National Energy Act, 2008 (Act No. 34 of 2008)RegulationsRegulations on the Mandatory Provision of Energy Data4. Classification of data providers |
| 1) | For purposes of these Regulations, data providers are classified according to the following categories: |
| a) | Category A refers to an entity that holds an exploration right issued in terms of section 80 of the MPRDA, or holds a mining right issued in terms of section 23 of the MPRDA, or holds a mining permit issued in terms of section 27 of the MPRDA, to carry out activities related to— |
| i) | exploration of primary energy commodities; or |
| ii) | mining of primary energy commodities; |
| b) | Category B refers to an entity that holds a production right issued in terms of section 84 of the MPRDA to carry out the— |
| i) | production of primary energy commodities; or |
| ii) | import and export of primary energy commodities; |
| c) | Category C refers to an entity that carries out— |
| i) | electricity generation and holds a licence issued by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa in terms of section 13, read with section 4, of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No.4 of 2006); |
| ii) | petroleum production and holds a licence issued in terms of section 2B of the Petroleum Products Act, 1977 (Act No. 20 of 1977); or |
| iii) | gas liquefaction or regasification and holds a licence issued in terms of section 19, read with section 4, of the Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001); |
| d) | Category D refers to an entity that is responsible for the transportation, transmission or distribution of any form of energy in accordance with a licence issued by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa in terms of— |
| i) | section 13, read with section 4, of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006; |
| ii) | section 19, read with section 4, of the Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003); or |
| iii) | section 19, read with section 4, of the Gas Act, 2001; |
| e) | Category E refers to an industry association representing a collective of entities operating within the same industry; |
| f) | Category F refers to an end user of energy, which includes— |
| i) | an entity which carries out economic activities as classified according to the SIC; or |
| ii) | a dwelling unit; and |
| g) | Category G refers to an organ of state, a research institution or an academic institution. |
| 2) | Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), the Department may identify additional data sources and request data from such sources. |