Opinion: Risks, rewards and realities of South Africa’s wholesale electricity market reform

n this article, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland writes that South Africa’s electricity market is moving towards a competitive, rules-based, multi-market structure with transparent price discovery and shared responsibility, but warns that the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) alone will not solve South Africa’s transmission bottlenecks, municipal governance failures or legacy debt burdens.
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Sanedi, Ramokgopa call for scientific, collaboration to guide energy planning

South Africa’s pursuit of energy security and the correct energy mix must be hinged on science-based policy, and government must take on a leading role, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr  Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said in a keynote address, on February 24, at the first day of the South African National Energy Development Institute’s (Sanedi)’s third yearly conference, being held this week in Ekurhuleni. He pointed out that with energy and the energy complex being the “defining moment of our time”, stakeholders like Sanedi would be pivotal in helping resolve the questions surrounding this and guiding the country’s policies.
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Transalloys wants electricity tariff relief extended to full ferroalloys sector

Transalloys, which produces manganese ferroalloys at a smelter complex in Mpumalanga, has again warned that its operations are at risk of closure should the electricity tariff relief granted and being contemplated for the ferrochrome sector not be extended to other ferroalloy producers. In a statement released ahead of the 2026 Budget, CEO Konstantin Sadovnik said while he was not optimistic that meaningful electricity tariff relief for the wider smelting sector would be announced by the Finance Minister, such relief was urgently needed.
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Opinion: ssolar PV in South Africa – policy is in place; focus must now be on execution

In this article, South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) technical and policy manager Sim Khuluse writes that South Africa’s solar PV sector has entered a pivotal execution phase, with installed capacity now exceeding 10.2 GW and a strong pipeline of utility‑scale projects approaching commercial operation; however, without urgent grid modernisation and clear market rules ahead of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market’s launch, the sector’s current investment momentum could be at risk.
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