The deadline has arrived for the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT) to deliver its detailed proposal and implementation plan for establishing a new State-owned Transmission System Operator (TSO).
The contents will be heavily scrutinised , given the importance of the TSO to the transition to a competitive market where the playing field is level for all participants.
Thankfully, a clear yardstick is in place against which this progress can be measured after the Presidency published the ERTT’s terms of reference earlier this month.
The statement reaffirmed that the goal is still the creation of a TSO that is fully independent of Eskom and that will own and control the transmission assets and operate the electricity system and market.
While this objective was stated unequivocally by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his February State of the Nation Address, contradicting both Eskom and his Electricity and Energy Minister, this further reaffirmation is nevertheless important, owing to ongoing opposition to the move.
