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From Public Monopoly To Private Participation: The Rise Of Independent Transmission Providers In Southern Africa

For decades, Southern Africa’s electricity transmission landscape was defined by state control. Transmission lines, substations, system operations remained firmly in the hands of vertically integrated national utilities whose investment capacity could no longer keep up with demand, rising urbanisation, and the surge of independent power generation.

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Structuring Bankable IPP And Infrastructure Projects In The DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo continues to attract growing interest from sponsors, lenders and development finance institutions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

South Africa Energy

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IR Global

South Africa Renewable Energy Sector

South Africa's renewable energy sector is rapidly transforming as the IPPPP targets 20,340 MW by 2030. With grid constraints, market restructuring, and rising energy demand reshaping the landscape, maintaining strategic alignment with tax policy has become critical for Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and investors navigating capital allowances, cross-border structuring, transfer pricing, VAT complexities, and carbon tax implications.

South Africa Energy

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SNG Grant Thornton

Energy: Security, Transition And Powering Infrastructure

The energy sector finds itself at the centre of several topical debates as jurisdictions look to make progress on energy security, the energy transition and powering the infrastructure underpinning emerging technologies.

Worldwide Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

South Africa's Climate Change Framework: A New Operating Reality For Mining

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Regulations Now In Effect In South Africa: What's New And What's Next

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Scaling Sustainability: How The Mid-market Is Future-proofing Growth

South Africa Commercial

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SNG Grant Thornton

Transforming South Africa's Electricity Market: NERSA Calls For Public Participation On Draft Trading Rules

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Economic Regulation Of Transport Act

South Africa Transport

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Critical Minerals – A Continental Lens

South Africa Energy

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ENS

The Right To Electricity And Water Understood Within A Constitutional And Administrative Law Perspective

South Africa Government

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ENS

Update On The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

Key Regulatory Changes Impacting The Mining Sector

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

The East African Insider – Week 9TH – 15TH AUGUST 2025

South Africa Energy

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Shikana Group

Intellektuele Eiendomswaardasies: Hoe Lank Is 'N Stuk Tou?

South Africa IP

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Barnard Inc.

When Tax Structuring Stops Being About Tax

South Africa Commercial

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Andersen in South Africa

The Invisible Value Powering Sport’s Multibillion-Dollar Industry And Why Africa Matters

South Africa IP

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Inventa

South Africa Publishes Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations For Public Comment

South Africa Technology

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ENS

South Africa’s Rail Revolution: The Draft National Rail Master Plan

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

Spotlight On: Busisiwe Sibeko

Firstly, I had the opportunity to contribute to a Public-Private Partnership transaction involving the development of an accommodation building for the government in South Africa.

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Congestion Curtailment Approved By NERSA – An Attempt To Free Up Grid Connection Capacity For Wind Energy Facilities In The Eastern And Western Cape Regions

On 20 June 2025, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa ("NERSA") published the reasons for its decision to approve the National Transmission Company of South Africa's ("NTCSA's") application for congestion...

South Africa Energy

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Fasken

The East African Insider – Week 7 To 13th June 2025

Welcome to this week's East Africa investment trends newsletter, where we unpack the major fiscal and economic developments shaping the region's investment landscape.

South Africa Government

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Shikana Group

Benefits Of A Unified African Energy Market

Creating a unified regulatory environment for the African Energy Market presents significant challenges, particularly given the continent's diversity.

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Draft Mineral Resources And Development Bill Published For Comment

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Commentary: South Africa's Energy Transition

South Africa Energy

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Fairbridges

Managing Risks Associated With Autonomous Systems In Energy And Resource Management

South Africa Energy

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Fairbridges

Sustainability At The Forefront At SONA 2025

South Africa Energy

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SNG Grant Thornton

ESG Frameworks Within The African Oil And Gas Sector Benefit Operators And Communities If Seen As A Strategic Tool

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

The Communities We Leave Behind: Charting A Sustainable Legacy For Mining In South Africa

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

Harnessing The Potential Of Critical Minerals In Southern Africa: A Catalyst For Sustainable Growth

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

The Electricity Regulation Amendment Act And South Africa's New Era Of Electricity Market Transformation

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

Confluence Of Geopolitics, Energy, And Trade Is Driving Change In African Mining Industry

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

Energy Transition Brings Mining Beneficiation Into Focus. Who Wins?

