RE: The Botswana lectricity market18 May 2021 15:34
As I understood it BERA will be the ones who ultimately sanction cross-border selling into the SAPP. Like much of the recent talk of solar and hydrogen potential - it is an entirely possible, maybe even desired future outcome. Ultimately though it's still academic until we are actually a producer of electricty - beyond the 2Mw we currently have an interim PPA for. Let's focus on that for now.
BERA have only been up and running around 4 years and their mandate is:
'The Authority is responsible for providing an efficient energy regulatory framework for Electricity, Gas, Coal, Petroleum products, solar and all forms of renewable energy with the primary mandate of providing the economic regulation of the sectors.
Economic regulation will enable the private sector to play an active role in asset formation that will enable delivery of services that will be reliable, affordable and of good quality, not losing sight of the need to protect the environment.'
The SAPP market structure and operation is evolving all the time - increasing trading outside of the traditional bilateral agreements. If you want to see monthly traded volumes on the DAM, FPM and IDM you can look here.
http://www.sapp.co.zw/market-reports
SAPP participants conditions to trade are:
Having been licensed or given permission by the host country to undertake cross border trading
Acceptance as a Market Particpant by SAPP Executive Committee
Being party to a TSO connected to a SAPP Control Area and have arrangements for Balance Responsibility
Signing the DAM governance documents
Opening of the requisite accounts for trading purposes and having the requisite security for trading purposes
Have at least two trained Traders
An interesting paper for those that wish to understand the SAPP market - its structure, development, function and participant criteria etc.
http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/jesa/v29n4/04.pdf
You can make up your own hypothisis
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