Independent power producer and licensed trader NOA has amplified a recent call for the publication of a Cabinet-endorsed electricity reform roadmap to ensure that the shift to the competitive market structure envisaged in legislation and policy is implemented. NOA head of trading Andrew Taylor argued this week that the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act and the impending launch of the South African Electricity Wholesale Market (SAWEM) offered a credible path to a competitive, green and affordable electricity system, but currently lacked an authoritative, coherent and sequenced implementation plan.
