Laws, tools and templates in one place
A curated library of the documents, models and guidance that matter for wheeling in South Africa. Links open on the issuing organisation's website.
Regulatory framework
NERSA
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa: regulatory rules, licensing and registration, and the rules on network charges for third-party wheeling.
Cost of Supply Framework, 2016 (NERSA)
Guidelines for licensed electricity distributors to conduct cost-of-supply studies. Issued by NERSA.
Electricity Pricing Policy, 2008 (DMRE)
The policy framework for electricity pricing in South Africa, published in the Government Gazette on 19 December 2008.
Eskom
Eskom Wheeling
Eskom's distribution page on wheeling: generator grid connection requirements, use-of-system charges and customer supply agreement amendments.
Eskom Virtual Wheeling brochure
Explains virtual wheeling, the accounting and financial arrangement where energy is virtually allocated and credited without physical transfer.
Municipal tools & templates
Western Cape wheeling toolkit & agreements
Implementation guidance, fair-tariff spreadsheets and standardised template agreements for municipalities and third parties.
Wheeling Revenue Impact Model
A spreadsheet model from the Western Cape Government and Sustainable Energy Africa that calculates the impact of wheeling on municipal revenue.
Guide for Municipalities on Assessing EG Applications (1 MW and larger)
A step-by-step overview of connecting larger-than-1 MW generators to municipal grids: regulatory aspects, technical standards and documentation.
Status of Wheeling in SA Municipalities report
A collaborative report (SALGA, SEA, Western Cape Government, GIZ, GreenCape, Eskom and the AMEU) on the state of municipal wheeling.
Cost of supply practices
Resources to support municipalities in improving their electricity cost-of-supply practices.
Find out whether your organisation is ready for wheeling
Many wheeling projects succeed or fail at the data layer: accurate meter data, billing logic and monthly reconciliation. Work through a structured readiness check, or talk to a team that builds the metering and reconciliation platforms behind real wheeling transactions.