Energy Policy Timeline

March:

• Announcement of Bid Window 5
• Environment, Forestry and Fisheries gazettes geographical areas for development of renewable energy

August:

• Amendments to Electricity Regulations on new generation capacity to enable municipal power generation

• Ministerial Determination for new Renewable Energy Capacity procurement
• Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme
• Department of Mineral Resources and Energy publishes DMRE Strategic Plan 2020-2025

Integrated Resource Plan 2019 is published in October 2019

Roadmap for Eskom in a Reformed Electricity Supply Industry, 2019 is released

State of Renewable Energy in South Africa Report [Link]

First IPP reaches Commercial Operation Date, supplying power to the grid.

National Climate Change Response

Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006) (ERA)

Integrated Resource Plan 2010 is published in October

National Energy Regulator Act, 2004 (Act No. 40 of 2004); NERSA Established

In 2003, Cabinet approved private-sector participation in the electricity industry and decided that future power generation capacity will be divided between Eskom (70 percent) and independent power producers, or IPPs (30 percent)

White Paper on Energy