The South African electricity market was undergoing a major change, with the development and implementation of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM). “We’re currently in a transition phase,” pointed out National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) Executive Manager of Electricity Rhulani Mathebula, in a panel discussion at the Windaba 2025 conference, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, on Thursday. This transition phase was defined as lasting five years. Under SAWEM, the market operating entity would be the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA). This was being created out of national electricity utility Eskom.
