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LnP Pulse | Breaking News | Eskom publishes its Curtailment Addendum which unlocks 3 470 MW of additional wind generation.
Eskom, recently, published an addendum to its GCCA 2025, which confirms curtailment, that opens 3 470 MW of additional wind generation capacity in the grid constrained areas of the Western and...
LnP Pulse | Five interventions proposed in the draft IRP 2023
On 4 January 2024, the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2023 was released for public comment by 23 February 2024. What’s in and what’s out? Coal is still in, and a delay to shutting down power...
Breaking News | New requirements for Environmental Authorisations for Renewable Energy Projects in South Africa
On 4 December 2023, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, published amendments which impact applications for environmental authorisations (“EAs”) for new renewable energy...
LNP Beyond Legal Birthday
Hip Hip, Hooray!! Time flies when you are passionate about the pursuit of excellence and innovative legal solutions, and this month LNP Beyond Legal has a great reason to celebrate. We are thrilled...
Mauritius calls for invitations to conduct a feasibility study for a 30MW Floating Solar PV Farm
LnP Beyond Legal Mauritius welcomes the Mauritian government’s invitation to consulting firms to submit bids regarding the feasibility of developing a 30 MW floating solar PV farm at Tamarind Falls...
PUBLIC POLICY IS NOT AN “ESCAPE” TO MAKING PAYMENT UNDER NEC3 ADJUDICATION DECISIONS
Over the last decade, numerous novel arguments have been raised to limit the common law position that an adjudicator’s decision is enforceable pending an arbitral decision. The recent judgement...
Navigating the Battery Energy Storage Facilities’ Code | Energy Storage – South Africa’s Short- term priority to solving the energy crisis
The Grid Connection Code for Battery Energy Storage Facilities (“BESF Code”) approved in July 2021 by NERSA sets the minimum technical and design grid connection requirements for BESF to connect to...
New proposed changes to South Africa’s Load Shedding Code
On 11 August 2023 NERSA invited public comments on the NRS 048-9 Electricity Supply – Quality of Supply: Code of Practice – Load Reduction Practices (Third Edition, 2023) (“Load Shedding Code”). The...
Jurisdictional Clash – Adjudicator’s Jurisdiction Challenged
In the world of construction contracts, disputes often arise, leading to the need for adjudication. In the recent case of Engenda Group Limited v Petroineos Manufacturing,1 the Scottish Court...
Another inadequate environmental engagement – case summary.
Against the background of the Shell Saga where the Eastern Cape High Court, in December 2021, granted an interdict against a seismic survey along the Wild Coast of South Africa, another seismic...
2022 Procurement Regulations: Key issues
On 10 March 2022, draft Preferential Procurement Regulations were published for public comment, which closed on 11 April 2022. The most significant omissions in the draft 2022 Regulations are...
Employment equity amendment bill: Implications for employers
The Employment Equity Amendment Bill (B14 -2020) has been sent to the National Council of Provinces for concurrence after it was passed by Parliament in November of last year. The Bill proposes...