Overview of the draft Regulations on Provision of Energy Data Mr. J Subramoney

1. Overview of the draft Regulations on Provision of Energy Data Mr. J Subramoney

2. Latest Developments • We are now the Department of Energy(DoE) and not the Department of Minerals and Energy • New Minister of Energy, Honourable Minister Dipuo Peters • New Director General, Ms Nelisiwe Magubane • New website being finalised for DoE • My email address is Jeff.subramoney@energy.gov.za

3. Table of contents • Background- White Paper on the Energy Policy of the RSA • Background- Integrated Energy Plan for the RSA, 2003 • Background- Energy Security Master Plan -Liquid Fuels • Background- National Energy Summit, 2007 • Background- National Energy Act, No.34, 2008 • Key Challenges faced by the directorate • Applications and Objectives of the Regulations • Categories of data providers • Categorising of data • Provision of Energy Data • Data collection methods • Uses of Data • Publishing and sharing of data • Way Forward

4. Background- White Paper on the Energy Policy of the RSA The White Paper on the Energy Policy of the RSA, 1998 made the following recommendations with regard to statistics and information- • Government will ensure that the necessary resources are made available to establish structures and systems, and put in place legislation to facilitate the specification, collection, acquisition, storage, maintenance and supply of energy data, and energy-related data, according to the requirements of integrated energy planning and international standards. Government will facilitate the establishment of information databases. • Government will provide information to the public at a reasonable price. The provision of this information will not compromise the commercial position of parties supplying data to government.

5. Background- Integrated Energy Plan for the RSA, 2003 The Integrated Energy Plan identified the following the following gaps with regard to energy data- • The modelling processes required large amounts of accurate energy and other (eg economic growth, exchange rates, population growth, sector inflations) data. Some data were not available (eg the provision of energy data is not currently mandatory) and some available data were inconsistent. Data quantities vary from source to source, and energy balances are not well disaggregated. The exception is electricity, which is well described by Eskom

6. Background- Energy Security Master Plan -Liquid Fuels The Energy Security Master Plan proposed the following- • Making it compulsory to provide specified information for energy modelling purposes • The need for publication of the key outputs from the modelling process to be published as an energy outlook • The publication of monthly and quarterly publications of key energy information • It also recommended that the approach used by the US Department of Energy in the form of the EIA, be adopted in South Africa

7. Background- National Energy Summit, 2007 The following key comments on energy data were made at the National Energy Summit- • A centralised place to house the data is required. • A regulatory framework to enable the collection and provision of energy data needs to be put in place.

8. National Energy Act, No.34, 2008 The National Energy Act empowers the Minister of Energy to establish mechanism to ensure- • Provision of energy data and information…from any person • Connection to any data and management system or any other system within the public administration. • Collect collate and analyse energy data and information • Manage energy data and information • Avail energy statistics and energy information to the public The Minister may permit sharing of information with any other Entity within or outside the boarders of RSA

9. Key Challenges • DoE relies presently on the voluntary supply of energy data and this poses challenges in receiving data timeously • Data sources are not always aware of the importance of collection of energy data and often lack capacity • Quality of data is sometimes questionable • Confidentiality issues of commercially sensitive data also create problems in the supply of data • DoE does not have a centralised data storage system

10. Applications and Objectives of theRegulations Application- These Regulations shall apply to all providers of data according to defined categories Objectives- • To enable the Minister of Energy to effectively collect, collate and publish quality and timely energy statistics • To provide the type, manner and form of energy data • To provide for the form and manner of the link between the energy database and information system to any other within the public administration

11. Categories of data providers Data providers are categorised as follows- • Electricity generating, oil refining, and gas producing entities, which operate in a highly concentrated industry; and require a license from the National Energy Regulator of SA (e.g. Eskom) • Entities which operate in sectors or sub-sectors that are highly fragmented (e.g. IPP) • Entities which operate in highly concentrated sectors or sub-sectors and whose operations or processes are energy intensive (e.g. Mine) • Formally established and recognised industry associations which represent a collective of entities operating within the same industry (e.g. SAPIA) • Entities involved in retail activities or are classified as SMME • Government departments and other organs of state

12. Categorising of data Data has been classified according to the following categories- • Data relating to import, export, quality, sources, prices, volumes and reserves of all primary energy carriers excluding renewable energy sources. • Data regarding but not limited to the capacity, costs, and technologies of renewable energy sources • Data relating to production capacity, utilisation, availability, total output, technology and input costs of energy transformation inputs and infrastructure

13. Categorising of data Data has been classified according to the following categories- • Data regarding externalities which have an impact on any of energy value chain • Data regarding macroeconomic and Socio-Economic data, energy policies and legislation • Any other data that maybe required

14. Provision of Energy Data Data to be collected shall be obtained through the following manner- • Through connection to any data and information management system, or any other system within the public administration • By means of forms, surveys, questionnaires and any other appropriate and generally accepted manual or electronic data collection methods • By StatsSA and other organs of the state on behalf of the Department

15. Data collection methods The methods used to collect may include the following- • Use of Forms or questionnaires • Use of Survey • Use of electronic media If a form is used as a method of collecting data,it will typically require the following information- • the type of data to be provided • the definition of statistical units • the periods and intervals for which the data is being collected as well as the frequency of data provision • the manner in which the data must be submitted to the department

16. Uses of Data All data sourced and collected may be used for the purposes of conducting analysis required for energy planning and policy formulation.

17. Publishing and sharing of data Official energy statistics must protect the confidentiality of the information provided by the data providers and be— • relevant, accurate, reliable and timeous; • compiled, reported and documented in a scientific and transparent manner • objective and comprehensive; • disseminated impartially; and • in accordance with national and international standards

18. Way Forward

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