Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006)Chapter I : Interpretation2A. Application of Act |
| (1) | This Act is applicable to the generation, transmission, distribution, reticulation, system operation, trading, and import and export, of electricity activities, and to persons undertaking such activities. |
| (2) | The Act is not applicable to the operation of generation facilities with or without battery storage— |
| (a) | for the sole purpose of providing standby or back-up electricity; |
| (b) | where the facility, irrespective of capacity (megawatts), does not have a point of connection to the facility; or |
| (c) | with a capacity of not more than 100 kilowatts, which complies with the code, has a point of connection and is subject to the distributor’s prescribed conditions relating to the continued use of the point of connection. |
| (3) | For the purposes of subsection (2), the Regulator shall prescribe the manner in which the distributor shall keep a register of each facility. |
[Section 2A inserted by section 3 and 31(a) of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act, 2024, Notice No. 5139, GG51100, dated 20 August 2024 - effective 1 January 2025 per Proclamation Notice 236 of 18 December 2024 with exceptions]