{"id":8955,"date":"2021-04-24T17:07:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T17:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=8955"},"modified":"2021-04-24T16:57:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T16:57:25","slug":"sa-lifts-power-licence-threshold-industry-experts-hope-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/sa-lifts-power-licence-threshold-industry-experts-hope-for-more","title":{"rendered":"SA lifts power licence threshold, industry experts hope for more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>JOHANNESBURG &#8211; South Africa plans to lift the licensing threshold for small-scale power generation projects to 10 megawatts (MW) from 1 MW, a boost to firms anxious to curb their reliance on ailing state utility Eskom, but industry experts had hoped for more.<\/p>\n<p>Africa&#8217;s most industrialised economy regularly suffers electricity outages because of faults at Eskom&#8217;s creaking coal-fired power stations.<\/p>\n<p>But onerous regulations have prevented many companies, such as miners, from setting up their own generation facilities.<\/p>\n<p>According to a notice published in the government gazette on Friday, &#8220;embedded generation&#8221; projects of up to 10 MW will be exempt from requiring a licence but will need to register with energy regulator Nersa.<\/p>\n<p>The notice was signed by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and invited the public to comment on the proposed change.<\/p>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa promised that the licensing threshold would be raised during this year&#8217;s state of the nation address, as part of reforms aimed at ending the country&#8217;s power crisis.<\/p>\n<p>At the time he said easing licensing requirements could unlock up to 5,000 MW of additional capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Some power analysts said Friday&#8217;s proposed change was not enough.<\/p>\n<p>Anton Eberhard, a University of Cape Town professor, said the president&#8217;s Economic Advisory Council had recommended the threshold be lifted to 50 MW. 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