Webber Wentzel legal experts unpack the five key interventions proposed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday to end load shedding.
to implement various “bold, courageous and decisive actions to close the electricity gap” in South Africa and bring an end to load shedding. Webber Wentzel experts unpack the legal and practical considerations of five key interventions proposed.Ramaphosa announced that Eskom is taking active steps to add new generation capacity to the grid on an urgent basis.
Ramaphosa has announced that the generation capacity to be procured through REIPPPP bid window 6 will be doubled from 2.6GW to 5.2GW. This significant increase in the bid window 6 generation capacity raises some practical issues: If a cross-border project is intended prior to the enactment of new legislation, then there must be due regard of the requirements in regulations 6 and 8 of the electricity regulations on new generation capacity .
Special legislation will be tabled with parliament on an expedited basis to address the legal and regulatory obstacles to new generation capacity, for a limited period. In the meantime, government will waive or streamline certain regulatory requirements where it is possible to do so within existing legislation. The following has been proposed:
Departments and entities are reviewing all existing timeframes to ensure that all applications are processed on an urgent basis. Section 53 consents in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act for use of land surface.
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