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Part IV · Establishment of the National System Operator

13. Open access

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(1)

The Minister, in consultation with the

Regulator, the National Transmission Network Service

Provider and the distribution licensee, shall operationalize the applicability of open access from such date as is determined by Order published in the Gazette in terms of section 1 of this Act. Such open access shall be made operational in a phased manner and the extent of open access in successive phases shall take place in such manner as shall be prescribed and be subject to such conditions including payment of cross subsidies and other operational limitations as may be prescribed. Open access charges and any surcharge to be paid thereon shall be payable in such sum as determined by the Regulator in terms of the provisions of Part VIII.

(2)

The surcharge received in terms of subsection (1)

shall be utilized to meet the cross subsidy within the area of supply of the distribution licensee:

Provided that –

(a)

such surcharge and cross subsidies shall be progressively reduced in the manner specified in the national tariff policy; and

(b)

such surcharge shall not be levied if open access is provided to a person who has established a captive generating electricity plant for carrying the electricity to a destination for his own use.

Part V

National Transmission Network Service Provider

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Part VI

Incorporation of Limited Companies Under the Companies Act…

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Part VII

Licensing

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Part VIII

Tariffs

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Part IX

Wholesale Electricity Market

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Part X

Consumer Protection

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Part XI

Finance

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Part XII

Miscellaneous

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Part XIII

General

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Part XIV

Repeals and Transitional Provisions

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Schedules