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- Is commenced by National Energy Act, 2008: Commencement
- Is commenced by National Energy Act, 2008: Commencement
South Africa
National Energy Act, 2008
Act 34 of 2008
- Published in Government Gazette 31638 on 24 November 2008
- Assented to on 17 November 2008
- There are multiple commencements
- [This is the version of this document from 24 November 2008.]
Provisions | Status |
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Chapter 5 (section 17–18); Chapter 6, section 19 | commenced on 1 April 2009 by Proclamation 10 of 2012. |
Chapter 4 (section 7–16) | commenced on 1 April 2011 by Proclamation 10 of 2012. |
Chapter 1 (section 1–2); Chapter 2 (section 3–5); Chapter 6, section 20–21 | commenced on 1 March 2012 by Proclamation 10 of 2012. |
Chapter 3 (section 6) | commenced on 1 April 2024 by Proclamation 118 of 2023. |
Chapter 1
Definitions and objects
1. Definitions
In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—"Board" means the Board of the South African National Energy Development Institute contemplated in section 8;"Department" means the Department of Minerals and Energy;"energy carrier" means a substance or system that moves or carries energy in a usable form from one place to another;"energy data" means energy-related statistics, facts, figures, information and records of the energy industry and all other economic sectors;"energy efficiency" means economical and efficient production and utilisation of an energy carrier or resource;"energy feedstocks" means any substance used or that can he used as a raw material in an industrial process producing energy;"energy infrastructure" means public and privately owned physical structures which are used for the production, transformation, conversion, transportation or distribution of energy carriers;"energy-related sectors" means all sectors which are impacted by or have an impact on the energy sector;"energy resource" means non-value added material or mineral that can be used to produce energy or be converted to an energy carrier;"free basic electricity" means a limited free amount of electricity supply deemed necessary to support basic energy services of a typical poor household as determined from time to time;"greenhouse gases" mean gases present in the atmosphere, which reduce the loss of heat into space and thereby contributing to an increase in global temperatures through a process known as the greenhouse effect;"Integrated Energy Plan" means the national energy plan contemplated in section 6, approved by Cabinet and published in the Gazette by the Minister;"Minister" means the Minister of Minerals and Energy;"organ of the state" means an organ of state as defined in section 239 of the Constitution;"prescribed" means prescribed by regulation;"Promotion of Access to Information Act" means the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000);"Public Finance Management Act" means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);"regulation" means any regulation made in terms of this Act;"renewable energy" means energy generated from natural non-depleting resources including solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, biological waste energy, hydro energy, geothermal energy and ocean and tidal energy; and"this Act" includes regulations made in terms of this Act.2. Objects of Act
The objects of this Act are to—Chapter 2
Energy supply, optimisation and utilisation
3. Provision of data and access to data sources
4. Safety, health and environment
The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister of Trade and Industry, the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, adopt measures not contemplated in any other legislation, to minimise the negative safety, health and environmental impacts of energy carriers.5. Energy access by households
Chapter 3
Integrated energy planning
6. Integrated energy planning
Chapter 4
South African National Energy Development Institute
7. Establishment of South African National Energy Development Institute
8. Constitution of South African National Energy Development Institute
9. South African National Energy Development Institute subcommittees for specific purposes
10. Meetings of Board of South African National Energy Development Institute
11. Chief Executive Officer of South African National Energy Development Institute
12. South African National Energy Development Institute employees and conditions of service
13. Transitional provisions
14. Funding of South African National Energy Development Institute
15. Accounting and auditing at South African National Energy Development Institute
16. Discoveries, inventions and improvements
Chapter 5
Security of supply
17. Acquisition and maintenance of national strategic energy feedstocks and carriers
18. Investment in and maintenance of energy infrastructure
The Minister may, for the purposes of ensuring security of supply, direct any state-owned entity, in a prescribed manner, to—Chapter 6
General provisions
19. Regulations
20. Offences and penalties
21. Short title and commencement
History of this document
01 April 2024
Commenced by
National Energy Act, 2008: Commencement
01 March 2012
Commenced by
National Energy Act, 2008: Commencement
01 April 2011
Commenced by
National Energy Act, 2008: Commencement
01 April 2009
Commenced by
National Energy Act, 2008: Commencement
24 November 2008 this version
17 November 2008
Assented to
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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Regulations on the Allowance for Energy Efficiency Savings, 2011 | Government Notice R729 of 2011 |
Cited documents 7
Legislation 7
1. | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 | 4595 citations |
2. | Public Finance Management Act, 1999 | 2190 citations |
3. | Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 | 1655 citations |
4. | Patents Act, 1978 | 172 citations |
5. | Statistics Act, 1999 | 103 citations |
6. | Corporation for Public Deposits Act, 1984 | 100 citations |
7. | State Oil Fund Act, 1977 | 74 citations |
Documents citing this one 27
Gazette 23
Judgment 3
Legislation 1
1. | Regulations on the Allowance for Energy Efficiency Savings, 2011 |