In early September the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) and the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) together hosted the 65th SAPP Meetings in Johannesburg.
NTCSA GM for Energy Market Services and SAPP MANCO Chairperson, Andrew Etzinger.
The five-day engagement included subcommittee meetings from 1 to 4 September with the Management Committee (MANCO) meeting following on 5 September. At the MANCO meeting, deliberations from the subcommittee meetings were consolidated and decisions made, charting the way forward on the course of action for the SAPP.
A key focus of the discussions was the aim of ensuring a balanced, diversified, and well-planned approach to energy policy, prioritising long-term stability and resilience over short-term gains to enhance the region’s integration and development agenda.
Speaking on behalf of the NTCSA, General Manager for Energy Market Services and International Trader and SAPP MANCO Chairperson, Andrew Etzinger, said: “The NTCSA was honoured to co-host such an important gathering, marking a further milestone in strengthening partnerships that will shape the Southern African power sector for decades to come.
“Regional cooperation in the power sector is essential to achieving energy security, providing lowest cost power to our economies, and greening our economies,” Etzinger added.
NTCSA Interim Chief Executive Officer, Monde Bala, said: “Collaboration across borders ensures that we can leverage our collective resources – hydropower, solar, wind, and gas – to deliver affordable energy and sustainable development. The NTCSA is fully committed to supporting the work of the SAPP and advancing regional market reforms.”
The SAPP was established in August 1995 at the SADC summit held in Kempton Park, South Africa, when member governments of SADC (excluding Mauritius) signed an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding for the formation of an electricity power pool in the region under the name of the Southern African Power Pool. The ministers responsible for energy in the SADC region signed the Revised Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding on 23 February 2006. The SAPP includes twelve member countries, with a combined capacity of 83 875 MW, represented by their respective electric power utilities organised through SADC.
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