| 3.1 | These Directions apply to— |
| (a) | all functionaries listed in the Annexure to these Directions, which exercise powers or perform functions relating to the processes and services listed in Table 1, Part D of the Regulations; and |
| (b) | any other party involved in the processes listed in Table 1 Part D of the Regulations. |
Permissions, rights and permits for activities contemplated in Table 1, Part D of the Regulations
| 3.2 | The following activities are, for the purposes of Table 1, Part D, permitted: |
| (a) | "Civil engineering for public works projects" referred to in Table 1, Part D.1 of the Regulations, in so far as it relates to energy, including the following: |
| (i) | Projects procured under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme that are currently in construction; |
| (ii) | Embedded generation projects under construction and listed in Schedule 2 to the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006) or licensed in terms of section 7(1) of the Electricity Regulation Act; |
| (iii) | Eskom new build programme which includes Medupi and Kusile; |
| (iv) | The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy national social solar water heater programme and projects; |
| (v) | Energy efficiency and demand side management projects; |
| (vi) | National electrification programme; |
| (vii) | Liquid fuels (including retails) projects under maintenance and construction; |
| (viii) | Liquid Petroleum Gas projects under maintenance and construction; and |
| (ix) | Nuclear projects under maintenance and construction in power stations and other nuclear facilities. |
| (b) | All professional entities that provide licences, approvals and authorisations for the maintenance and construction of energy projects; |
| (c) | All professional planning, costing and design work that supports construction work on sites, in anticipation of incremental work on construction sites; |
| (d) | Contracted suppliers, contractors and consultants who need to travel across boarders to attend to projects; and |
| (e) | Energy construction work for already priced and awarded government tenders. |
These Directions come into operation on the date of publication in the Government Gazette.
