Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006) Regulations Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Regulations 1. Definitions

 

In these Regulations, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has the same meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

 

"buyer"

means a person designated by the Minister as a buyer of electricity transmission infrastructure in a determination as contemplated in section 34(3)(d) of the Act;

 

"cross-border transmission capacity"

means transmission capacity to be established in the Republic of South Africa, of which the infrastructure will be physically interconnected to transmission infrastructure in another jurisdiction;

 

"determination"

means a determination made by the Minister in terms of section 34(1)(b) of the Act;

 

"emergency"

means, for the purposes of regulation 4, a situation posing an imminent and material threat to grid stability or availability, security of supply, or public safety, where delays in transmission infrastructure procurement could result in severe economic, social, or environmental harm;

 

"IRP"

means the integrated resource plan as defined in section 1 of the Act;

 

"national interest"

means, for the purposes of regulation 4, strategic priorities aimed at safeguarding the Republic of South Africa's security of supply, energy transition, economic stability, or compliance with binding international commitments;

 

"private party"

means a person, consortium or joint venture in which the Government of the Republic of South Africa, or any other organs of state, or both, do not hold a controlling ownership interest;

 

"procurer"

means a person designated by the Minister in a determination, as being responsible for conducting a procurement process as contemplated in section 34(3)(f) of the Act;

 

"TDP"

means the transmission development plan as defined in section 1 of the Act;

 

"the Act”

means the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006);

 

"transmission capacity"

means—

 

"transmission service provider"

means a private party appointed pursuant to a procurement process conducted in accordance with a determination, to establish transmission capacity which will be purchased by a buyer or made available to a user;

 

"transmission services agreement"

means an agreement entered into between a buyer and a transmission service provider providing for their respective rights and obligations in respect of the transmission capacity to be provided by the transmission service provider;

 

"TSO SOC"

means the Transmission System Operator SOC Ltd as defined in section 1 of the Act and, for the period prior to establishment of Transmission System Operator SOC Limited, the National Transmission Company South Africa SOC Limited; and

 

"user"

means a person designated by the Minister as a user of electricity transmission infrastructure in a determination as contemplated in section 34(3)(d) of the Act.