Policy & Regulations

Policy & Regulatory Library

Search and filter acts, regulations, policies, NERSA rules, grid codes, standards and other documents affecting solar PV and energy storage.

38 documents
Issuing Authority Title Document Type Status Date Published
DEE GG_Determination under section 34 of the Electricity Regulations Act,2006.pdf Act In force 14 October 2026
Eskom Wheeling-of-Energy-and-Net-billing-policy Policy — 1 July 2026
NERSA Draft-NERSA-Rules-for-Electrcitiy-Trading-in-SA-version-01-April-2026-1 Rules Under review 1 April 2026
ITAC ITAC Notice 3864 of 2026_Gazette on Tariff Structure for Input Material, Components and Final Goods Used in the Renewable Energy Value Chain Gazette Under review 27 March 2026
Eskom SAWE Market-Code-v2.3 Market Code — 1 February 2026
NERSA Electricity Regulation Act-Grid Capacity Allocation Rules Rules In force 24 December 2025
Eskom Grid Capacity Allocation Rules Rules Gazetted 24 December 2025
DEE 53596 28-10 MinResEnergy-IRP 2025 Plan — 28 October 2025
DEE,DTIC & DSTIS SAREM 2025 LAYOUT DIGITAL Sector Masterplan — 2 April 2025
DALRRD Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Act (PDALA) Act Under review 29 January 2025

Consultations

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7 consultations
Issuing Authority Title Status External Submission Deadline The external submission deadline is set by the issuing authority. Internal Submission Deadline The internal submission deadline is set by SAPVIA to allow enough time to consolidate member inputs before submitting to the issuing authority. Submission
SAPVIA DMRE Section 53 Delays & Gas/Petroleum Rights Overlaps Affecting Solar and Wind Projects survey Open — 30 October 2026 —
ITAC ITAC Notice 3864 of 2026_Gazette on Tariff Structure for Input Material, Components and Final Goods Used in the Renewable Energy Value Chain Closed 24 April 2026 23 April 2026 View submission
NERSA NERSA Consultation Paper on SAWEM Market Code Closed 30 May 2026 27 May 2026 View submission
NERSA Draft Market Inquiry Report on Fixed Charges and Generation Capacity Charges Levied by Electricity Distributors Closed 8 September 2026 27 August 2026 View submission
NERSA NERSA extends deadline for written comments on draft NERSA Rules for electricity trading Closed 28 September 2026 25 September 2026 —
DEE Draft Electricity Pricing Policy and Electricity Sector Market Transformation Position Paper 2026 Open 3 days left 28 October 2026 23 October 2026 —
DEE Trading Platform Consultation Paper Open 5 days left 30 October 2026 29 October 2026 —