Castalia2013-03-152013-03-152010-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12754There are currently a large number of proposed cross-border generation and transmission projects in Southern Africa that are not moving forward, despite being technically and economically feasible. To help address this situation, the Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA) has prepared a set of guidelines for national regulators in the SADC region, which have been adopted by the SADC Energy Ministers. This section of the Manual provides some context for the guidelines and provides an overview of the purpose and contents of the Manual.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADMINISTRATIVE COSTSALLOCATION OF RISKALLOCATION OF RISKSALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTSAUCTIONAUCTION PROCEDURESAVAILABILITYBIDBIDSBONDBORDER ELECTRICITYBORDER TRADEBORDER TRANSMISSIONBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCAPABILITYCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONCLIMATE CHANGE POLICYCOALCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL ARRANGEMENTSCOMMON LAWCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCONFIDENTIALITYCONFLICT OF INTERESTCOSTS OF ELECTRICITYCREATIVE SOLUTIONSCREDIBILITYCROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONCROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONSDEBTDECISION MAKING PROCESSDISCRIMINATORY ACCESSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDISTRIBUTION COMPANYDISTRIBUTION FACILITIESDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDOMAINECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC POLICIESELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICITYELECTRICITY PRICESELECTRICITY SUPPLYEMISSIONSEMISSIONS REDUCTIONSENABLING ENVIRONMENTENERGY DEMANDENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY REGULATORENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTSEXPORTEREXPORTERSEXPROPRIATIONFINANCIAL CLOSUREFINANCIAL RESOURCESFUELFUELSGENERATION CAPACITYGOVERNMENT ENTITIESGOVERNMENT ENTITYGOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENTGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT POLICYGOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONSGOVERNMENT SUPPORTGRID CODESIMPLEMENTATION PROCESSINFORMATION PROVISIONINSURANCEJURISDICTIONLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL JURISDICTIONLEGAL SYSTEMSLENDERSLETTER OF CREDITLICENSELICENSEELICENSEESLICENSESMARGINAL COSTMARKET DISCIPLINEMARKET STRUCTUREMARKET STRUCTURESMONOPOLYNATIONAL REGULATORSNATIONAL SECURITYNATIONAL UTILITIESPARTICULAR COUNTRIESPEAK DEMANDPERFORMANCE BONDPLANT PERFORMANCEPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLITICAL RISKPOWER GENERATIONPOWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIESPOWER PLANTPOWER PRODUCERPOWER PRODUCERSPOWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTSPOWER SECTORPOWER SECTOR PLANNINGPOWER SECTORSPOWER SYSTEMPOWER UTILITIESPRICE OF POWERPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPROCUREMENTPROCUREMENT PROCESSPROCUREMENTSPUBLIC FINANCEREGIONAL POWERREGULATORREGULATORSREGULATORY APPROACHREGULATORY APPROACHESREGULATORY AUTHORITIESREGULATORY AUTHORITYREGULATORY CONDITIONSREGULATORY CONSTRAINTSREGULATORY DECISIONREGULATORY DECISION MAKINGREGULATORY DECISIONSREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSREGULATORY FUNCTIONSREGULATORY ISSUESREGULATORY PRACTICEREGULATORY PROCESSREGULATORY REGIMESREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREGULATORY REVIEWREGULATORY REVIEWSREGULATORY RISKREGULATORY SYSTEMSRELIABILITYRENEGOTIATIONRENEGOTIATIONSRESERVESRESOURCE PLANNINGRESULTRESULTSRETAIL CUSTOMERSRETAIL TARIFFSSHAREHOLDERSSUPPLY OF ELECTRICITYTARGETSTARIFF SETTINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL EXPERTISETECHNICAL STANDARDSTELECOMMUNICATIONSTIME PERIODTRADINGTRADING ACTIVITIESTRADING ACTIVITYTRANSMISSIONTRANSMISSION CAPACITYTRANSMISSION FACILITIESTRANSMISSION INTERCONNECTIONTRANSMISSION PATHTRANSPARENCYTREATYUNDERLYING ASSETSUSERVARIABLE COSTSVOLTAGEWorld Bank10.1596/12754