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Electricity and Gas Regulator (along with Petroleoum pipelines)

Country:
South Africa
Regional Association:
RERA  AFUR 
( Last update: September 2006 )

Name National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)
Website http://www.ner.org.za/
Latest Annual Report 2006
Legal Basis National Energy Regulator Act, 2004 (Institution of NERSA)
Gas Act of 2001 (Gas market regulation and the Gas Regulator functions, actually undertaken by ERSA)
Electricity Act 41 of 1987 (Electricity market regulation and electricity regulator functions, act actually undertaken by ERSA)
As amended by:
The Regulations to the Electricity Act
The Electricity Amendment Act 58 of 1989
The Electricity Amendment Act 46 of 1994
The Electricity Amendment Act 60 of 1995
Legislation available at:
www.ner.org.za
Legally established 2004 as NERSA (since 1995 as National Electricity Regulator NER)
Operational May 2006
Board
Composition 1 chairperson, 1 deputy chairperson, 1 CEO and 6 Members (5 are part-time and 4 are full-time member)
Appointment By the Minister of Energy and Minerals
Term duration 5 years for a full-time member
4 years for a part-time member
Term characteristics Renewables
Term revocation By the Minister of Energy and Minerals if members for infringement of its duties
Staff About 115
Structure chart
Functions
Import/Export Issues licenses for liquefaction and re-gasification facilities
Generation/Production
  • Issues licenses for electricity generation
  • Sets generation tariffs and service condition including financial and technical standards for licensed generators
  • Issues quality standards for generation services
Wholesale/Trading
  • Issues licenses for trading in gas
  • Issues wholesale electricity market pricing methodologies
  • Issues retail tariffs for electricity activities
Transmission
  • Issues quality standards for transmission services
  • Issues licenses for construction and operation of gas transmission grids and storage facilities
  • Sets transmission tariffs and service conditions including financial and technical standards for service licensees
  • Sets out rules for management of transmission losses
  • Develops transmission networks and market access rules
Distribution
  • Issues licenses for construction and operations of distribution grids
  • Sets distribution tariffs and service conditions including financial and technical standards for licensed distributors
  • Sets out rules for management of distribution losses
  • Issues quality standards for distribution services
  • Develops distribution networks and market access rules
Supply
  • Issues licenses for electricity provision
  • Issues quality standards for supply services
Monitoring powers
  • Compliance with electricity and gas service conditions
  • Licenses and contracts and issued guidelines
  • Gather and store information relating gas activities and facilities
  • TPA rules
  • Competition
  • Tariffs revision and tariffs application
  • Optimal use of available gas resources
  • Performance of energy industries
  • Quality of supply
  • Consumer protection
Settlement powers Settles disputes between licensees, or between licensees and consumers even acting as mediator or arbitrator
Enforcement powers
  • Develops memoranda of understanding with government departments and other regulatory authorities with overlapping/concurrent jurisdiction
  • Contributes to the socio-economic development programmes of government
  • Promotes and advises on appropriate legislation to regulate the future electricity industry
  • Establishes appropriate processes, procedures and systems to implement the energy regulation and acts
  • Advises the government on electricity policy
Financing Not available
Contact
Physical Address Kulawula House
526 Vermeulen Street
Arcadia
Pretoria
SOUTH AFRICA
Mailing Address P O Box 40343
Arcadia0
007South Africa
tel +2712 401 4600
fax +2712 401 4700
e-mail info@nersa.org.za
Sources IERN staff on publicly available information