• Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006)
  • Notice No. 660 of 2006
  • Act
  • Chapter I : Interpretation
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Objects of Act
    • 2A. Application of Act
  • Chapter II : Oversight of Electricity Industry
    • 3. Regulator
    • 4. Powers and duties of Regulator
    • 5. Advisory forums
    • 6. Customer and end user forums
  • Chapter III : Electricity Licences and Registration
    • 7. Activities requiring licensing
    • 8. Certain activities not licensed
    • 9. Registration
    • 10. Application for licence
    • 11. Advertising of licence application
    • 12. Information to be supplied
    • 13. Finalisation of application
    • 14. Conditions of licence
    • 15. Tariff principles
    • 16. Amendment of licence
    • 17. Revocation of licence on application
    • 17A. Revocation and deregistration
    • 18. Contraventions of licence
    • 19. Order by court
    • 20. Renewal of licence
    • 21. Powers and duties of licensee
    • 22. Powers of entry and inspection
    • 23. Electricity infrastructure not fixtures
    • 24. Rights over roads or streets
    • 25. Liability of licensee for damage or injury
    • 26. Expropriation
  •  Chapter IV : Reticulation
    • 27. Duties of municipalities
    • 28. Selection and appointment of external service providers
    • 29. Key performance indicators
  • Chapter V : Resolution of Disputes and Remedies
    • 30. Resolution of disputes by Regulator
    • 31. Remedies against decisions of Regulator
  • Chapter VI : Investigations
    • 32. Investigations
  • Chapter VII : General Provisions
    • 33. Entry, inspection and information gathering by Regulator
    • 34. Additional electricity, new generation capacity and electricity transmission infrastructure
    • 34A. Establishment, duties, powers and functions of Transmission System Operator SOC Limited
    • 34B. Powers and functions of transmitter, system operator, market operator and central purchasing agency
    • 35. Regulations, rules, guidelines, directives and codes of conduct and practice
    • 35A. Delegation and assignment
    • 35B. Offences and penalties
    • 35C. Transitional provisions
    • 36. Repeal of laws and savings
    • 37. Short title and commencement
  • Schedules
    • Schedule 1
    • Schedule 2
• Regulations
  • Electricity Regulations for Expropriation on behalf of a Licensee
    • Notice No. R. 147 of 2008
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Procedure to be followed by the licensee
    • 3. Delivery and language used in documents
  • Electricity Regulations for Compulsory Norms and Standards for Reticulation Services
    • Notice No. R. 773 of 2008
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. 
  • Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity, 2011
    • Notice No. R. 399 of 2011
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Application of the Regulations
    • 3. Objectives of the Regulations
    • 4. Planning for new generation capacity
    • 5. Feasibility studies
    • 6. Ministerial determinations
    • 7. Procurement process under the IPP procurement ...
    • 8. Cross border projects
    • 9. Concluding the power purchase agreement
    • 10. Cost recovery
    • 11. Exemptions
    • 12. Transitional provisions
    • 13. Repeal
  • Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Regulations
    • Notice No. 6778 of 2025
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Application of Regulations
    • 3. Objects of Regulations
    • 4. Deviation from IRP or TDP
    • 5. Consultation
    • 6. Determinations
    • 7. Feasibility studies
    • 8. Cross-border transmission capacity
    • 9. Transmission services agreements
    • 10. Cost recovery
    • 11. Exemptions
    • 12. Short title and commencement
• Notices
  • Integrated Resource Plan 2019
    • Notice No. 1360 of 2019
    • Abbreviations and Acronyms
    • Glossary
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The IRP in Context
      • 2.1 The Energy Mix
      • 2.2 Environmental Considerations
      • 2.3 Plant Retirements due to End-of-Life
      • 2.4 Electricity Tariffs
      • 2.5 Water Energy Nexus
      • 2.6 Role of Eskom
      • 2.7 Municipalities and related issues
      • 2.8 Investment Trends in the Power Sector
      • 2.9 Regional Integration
      • 2.10 Research and Development
    • 3. The IRP Process and Consultations
    • 4. Input Parameter Assumptions
      • 4.1 Electricity Demand
      • 4.2 Technology, Fuel and Externality Costs
      • 4.3 Installed and Committed Capacity
      • 4.4 CO2 Emission Constraints
      • 4.5 Transmission Network Costs
    • 5. IRP Update
      • 5.1 Observations from the Test Cases
      • 5.2 Emerging Long Term Plan (IRP 2019)
      • 5.3 Key Considerations and Actions
    • 6. Appendices
      • 6.1 Appendix A : Installed Capacity, Ministerial Determinations and Decommissioning Schedule
      • 6.2 Appendix B : Summary of Input from Public Submissions
