LETTER: Missed opportunity on self-generated power
Gwede Mantashe's failure to increase the limit for licensed grid-connected self-generation is disappointing
31 March 2020 - 10:38
Mineral resources & energy minister Gwede Mantashe has gazetted the amendment to schedule two of the Electricity Regulation Act.
Though the relaxation of licensing requirements for unconnected generation and standby generation is welcomed, the minister’s failure to increase the limit for grid-connected self-generation from 1MW to 10MW before requiring a licence is disappointing...
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