Southern African Power Pool

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• Southern African Power Pool
• www.sapp.co.zw
• POWER SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN THE SADC
• World Consumer Rights Day Celebrations
• Harare, Zimbabwe
• 30 March 2006

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CONTENTS

• STATUS OF POWER SUPPLY
• REASONS FOR INCREASE IN POWER DEMAND
• SAPP RECOMMENDATIONS
• SELECTED REGIONAL PROJECTS
• CONCLUSION

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Status of Power Supply in the SADC
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Reasons for Increase in Power Demand in the SADC

• Power demand in the SAPP has been increasing at a
  rate of about 3 per year caused by
• Increased economic activity
• Establishment of energy intensive users
• Non-economic tariffs
• Electrification programs
• No significant investment in generation in the
  last 10-years.
• If nothing is done (no new generation project)
  then, it is anticipated that in the year 2007,
  the SAPP will run out of generation surplus
  capacity.
• Challenge for SAPP is to keep pace with rising
  demand.

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The SAPP Planning Data is indicating that SAPP
runs out of generation surplus capacity after the
year 2007.
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SAPP Recommendations

• Political support to the SAPP initiatives on
  generation expansion is required.
• Short-term generation facilities must be
  constructed by 2007, if system reliability is to
  be maintained.
• The SADC region should come up with ways of
  marketing and attracting investment into
  generation transmission projects.
• Create suitable environment for investment in
  member countries by addressing regulation and
  cost reflective tariffs.

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Selected Regional Projects
SAPP Projects currently in progress
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Rehabilitation Projects
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Country Capacity Contribution
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Conclusions

• The challenges for the SAPP are
• Reverse the diminishing generation surplus
  capacity the region is experiencing.
• Creation of an enabling environment for investors
  to invest in generation and transmission
  infrastructure.
• Embracing of the principle of cost reflective
  tariffs and the adoption of regulatory principles
  to enhance those tariffs.

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