ATC130503: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Energy on the Independent System And Market Operator Bill [B9 – 2012] (National Assembly – Section 76(1)), dated 30 April 2013:

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Report of the Portfolio Committee on Energy on the Independent System and Market Operator Bill [B9 – 2012] (National Assembly – Section 76(1)), dated 30 April 2013:

Report of the Portfolio Committee on Energy on the Independent System and Market Operator Bill [B9 – 2012] (National Assembly – Section 76(1)), dated 30 April 2013:

The Portfolio Committee on Energy, having considered the subject of the Independent System and Market Operator Bill [B9 – 2012 ], initially classified by the Joint Tagging Mechanism as a Section 75 Bill and subsequently re-classified as a Section 76(1) Bill, referred to it, reports the Bill with amendments [B9A – 2012].

Recommendations

The Portfolio Committee on Energy recommends that the National Assembly requests the Minister of Energy, acting in consultation with the Ministers for Public Enterprises, Finance and Cooperative Governance and Traditional affairs, to:

a) Conduct a due diligence study in order to determine the feasibility and implications of the transfer of transmission assets and to submit a final report to the National Assembly by 30 November 2013;

b) Conduct a cost benefit analysis of the possibility of incorporating the transmission assets into the Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO)

c) Further conduct a cost benefit analysis of establishing a Transmission System Operator (TSO); or any other arrangement suitable to the South African situation.

d) Ensure that the efforts on the restructuring of the entire electricity sector be addressed as matter of urgency.

Report to be considered

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