VIRTUAL AMEU/SAIEE WEBINAR
FRIDAY, 12 AUGUST 2022, 10H00 – 13H30 NOON (SA TIME)
SESSION 2: The Just Energy Transition – exploring use-cases for typical SA municipality distribution electricity utilities
moderated by
Leila Mahomed Weideman – Director, Sustainable Energy Markets,
City of Cape Town
Learning Objectives
In this session the participants will be introduced to how stakeholders in
South Africa are interpreting and working with the Just Energy Transition
(JET) concepts. The inputs, case studies and discussions will attempt to raise
awareness of the debates and pose the ‘so what’ question:
• Is this a useful framework for thinking through the future of
local electricity utilities and their Municipalities in South
Africa and
• how they might need to adapt and change to a shifting
environment including transformations in the energy and
digital technology space; the uncoordinated/ unintended
reforms in the distribution industry; a changing consumer
profile; the international climate predicament we a part of
and the unprecedented power crisis we in;
• while addressing the current challenges of energy security,
affordability of energy services, utility sustainability,
vandalism and theft and maintenance of the network, and
the potential future impacts of climate change that they
might face.
• Is there a business case for local distribution utilities to
undertake the JET?
The discussions will also reflect on the principles for a just transition:
• Distributive justice
• Restorative justice
• Procedural justice
Pre - Webinar preparation:
We recommend participants watch the following documentary and read
the embedded documents prior to the webinar:
Session 1: Contextualising Jet for Municipalities – 1 Hour
1 Welcome and overview - Leila Mahomed Weideman - JET AMEU Co-ordinator
2 Presidential Climate Change Coordination Commission’s (PCCCC) perspective on JET and reflection on the role and business case for local utilities Steve Nicholls Head of Mitigation - PCCCC
3 DMRE perspective and reflection on the role and business case for local utilities Thebe Mamakoko & Machwene Molomo - DMRE
4 Update on the JETP under the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team Chantal Naidoo - Presidential Climate Finance Task Team, Lead Researcher
Session 2: Municipality Case Studies – 1 Hour & 15 min
1 Steve Tshwete Local Municipality Case Study - Michael Nkosi
2 Garden Route District Municipality Case Study - Passmore Dongi
3 Ekurhuleni Metro Municipality Case Study - Hendrick Rendani
4 City of Cape Town Municipality Case Study - Shane Prins
Session 3: Panel Discussion – 45 Minutes
Facilitator
Lauren Hermanus – Adapt / African Centre for Cities
Panellists
1. Nhlanhla Ngidi – SALGA
2. Megan Euston Brown – SEA
3. Vally Padayachee – AMEU
4. Leshan Moodlier – eThekwini Metro Municipality
5. Paul Vermeulen – City of Johannesburg
6. Cynthia Ngomane – Eskom
