately the British High Commissioner will be meeting with the South African Minister for Electricity, Minister Ramokgopa, to discuss how we can quicken the pace of implementation and address capacity challenges in the South African system ahead of COP28.