National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) charted its way forward, three months since the announcement of its independence.
Priscillah Mabelane is the NTCSA Board Chairperson and Segomoco Scheppers, the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the NTCSA.
Its mandate is to maintain the stability of the transmission grid, manage electricity flows, and ensure open access to the network for all players in the market.
Priscillah Mabelane, NTCSA Board Chairperson, said on Monday, “the NTCSA Board and Executive team, have already committed significant time and effort to building the company. We are fully dedicated to realising the benefits of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act (ERAA) and ensuring that the NTCSA has the structures and governance to contribute meaningfully to South Africa’s energy security and inclusive economic development.”
Segomoco Scheppers, the Interim Chief Executive Officer of NTCSA, said four strategic objectives are delivering reliable and sustainable access to affordable power, creating an inclusive and competitive electricity market, ensuring a financially sustainable business, operational and digital transformation for efficiency and effectiveness.
Scheppers said the NTCSA will focus on fast tracking an accelerated Transmission Development Plan (TDP), setting the operational unbundling activities as per legislative requirements and establishing a fair, competitive market for electricity.
It is anticipated that in the next five years, there will be 30 GW of utility-scale renewables connected to the grid by the end of 2029.
He said the NTCSA will determine principles for refining its capital project delivery model, and consider a project delivery portfolio including in-house, Engineering, Procurement and
Construction (EPC), Procurement and Construction (PC), as well as Independent Transmission Projects (ITP).
The next step is to provide a high level roadmap with timeliness, in conjunction with Eskom Holdings and the Department of Electricity and Energy (DoEE).
The creation of the NTCSA is expected to provide an open, fair, and transparent access to the national grid for both public and private participants.
Picture: Eskom Hld SOC