Terms & Conditions

1. Insights gained from survey

To Inform the NTCSA / Industry where and how the power grid should be developed given known constraints and resources. Aggregated summaries of data to be sanitized – free of sensitive information – to support the development of the Transmission and Distribution Development Plans.

2. How do we plan to use the information?

The NTCSA plans to develop a GIS overview to better understand future constraints and development hotspots, allowing for an organized & prioritized execution of projects. Data insights will be shared with the NTCSA Transmission planners to prepare for improved access to the Transmission Grid.

The process will provide for better insights to enhance future Transmission Development Plan (TDP) updates. Possible EIA synergies are expected from the aggregation of this information.

3. The NTCSA Tx Strategic Planning and Eskom Dx Planning Centre of Excellence (COE) Confidentiality Pledge

The NTCSA’s core planning members through the Strategic Grid Planning team (C/o Ronald Marais) will have access to the raw data. The NTCSA and Eskom treats access to customer and developer information seriously and will not share disaggregated data, outside the core team. The NTCSA’s core members are professionally registered and abide by their institutions professional code of conduct.

4. The NTCSA Member Point of Contact:

Ronald Marais: MaraisRo@ntcsa.co.za
Sanjian Malapermal: malapes@eskom.co.za
Caswell Ndlhovu: NdlhovC@ntcsa.co.za

5. Industry Association Members

1] SAPVIA: Rethabile Melamu  rethabile@sapvia.co.za / Zayd Vawda zayd.vawda@wsp.com / Sinethemba Mnguni sinethemba@sapvia.co.za
2] SAWEA: Niveshen Govender niveshen@sawea.co.za / Santosh Sookgrim santosh@sawea.co.za / Vincent Kok vincent@sawea.co.za

6. Method of Data Collection

Industry Association members will receive the survey link from their Industry Association representative, as nominated above.
Members will populate the online survey data at the following link.
https://www.sarenewableenergygridsurvey.org.za/

Data will be consolidated, aggregated, and summarised, by the IT service provider and sent directly to the NTCSA team providing the NTCSA with valuable insights for Grid Expansion. No survey results are stored on any SAPVIA or SAWEA servers nor are the results accessible by any SAPVIA or SAWEA staff members.

It is envisaged that a recurring process of data collections and updates will be triggered annually to keep the NTCSA’s Strategic Grid Planning department abreast of changes that will affect grid expansion decisions.