      • 6.3 Appendix C : Results of Test Cases
      • 6.4 Appendix D : Summary of Published Draft IRP 2018
        • 6.4.1 Introduction
        • 6.4.2 Results of the Scenarios
        • 6.4.3 Conclusions from Analysis of the Scenarios
        • 6.4.4 Draft IRP 2018
        • 6.4.5 Published Draft IRP 2018 Electricity Tariff Path Comparison
• Proclamations
  • Transfer of Administration and Powers and Functions Entrusted by the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006) to the Minister of Electricity in terms of Section 97 of the Constitution
    • Proclamation Notice 121 of 2023
    • Schedule
• Rules
  • Regulatory Rules for Power Purchase Cost Recovery
    • Notice No. R. 119 of 2010
    • Annexure 2 : Explanatory Memorandum
    • Objectives
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Types of Projects
    • 3. Principles
    • 4. Government policy on power procurement
    • 5. Power procurement planning
    • 6. Balanced risk allocation
    • 7. Application
    • 8. Exclusions from the rules
    • 9. Authorisation 
    • 10. Exclusions to the authorisation process
    • 11. Recoverable costs
    • 12. No double counting of costs
    • 13. Recovery of costs
    • 14. Pass through of costs
    • 15. IPP Control Account
    • 16. Review process
    • 17. Duration
    • 18. Transfer
    • 19. Appeal process
    • 20. Effective date
  • Net-Billing Rules
    • Notice No. 6262 of 2025
    • Definitions
    • 1. Objectives of the Net-Billing Rules
    • 2. Eligible Generation Technologies
    • 3. Generation Capacity Limits and Technical Standards
    • 4. Application and Connection of a Prosumer
    • 5. Principles for Designing Export Tariff for Prosumers
    • 6. Applicable Tariff Charges for Prosumers
    • 7. Compensation and billing
    • 8. Billing System
    • 9. Metering Infrastructure
    • 10. Responsibilities of the Distributor
    • 11. Monitoring, Control, Information and Reporting
    • 12. Change of Ownership
    • 13. Termination
    • 14. Fines
    • 15. Complaints, Disputes and Appeals
    • 16. Net-billing for Electricity Lisenced Distributors
  • Rules for Conducting Tribunal Proceedings
    • Notice No. 6823 of 2025
    • 1. Short Title
    • 2. Purpose
    • 3. Definitions
    • 4. Interpretation
    • 5. Application of these Rules
    • 6. Referral of a Contravention to a Tribunal
    • 7.  Initiating Tribunal Proceedings
    • 8. Service of Documents
    • 9. Answer
    • 10. Reply
    • 11. Amending Documents
    • 12. Close of Filing of Documents
    • 13. Set Down of Matters
    • 14. Pre-Hearing Meeting
    • 15. Settlement
    • 16. Representation of Parties
    • 17. Consolidation, Joinder or Substitution of Parties
    • 18. Intervenors
    • 19. Witnesses
    • 20. Witness Fees
    • 21. Interpreters and Translators
    • 22. Withdrawals
    • 23. Matters Struck Off
    • 24. Default Order
    • 25. Late Filing, Extension and Reduction of Time
    • 26. Conducting of Tribunal Proceedings
    • 27. Postponements
    • 28. Recording of Proceedings
    • 29. Powers and Orders of Tribunal
    • 30. Review of Tribunal decisions
    • 31. Publication of Tribunal Decisions and Related Information
    • 32. Protection of Personal Information and Confidential Information
    • Schedules
      • Schedule 1 
      • Schedule 2
  • Grid Capacity Allocation Rules
    • Notice No. 6982 of 2025
    • Definitions
    • Abbreviations
    • 1. Background
    • 2. Legal Mandate
    • 3. Objectives of the Grid Capacity Allocation Rules
    • 4. Principles of the Grid Capacity Allocation Rules
    • 5. Applicability of the Rules
    • 6. Information required to be made available to the public
    • 7. Grid Capacity Allocation Process Requirements
    • 8. The Queuing Procedure
    • 9. Revocations
    • 10. Compliance
    • 11. Disputes
    • 12. Implementation Date
• Determinations under Section 34(1) of the Act
  • IPP Procurement Programme 2012
    • Notice No. 1074 of 2012
  • Baseload IPP Procurement Programme 2012
    • Notice No. 1075 of 2012
  • Medium Term Risk Mitigation Project IPP Procurement Programme 2012
    • Notice No. 1076 of 2012
  • Gas IPP Procurement Programme 2015
    • Notice No. 732 of 2015
  • Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme 2015
    • Notice No. 733 of 2015
  • Nuclear Programme 2015
    • Notice No. 1268 of 2015
  • Ankerlig 100MW Additional Capacity Gas Programme 2016
    • Notice No. 601 of 2016
  • Additional 600MW Gas Programme 2016
    • Notice No. 602 of 2016
  • Nuclear Programme 2016
    • Notice No. R. 1557 of 2016
  • Determination relating to New Generation Capacity
    • Notice No. 753 of 2020
    • Notice No. 1015 of 2020
    • Notice No. 3257 of 2023
    • Notice No. 6494 of 2025
  • [Withdrawn] Procurement of new nuclear energy generation capacity
    • Notice No. 4274 of 2024
  • Withdrawal of Determination under Section 34(1) of the Act
    • Notice No. 5189 of 2024
  • New Electricity Transmission Infrastructure
    • Notice No. 6070 of 2025