South Africa: Cape Town rebuffed in case against DoE


Issue 421 - 27 Aug 2020 | 3 minute read

The City of Cape Town has suffered a setback in its push to procure power from IPPs independently of the Department of Energy (DoE) as the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria referred the case back to the parties. Judge Leonie Windell ruled that Cape Town had made insufficient effort to avoid court action through engagement with the DoE and National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa).

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