# Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/elecreg-bill/
- Published: 2022-02-20T15:56:57+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy invites interested persons and organisations to submit written comments on the draft Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill and the draft Electricity Pricing Policy (EPP)

    - The proposed amendments broaden the national regulatory framework for the 
      electricity supply industry.
    - They align the country with the international best practice in energy and 
      provide for the functions of a Transmission System Operator, and for a licensing
      framework for power generation, transmission, distribution and trading.
    - **The revised EPP** seeks to strike a balance in providing affordable electricity
      tariffs for low-income consumers and a cost-reflective electricity tariff 
      for all other consumers.
    - The policy provides the general pricing principles, the wholesale energy and
      transmission pricing structure, and the distribution and retail pricing structure.

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### SUMMARY

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Electricity Regulation Amendment 

 * To establish a national regulatory framework for the electricity supply industry;
 * to make the National Energy Regulator of South Africa the custodian and enforcer
   of the national electricity regulatory framework;
 * to provide for licences and registration as the manner in which generation, transmission,
   distribution, system operation, reticulation, trading and the import and export
   of electricity are regulated;
 * to provide for the establishment of the Transmission System Operator,
 * to provide a competitive multi market structure for the electricity industry,
 * to regulate the reticulation of electricity by municipalities;
 * and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Need for EPP and Related Policies

There is an urgent need not only for an EPP, but also for a new electricity (or 
energy) policy. The requirement to unbundling of Eskom, with this being a precursor
to an independent system operator and the development of energy market, the electricity
pricing environment is changing.

The EPP should provide direction and principles for the formulation of electricity
prices in South Africa.

The EPP should also reflect the most recent policies and legislation. The EPP should
not be too detailed and should indicate broad level direction. It should also define
the accountabilities/responsibilities; focus on the required outcomes and the timing
aspects of the outcomes.

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