Any interdict of Eskom’s new grid rules would create ‘problem’ for renewables roll-out

The South African government has expressed concern that its plans for the addition of new renewables capacity could be disrupted should a legal challenge launched against Eskom’s recently announced grid allocation rules prevail and has also indicated that it would favour a settlement instead. G7 Renewable Energies, together with two of its wind farm companies, has launched a two-part application to, firstly, interdict the implementation of Eskom’s Interim Grid Capacity Allocation (IGCA) rules, which came into force on June 27, as well as to have the rules reviewed and set aside based on their alleged illegality under the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act.