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

Harnessing The Potential Of Critical Minerals In Southern Africa: A Catalyst For Sustainable Growth

The stakes are high, and the benefits could be transformative. A strategic and sustainable approach to developing these resources could attract billions of dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI), catalysing infrastructure development, creating thousands of jobs (primary, secondary and tertiary), and fostering lasting socio-economic upliftment.

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

The Electricity Regulation Amendment Act And South Africa's New Era Of Electricity Market Transformation

On 1 January 2025, the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024 (ERAA) came into effect, following extensive stakeholder engagement and multiple draft iterations. The ERAA aims to usher the South African electricity sector into an era of change, continuing the shift from Eskom's historically vertically integrated monopoly to the establishment of the Transmission System Operator SOC Limited (TSO) and the introduction of an open-market platform that enables the competitive trading...

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

Confluence Of Geopolitics, Energy, And Trade Is Driving Change In African Mining Industry

The African mining sector is at an exciting juncture in 2025. Three macro trends are converging simultaneously within the industry, creating opportunities for mining operators, African governments, and communities alike.

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

Energy Transition Brings Mining Beneficiation Into Focus. Who Wins?

Energy is on the minds of policymakers worldwide. In South Africa, while we may be at the beginning of the end of loadshedding, the government and broader society continue to keep a watchful eye on the energy supply.

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

The Future Of Mining Depends On The Industry's Ability To Finance Itself

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

Petroleum In The Age Of ESG

Internationally the sentiment is to move away from fossil fuel, given that globally we teeter on the tipping point and are likely to exceed the temperature increase...

Worldwide Energy

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ENS

Draft Tax Bills Published For Public Comment - Important Changes Proposed

On 1 August 2024 National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) released the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, draft Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill...

South Africa Tax

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Fasken

ENS Tax In Brief - Issue 127 | 2024-08

Below, please find issue 127 of ENS' tax in brief, a snapshot of the latest tax developments in South Africa.

South Africa Tax

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ENS

South Africa And Green Hydrogen: At An Economic Turning Point?

There is much talk currently about South Africa standing at a political cross-roads, in relation to its ability to make the newly formed Government of National Unity work.

South Africa Energy

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Norton Rose Fulbright

The Consequences Of Municipalities Letting Electricity Amounts Accumulate

South Africa Litigation

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ENS

When Is An Entity "Directly Affected" By Administrative Decisions?

South Africa Litigation

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ENS

As We Strive To Create A Sustainable Future, We Should Not Forget History's Lessons

South Africa Environment

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill: A Step In The Right Direction To End Load Shedding And The Eskom Monopoly?

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Practical Challenges And Legal Complexities – Does SARS Owe You A Mineral Royalty Refund?

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Renewable Energy In South Africa: A Brief Guide To Engineering & Procurement Agreements

South Africa Energy

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Andersen in South Africa

B-BBEE Trust Governance For Renewable Energy In South Africa

South Africa Energy

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Andersen in South Africa

Two Decades Of Mineral Regulation Under The MPRDA: Reflections And What Lies Ahead

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Almost 10 Years Since The Rollout Of The One Environmental System

South Africa Energy

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ENS

ESG In The South African Mining Industry: A Spotlight On Social Imperatives

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Unlocking Renewable Energy: New Norms Streamline Battery Storage And Expansion Of Solar PV

South Africa Energy

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ENS

LEWIS MCDONALD: Back To The Future As Hydrogen Faces Bars In Changing Science Fiction To Fact

Worldwide Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Powering Africa's Future: Opportunities And Challenges For Foreign Investment In Renewable Energy

South Africa Energy

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Andersen in South Africa

Sovereign Guarantees For Energy Projects In Africa

South Africa Energy

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Chambers Global 2024 Rankings Confirm Our Market-Leading Status In Africa

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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AELEX

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ENS

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TripleOKLaw

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TripleOKLaw

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