Pretoria - Energy Minister Dipuo Peters will participate in the Group of Friends on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) High Level Event at the United Nations next week.
SE4ALL is an initiative launched by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and guided by the high level group that brings together key actors to the table to make sustainable energy for all a reality by 2030.
The Secretary-General has convened high-level representatives from the private sector, government, UN/intergovernmental organizations and civil society to develop a global strategy and concrete agenda for action to reach the three objectives.
Peters will participate in the event where she will join the secretary general and the UNSG Special Representative and Chief Executive for the Sustainable Energy for All, Kandeh Yumkellah as a speaker at the High Level Event.
As part of her working visit to the United States, Peters will address the 6th Annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) 2013 Summit to be held in New York City from Monday to Wednesday.
The Summit is an annual leading discussion forum for decision-makers in the clean energy sector. The BNEF is an invitation-only forum providing a platform for engagement at the intersection of energy markets, industry, finance and policy.
Peters will also visit Shale Gas infrastructure and sites in the Pennsylvania area. South Africa is estimated to contain 485 Trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas in the Karoo Basin.
Following the upliftment of the moratorium by Cabinet, more research and engagement is required to inform South Africa on the potential and proposed development path of this new energy resource.
“Minister Peters regards continued engagement with all sectors as important in this regard, and will amongst others also meet with local regulators and community members in the areas adjacent to the gas extraction sites,” said the department. – SAnews.gov.za
