MEDIA ALERT: PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ELECTRICITY REGULATION AMENDMENT BILL IN LIMPOPO
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy will this week, 26 to 29 September, conduct public hearings on the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill in Limpopo Province.
The committee will visit the Vhembe, Mopani, Sekhukhune and Waterberg district municipalities to solicit public input on the draft legislation.
The Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill aims to effect amendments to the Act in order to improve the administration of the Act; to provide for additional electricity, new generation capacity and electricity infrastructure;to provide for the establishment, duties, powers and functions of the Transmission System Operator SOC Ltd.
It will also provide for an open market platform that will allow for competitive electricity trading; and to assign the duties, powers and functions of the Transmission System Operator SOC Ltd to the National Transmission Company South Africa SOC Ltd.
Details of the public hearings are as follows:
Date: 26 September (Tuesday)
Time: 10H00
Venue: Malamulel
e Community Hall (Malamulele) – Vhembe District Municipality
Date: 27 September (Wednesday)
Time: 10H00
Venue: Thomo Community Hall (Giyani) – Mopani District Municipality
Date: 28 September Thursday)
Time: 10H00
Venue: ELCSA Lutheran Church (Motetema) – Sekhukhune District Municipality
Date: 29 September (Friday)
Time: 10H00
Venue: Bela-Bela Multipurpose Centre (Bela-Bela) – Waterberg District Municipality
Source: Parliament of South Africa