Media Alert: Mineral Resources and Energy Committee Takes Public Hearings on ERA Bill to Eastern Cape

Parliament, Sunday, 26 November 2023 – The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy will from tomorrow conduct public hearings on the Electricity Regulations Amendment (ERA) Bill [B13-2023] in the Eastern Cape.

The hearings will take place at Alfred Nzo, OR Tambo, Chris Hani district Municipalities as well as Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan. Eastern Cape is the ninth and the last province the committee is visiting after it successfully conducted hearings in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal provinces.

These public hearings are conducted in line with section 59(1)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, which requires the National Assembly to facilitate public involvement in the legislative and other processes of the Assembly and its committees. Members of the media are invited to attend the public hearings.

The ERA Bill seeks, amongst other things, to effect amendments to the Electricity Regulation Act in order to improve its administration; to provide for the establishment of the Transmission System Operator SOC Ltd and also to provide for an open-market platform that will allow for competitive electricity trading.

Details of the public hearings programme in Alfred Nzo District are as follows:
Date: Monday, 27 November
Time: 10:00 – 14:00
Venue: Maluti Civic Centre, Matatiele

Details of the public hearings programme in OR Tambo District are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 28 November
Time: 10:00 - 14:00
Venue: Mhlontlo Municipality Town Hall, Tsolo

Details of the public hearings programme in the Chris Hani District are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 29 November
Time: 10:00 – 14:00
Venue: Thobi Kula Indoor Sports Centre, Queens Town

Details of the public hearings programme in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 30 November
Time: 10:00 – 14:00
Venue: Babs Madikane Town Hall

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