Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006)

Chapter II : Oversight of Electricity Industry

4. Powers and duties of Regulator
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The Regulator—

(a) must—
(i) consider applications for licenses and may issue licences for—
(aa) the operation of generation, transmission or distribution facilities;

[Section 4(a)(i)(aa) substituted by section 2 of Act No. 28 of 2007]

(bb) the import and export of electricity;
(cc) trading;
(ii) regulate prices and tariffs;
(iii) register persons who are required to register with the Regulator where they are not required to hold a licence;
(iv) issue rules designed to implement the national government's electricity policy framework, the integrated resource plan and this Act;
(v) establish and manage monitoring and information systems and a national information system, and co-ordinate the integration thereof with other relevant information systems;
(vii) enforce performance and compliance, and take appropriate steps in the case of non-performance;
(b) may—
(i) mediate disputes between generators, transmitters, distributors, customers or end users;
(ii) undertake investigations and inquiries into the activities of licensees;
(iii) perform any other act incidental to its functions.

[Section 4(b)(iv) renumbered as subparagraph (b)(iii) by section 16(a) of Act No. 28 of 2007]