This study investigates the supply and demand of household electricity and sustainability of distribution centres at Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM) (Mzini and Lukamba-Muhiya 2014).

An article on how to define and manage “smart” technology, grids and utilities. (Energize article by Rob Stephen, Eskom, 2014)

Tariff guidelines for municipalities, including benchmark tariffs and tariff submission and approval timeline. (NERSA, 2013)

A survey to clarify the likely nature and scale of investment in, and manufacturing potential for, smart grid related technology and equipment. (GreenCape, 2013)

This national smart grid Vision forms part of a set of working documents developed by the South African Smart Grid Initiative (SASGI) policy working group to create a national framework and to guide the national approach to smart grid implementation in South Africa. (SANEDI, 2013)

A first review and update of the 2010 IRP – electricity plan for the country. (DoE, 2013)

Integrated energy planning is undertaken to determine the optimum way to meet current and future energy service needs in the most efficient and socially beneficial manner. (DoE, 2012)

This guidance document has been created to aid a user on how to use the Cost of Supply Excel Model. This is a summary on how to adjust the model and an explanation of the results that are calculated by the model (Genesis, 2013).

The publication looks at the transmission network and generation integration projects required to ensure that the network is adequate to evacuate and dispatch power from the source to the load centres. (Eskom, 2013)

The objective of this Excel spreadsheet model is to increase municipal understanding on what it costs them to supply electricity to different customers categories in order to (i) develop tariffs that are in line with the occurred costs and (ii) consider the possibility of introducing tariffs for small-scale embedded generation (Genesis, 2013).