The report Review of Regulation in Renewable Energy provides an analysis of how South Africa’s renewable energy sector has been developing. It identifies the key players, policies and regulation that have shaped the development of the sector and the entry of private sector companies generating utility-scale renewable energy-based electricity.
The approach includes a desktop study and analysis of national policies, programmes and initiatives framing the development of a renewable energy sector in South Africa, supported by a stakeholder analysis of governmental departments, the energy regulator, the electricity utility, independent power producers (IPPs), financiers, and other relevant institutions involved in the sector. Key informant interviews, primarily with the aforementioned stakeholders, provide experiential insights on the successes and setbacks of renewable energy policy and regulation, as well as the capacity of regulatory entities.