South African Wholesale Electricity Market
read more >>Virtual wheeling protocols
Virtual wheeling makes it possible to execute contracts with purchasers like traders or corporate entities and use several generators of electricity to deliver to many off-takers. Additionally, as the buyer may receive wheeling credit in the form of a refund, no changes to the power supply agreement are necessary.
read more >>“Real” wheeling protocols
The wheeling framework was approved by Nersa in March and confirmed at a media briefing held by the DoEE minister in April 2025.There is an increased number of applications for trading licences which Nersa has approved. Eskom, however, has launched a legal challenge against Nersa to grant five licences so far. Nersa chairperson Thembani Bukula…
read more >>Standard Offer to acquire electricity programme
Eskom launched a Standard Offer Programme to purchase up to 1,000MW of power from companies that have existing generation capacity for a period of three years, as well as an Emergency Generation Programme to purchase additional power when the grid is constrained. The Eskom board is considering increasing the existing 1,000MW allocation for its Standard…
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