Nersa moves to consult on key building blocks in shift to electricity market competition

The outcomes of two public consultation processes initiated recently by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) are likely to have far-reaching implications for the country’s transition to a competitive electricity market. The first is the ‘Wholesale Electricity Pricing Methodology’, a consultation paper which was published on May 18, and the second is the ‘Transitional Generation Pricing and Vesting Contract Framework’, released on May 20.