President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act into law, but deferred the implementation of two crucial definitions: 'reticulation' and 'distribution power systems'. This mirrors a similar postponement with the Basic Education Laws Amendments (Bela) Act, where Ramaphosa extended the implementation of provisions related to school governing boards by three months.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act but just like the Basic Education Laws Amendments Act, left out two sections, the definitions of "reticulation" and "distribution power systems."into law, but just like the Basic Education Laws Amendments Act, left out two sections, the definitions of"reticulation" and"distribution power systems".
“In terms of section 33 of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act, 2024 , I hereby fix January 1, 2025 as the date on which the said Act shall come into operation, save for amendments to the definitions of 'reticulation' and 'distribution power systems' in section 1 of that Act, which definitions shall come into operation on a date to be determined by the President by Proclamation in the Government Gazette,” the notice read.
The Act seeks to provide an open market platform that would enable competitive wholesale or retail buying and selling of electricity. In one of his recent statements, Ramaphosa stated the regulator may consider factors such as security of supply, the diversity of supply and the promotion of renewable energy.
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