Electricity

South African Wholesale Electricity Market

Eskom Generation company unbundling

Grid Capacity Allocation Rules

Pathway to stabilisation – Eskom leadership

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says there are greater levels of stability at Eskom since the appointment of permanent CEO, Dan Marokane.

REIPPPP BW7

On 14 December 2023, the IPPO announced the release of the BW7 procurement round that seeks to procure 5GW of new renewables through 3.2GW of wind and 1.8GW of solar energy. The IPPO received 48 onshore wind and solar PV proposals, totalling 10,218 MW.

REIPPPP BW8

Former energy minister Gwede Mantashe said in March 2024 that the RFP for BW8 would be issued before the end of that fiscal year, which is end-February 2025.

Energy one stop shop

The Energy One Stop Shop (EOSS), formally launched  on 27 July 2023 by then Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel is in the ramp-up phase of a four-stage process designed to expedite the regulatory approvals needed for new projects involving self-generation and projects that will be connected to the local power grid. COMPLETED: We stopped…

Environmental permit timeline

One of the objectives of the energy action plan is to reduce red tape for environmental authorisations. These measures have now been implemented and are having an effect. COMPLETE: We will no longer track this reform.

Nersa registration timeline

The reform is now complete – Registration of new private generating projects with Nersa now takes an average of 19 days. COMPLETE: We will no longer track this reform.

Land use authorisation timeline

Land-use authorisations now take 30 days instead of 90. This enables faster issuance of environmental impact assessments, ultimately speeding up the process of developing new renewable energy plants.