The Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI) is an international project coordinated by the World Resources Institute (WRI) of USA and the Prayas Energy Group of India. The major focus is on the governance of the electricity sector in a number of countries, including South Africa.
The Green Connection is part of the NGO initiative, known as the Electricity Governance Initiative of SA (EGI-SA) that focuses on electricity governance.
During the last two years, EGI has analysed our current governance framework, made efforts build the capacity of civil society to engage with South Africa’s electricity planning (IRP2010) and worked at bringing energy activists and political decision-makers closer together.
The goal is to develop and enhance capacity for informed engagement on the content of and the linkages between electricity, energy and climate change policies in Parliament and civil society; and to enhance the accountability of Parliament for upholding broad/general public interests through its oversight of electricity, energy and climate change policy processes, focusing on the Portfolio Committees for Energy, Labour, Public Enterprises, Economic Development, and Water and Environment Affairs.
EGI Workshops
Are you worried about rising electricity costs? Feedback from rising electricity workshop
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 newspapers? Do we have to have nuclear and fracking? And does it have to cost so much? Is it possible to supply our electricity in a more affordable way? Does Eskom have any other option?
Read more about the two workshops held in Observatory and Atlantis…..
Policy Input
Integrated Resource Plan
The EGI-SA participated closely in the public consultation process to develop South Africa’s first public Integrated Resources Plan for Electricity. This plan is South Africa’s framework for electricity security for the next 20 years, but is to be reviewed in 2012/2013 to take account of a dynamic energy and climate change context.
Multi Year Pricing Determination (MYPD3)
Green Connection is working with other EGI- partners to prepare a submission to the national energy regulation in time to meet the deadline of 20th November 2012.
For more details on public hearings held by NERSA: http://thegreenconnection.org.za/nersa-public-hearings/
Reports:
ENERGY CHOICES FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY IN SOUTH AFRICA
