{
  "id": 14944521,
  "title": "Civil society challenges Ramokgopa’s 5GW gas procurement plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/civil-society-challenges-ramokgopas-5gw-gas-procurement-plan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:05:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2026-10-16-civil-society-challenges-ramokgopa-s-5gw-gas-procurement-plan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Civil society organisations have raised concerns over the South African government's plan to procure 5 000MW of gas power under IRP 2025, warning that side-lining wind and solar will lead to high costs and climate risks.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}