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

Chapter III : Electricity Licences and Registration

7. Activities requiring licensing
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(1) Subject to sections 8 and 9, no person may, without the appropriate licence issued by the Regulator in accordance with this Act or, unless authorised in terms of a licence condition contemplated in section 14(1)(t)—
(a) operate any generation, transmission or distribution facility;
(b) import or export any electricity;
(c) be involved in trading;
(d) be a market operator; or
(e) engage in system operation.

[Section 7(1) substituted by section 7 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]

 

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a person involved in an activity specified in Schedule II need not apply for or hold a licence issued by the Regulator.

 

(3)
(a) Nothing in this Act precludes a potential licensee from discussing the contemplated operation of generation, transmission and distribution facilities, the import or export of electricity, trading, or any other activity relating thereto, prior to filing a licence application with the Regulator.
(b) The Regulator must furnish an applicant contemplated in paragraph (a) with all information necessary to facilitate the filing of an application for a licence.

 

(4) No request for further information, notification or discussions referred to in subsection (3) may in any way be construed as conferring any right or expectation on an applicant.