Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006)RulesGrid Capacity Allocation RulesDefinitions |
Terms not otherwise defined in the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006) and/or Codes shall have the meaning given to them below.
Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006), as amended or re-enacted from time to time.
Party affected by a Force Majeure event (further defined under the definition of Force Majeure).
A legal entity or third party applying to a transmission or distribution licensee for access to its network.
The provision of financial terms and physical supply conditions with the confidence level of 85%, subject to certain conditions negotiated between the participants. The customer may pay more if the stipulated conditions cannot be met, or pay less if the actual costs are less than those quoted.
In respect of a Facility, at any time and from time to time, capacity is the output power (expressed in megawatts or MW) of such a Facility that can be reliably transmitted through the network or component thereof, whether serving loads or accepting generation, without exceeding the technical limits of any network component or compromising system operation, resulting in potential grid instability.
The South African Grid Code, the Distribution Code, or any other code approved by NERSA, as may be applicable.
An agreement detailing the conditions under which the Distributor or Transmitter intends to connect the customer.
Means the facility Connection Works and the Transmission Connection Works or the Distribution Connection Works
A user of electricity (person or legal entity) that has entered into an agreement with a licensed electricity distributor.
The letter issued by the NSP to the Applicant indicating the estimated costs for the construction of works to connect a load or generator to the Transmission or Distribution System or recoverable works based on a preliminary load-flow analysis and designs, without creating any obligation on either party or accounting for site-specific requirements.
Electricity Pricing Policy, dated 12 December 2008, including subsequent amendments thereto.
The import, export, generation, transmission, distribution, system operation and trading of electricity and all activities related thereto, and for purposes of the Rules, includes investors looking to invest in industry infrastructure.
The production of electricity by any means.
A facility that generates electricity for the purposes of own use, or to sell electrical energy through a power purchase agreement.
A generation, transmission, distribution or energy storage facility, as applicable, located at the site and comprising all plant, machinery and equipment, all associated buildings, structures, roads on the site that are not national, provincial or municipal, and other appurtenances, together with all required interfaces to be constructed for the safe, efficient and timely operation of that facility and, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes the transmission connection works or distribution connection works, as the case may be.
Any act, event or circumstance or any combination of facts, events, or circumstances which:
| (a) | is beyond the reasonable control of the Affected Party; |
| (b) | is without fault or negligence on the part of the Affected Party and is not direct or indirect result of a breach by the Affected Party of any of its obligations under any project document; |
| (c) | could not have been avoided or overcome by the Affected Party, acting in accordance with the standards of a reasonable person; and |
| (d) | prevents, hinders, or delays the Affected Party in its performance of all (or part) of its obligation. |
The holder of a licence granted or deemed to have been granted by NERSA under the Electricity Regulation Act.
The transmission or distribution power system, as may be applicable.
A legal entity that is licensed to provide network services through the ownership and maintenance of an electricity network.
Any service provided by a licensee as part of a licensed activity and recognised by NERSA as such.
A network for the conveyance of electricity that operates above a nominal voltage of 132kV, including assets that are approved by NERSA to be part of the transmission power system.