Project finance and energy specialists from a leading domestic law firm have questioned whether the timetable outlined by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for providing its concurrence with two Ministerial determinations for new power generation “truly reflects the urgency of the need for solutions to South Africa’s electricity generation shortfall”. In a note to clients, a team of Webber Wentzel attorneys, led by partners Jason van der Poel and Alexandra Felekis, express the view that the law provides dispensation for Nersa “to attenuate the public consultation process” on the basis of the country’s prevailing electricity supply emergency.
