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Liz McDaid presented on 15 January on behalf of SAFCEI and Robert Fischer (Project90x2030) presented on behalf of the EGI-SA. SAFCEI is part of the Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI-SA). NERSA MYPD3 presentation 15 January 2013 – Cape Town                

Concerned about rising electricity prices – want to have your say…… Send your submission to NERSA by Tuesday 20th November 2012. Public hearings will be held next year in January, so make your voice heard, write to NERSA and ask to be put on the list to speak at the public hearings. To find out [...]

Thursday 23rd August saw more than 40 people sharing ideas and strategies about electricity pricing and the governance of the electricity prices. The workshop focused on the following:  Do you wonder why our electricity prices are rising so steeply? Do we need all these power stations and gridlines we hear about on tv and in [...]

Renewable Energy is a new concept for South African decision-makers. While renewable energy is gaining its share of the world’s energy mix, South Africa has been very slow to follow this trend……. In order to strengthen the democratic processes of public engagement in parliament, increased resources need to be made available to build capacity of [...]