SAGEN continues the collaboration with AELC and PFL to address the need for expertise in power markets in South Africa. The country is undergoing a rapid energy transition, an ongoing energy supply crisis, and a comprehensive power sector reform. South Africa aims to create a competitive power market to ensure fair competition among electricity generators and to procure flexibility and ancillary services needed for system stability with increased distributed renewable energy generation.

A significant challenge to achieving this goal is the scarcity of expertise in power markets within the country. This scarcity is evident in the lack of dedicated educational programmes on power markets in South African universities and the limited availability of local experts to guide governmental and private sector stakeholders on power market design, regulations, and international good practices. 

In partnership with universities, we aim to enhance local expertise and access to knowledge through e.g. course participation, exchange formats.