Key institutional players
POLICY
REGULATION
The President’s Office The Presidency houses the Presidential Climate Commission – an independent body established in December 2020 to oversee and facilitate a just and equitable transition towards a low-emissions and climate-resilient economy. It also hosts Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) – an entity that oversees the preparation, appraisal and evaluation of a market-ready infrastructure
IPP Office Set up in 2010 under DMRE to procure renewable and non-renewable energy generation capacity from the private sector under the state power procurement programmes. The Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme Office (“IPP Office”) works with Nersa to determine new energy generation capacity requirements.
project pipeline including energy projects to support the Infrastructure Investment Plan and the National Infrastructure Plan 2050.
Nersa Established in 2005 to independently regulate the energy sector, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa is responsible for the licensing, registration of new energy infrastructure, pricing and setting of tariffs and rules and codes for the electricity, piped gas and petroleum industries.
DEE
A new ministry created in June 2024 by merging the Minister of Electricity in the Presidency and the energy section of the now defunct Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. The Department of Energy and Electricity will be the custodian of energy policies, regulation and energy security by determining new energy generation capacity.
NTCSA The National Transmission Company of South Africa is the first of Eskom’s three entities to be unbundled; it started operating on 1 July 2024. It will own and operate the national transmission system, act as systems and market operator and be an international electricity trader. Ownership of the grid will remain under NTCSA but with wider private sector participation.
EOSS
Launched in 2023 to facilitate, authorise and expedite applications for new generation projects from IPPs and SOEs, through the National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM). The Energy One Stop Shop works with IPPs and SOEs outside of the government’s
NECOM
The National Energy Crisis Committee was formed in 2022 to deal with the energy crisis by fixing Eskom, adding new sources of power, and implementing the EAP. Located in the Presidency, it reports directly to an inter-ministerial committee, is led by the Electricity and Energy Minister, and includes high-level officials from across government and Eskom.
bid window projects to assist them navigate through regulatory challenges.
TRANSMISSION
Municipalities
Municipal and local customers
GENERATION
Independent Power Producers
DISTRIBUTION
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd State-owned power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd was historically responsible for generation, distribution and transmission of electricity. But its role has evolved in response to phases of reforms and crises in the power sector.
Eskom Distribution
Bilateral export agreements and day ahead markets
Eskom supplies about 50% of distribution customers with the rest supplied or distributed by about 180 municipalities to other end-users.
Eskom Generation
Eskom owns and operates 35 power stations with nameplate installed capacity of about 47GW.
C&I offtakers
Energy Council of South Africa The Energy Council of South Africa is a voluntary association that brings together CEOs of public and private sector companies, business/industry associations and finance institutions with significant presence active participation in the energy sector. Its objectives are to ensure a unified business voice contributing to a national energy vision and pathway to Net Zero; to play a role in the national energy transition; to promote enabling investment; and to help advance energy policy, regulatory certainty and business confidence.
South Africa’s Energy Prospects
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