Regulation important for a successful energy transition

South Africa has added almost 3.5 GW of private renewable power generation over 15 months between March 2022 and June 2023, but conflicting messaging from government creates uncertainty, Earth & Wire CEO and industry body South African Independent Power Producers Association chairperson Thomas Garner has said. The transition requires regulation to ensure that South Africa optimises its use of and investments in infrastructure, and regulators must move faster to ensure the power grid is stable and utilities and municipalities are sustainable, University of Stellenbosch Centre for Renewable & Sustainable Energy Studies power system simulation chairperson Dr Bernard Bekker.