South African gov't moves to fast-track energy projects application

JOHANNESBURG, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The South African government on Thursday launched an energy one-stop shop to fast-track the country's energy projects applications and increase the supply of energy available to the grid.

The energy one-stop shop seeks to address constraints that energy developers face, including regulatory and other measures which slow down the approval of energy supply projects, said Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel.