The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) is a regulatory authority established as a juristic person in terms of Section 3 of the National Energy Regulator Act, 2004 (Act No. 40 of 2004). NERSA’s mandate is to regulate the electricity, piped-gas and petroleum pipeline industries in terms of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006), Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001) and Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003). The structure of the Energy Regulator consists of nine members, five of whom are part-time and four are full-time, including the CEO. The Energy Regulator is supported by a secretariat under the direction of the CEO.

 While the electricity industry has been regulated for the past ten years, the piped-gas and petroleum pipeline industries in South Africa will be regulated for the first time. In 2002, the Cabinet decided that the NER would be used as the basis to create the National Energy Regulator. In anticipation of the future development of these industries the Gas Act of 2001 and the Petroleum Pipelines Act of 2003 were passed to promote the orderly development of the piped-gas and petroleum pipelines industries. Both Acts mandated the establishment of a regulator.

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Regulatory Rules for Power Purchase Cost Recovery

VGN (PTY) LTD & NGV GAS (PTY) LTD Licence Applications and Conditions

Energy Regulator Decision on the Transnet Pipelines Tarlton Storage Tariffs for 2009/10

Programmes for public hearings on Eskom's Proposed Revenue Application Multi-Year Price Determination 2010/11 to 2012/13 (MYPD 2): 11-12 January 2010

Invitation to comment on Transnet Limited’s application to amend the conditions of its licence to operate a petroleum pipeline system (PPL.p.F3/20/2006)

Allocation Mechanism Guidelines for Third Party Access to Petroleum Storage Facilities

Revised Eskom Revenue application Multi-Year Price Determination 2010/11 to 2012/13 (MYPD 2) – 30 November 2009

Proposed Amendment to Petroline Construction Licence: PPL.Pf.F1/67/2007 conditions of licence

Transnet Pipelines’ Petroleum Pipeline Tariff Application for the year 2010/11 (01 April 2010 To 31 March 2011

Invitation to comment on an application by Transnet Limited for the setting of its 2010/11 Petroleum Pipeline Tariffs

MYPD regulatory methodology incorporating the Electricity Pricing Policy (EPP) and the revaluation of assets

Reasons for Decision on Renewable Energy Feed – In Tariffs Phase II

ESKOM's Multi-Year Price Determination MYPD 2 (2010/11 - 2012/13) Application to NERSA

Publications

Regulatory Reporting Manuals