Adam Gunn, a director at Routledge Modise Eversheds, says this is a “legally and environmentally” interesting issue.

After years of delay, the Nigerian senate passed an oil and gas reform bill in early July 2021, which is set to affect every aspect of the local industry.

A landlord may not, without a court order, terminate the supply of electricity to premises leased to a tenant who is in arrears with monthly electricity payments.

We are currently experiencing an energy crisis due to the increased demand for power as a result of strong economic growth over the past five years.

South African municipalities are losing over 46% of treated water through non-revenue water (NRW), a crisis driven by infrastructure decay, metering failures, and weak governance. Performance-based contracts (PBCs) offer a promising solution by tying private-sector payment to measurable water savings, yet regulatory complexity and risk allocation challenges have prevented their widespread adoption. This analysis examines the legal and procurement barriers that municipalities face when attempting to implemen

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For decades, Southern Africa’s electricity transmission landscape was defined by state control. Transmission lines, substations, system operations remained firmly in the hands of vertically integrated national utilities whose investment capacity could no longer keep up with demand, rising urbanisation, and the surge of independent power generation.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) set the stage for South Africa's development trajectory, with sustainability and inclusivity at the heart of his vision.

South Africa's data centre boom presents a critical infrastructure challenge: can aging water systems and fragile utilities support decades of operation while protecting constitutional water rights? As communities mobilize against new developments and Eskom grapples with surplus capacity, the decisions made today will determine whether digital growth strengthens or strains the nation's resources.

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South Africa loses nearly half its treated water to leaks, faulty meters, and unbilled connections - a crisis costing municipalities billions annually. Performance-based contracts offer a solution by tying contractor payment to measurable water loss reduction, but implementing them requires navigating complex procurement regulations and choosing the right contracting model.

In 1998 the Government of South Africa indicated that it is an objective of the State to encourage the entry of multiple players into the generation market.