About this glossary
| Dutch | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
ABOM | Agreement Between Operating Members | |
AFS | Audited Financial Statements | |
AM | Asset Management | |
AS | Ancillary Services | |
ATKSS | Ankerlig Transmission Koeberg Second Supply Project | |
BBBEE | Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment | |
BCM | Business Continuity Management | |
BI | Business Intelligence | |
BTC | Board Tender Committee | |
c/kvarh | Cents per reactive kilovolt-ampere-hour | |
CAD | Corporate Affairs Division | |
CAGR | Compounded Average Growth Rate | |
Capex | Capital Expenditure | |
CCI | Coal Cost Index | |
CC&B | Customer Care and Billing | |
CEES | Cause, Effect, Entitlement, and Substantiation | |
CED | Capacity Expansion Department | |
CFL | Compact Fluorescent Lamp | |
CGAS | Constrained Generation Ancillary Service | |
CGE | Computable General Equilibrium | |
CLN | Customer Load Network | |
CM | Corrective Maintenance | |
CMF | Catchment Management Fee | |
CMMS | Computerized Maintenance Management System | |
CMO | Contracts Management Office | |
CNC | Customer Network Centre | |
CO | Commercial Operation | |
COC | Cost of Cover | |
CorrISA | Corrosion Institute of Southern Africa | |
CPA | Contract Price Adjustments | |
CPI | Consumer Price Index | |
CRIEPE | Central Research Institute for the Electric Power Industry in Japan | |
CSI | Corporate Social Investment | |
CSIR | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research | |
CT | Current Transformer | |
CUC | Capital Unit Charge | |
CVT | Capacitor Voltage Transformer | |
DAM | Day-ahead Market | |
DDP | Due Date Performance | |
DER | Distribution Energy Resources | |
DFI | Development Financial Institution | |
DLF | Distribution Loss Factor | |
DLSI | Distribution Supply Loss Index | |
DMP | Demand Market Participation | |
DOE | Department of Energy | |
DPE | Department of Public Enterprises | |
DPP-TC | Deliver Projects Processes Technical Committee | |
DR | Demand Response | |
DSM | Demand-Side Management (see definitions) | |
DTC | Design to Cost | |
DUOS | Distribution use-of-system | |
DWA | Department of Water Affairs | |
DWS | Department of Water and Sanitation | |
Dx | Distribution | |
EA | Environmental Authorisation | |
EAF | Energy Availability Factor (see definitions) | |
EAL | Eskom Academy of Learning | |
ECA | Export Credit Agency | |
ECM | Enterprise Content Management | |
ECS | Energy Conservation Scheme | |
EDI | Electricity Distribution Industry | |
EE | Energy Efficiency | |
EEDSM | Energy Efficiency and Demand-side Management | |
EHV | Extra High Voltage | |
EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment | |
EIMP | Environmental Impact Management Plan | |
EIMS | Eskom Insurance Management Services | |
ELINI | European Liability Insurance for the Nuclear Industry | |
EMANI | European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance | |
EPC | Engineering, Procurement and Construction | |
EPMO | Eskom Project Management Office | |
EPP | Electricity Pricing Policy | |
ERE | Eskom Real Estate | |
ERTSA | Eskom Retail Tariff Structural Adjustment | |
ESA | Electricity Storage Association | |
ESR | Electrification and Rural Subsidy | |
ESCO | Energy Services Company | |
ESI | Electricity Supply Industry | |
EU | European Union | |
EUF | Energy Utilisation Factor | |
EUTC | European Utility Telecommunication Committee | |
EWSETA | Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority | |
Exco | Executive Management Committee | |
FA | Fuel Assembles | |
FAT | Factory Acceptance Test | |
FCA | Free Carrier Agreement | |
FFF | Fossil Fuel Foundation | |
FGD | Flue Gas Desulphurisation | |
FIDIC | Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs – Conseils | |
FMS | Fleet Management Services | |
FOB/FOT | Free on board/free on truck (see definitions) | |
FPM | Forward Physical Market | |
FY | Financial Year | |
GCD | Group Capital Division | |
GCS | Group Customer Services | |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product | |
GFC | Group Financial Controller | |
GIS | Geographic Information System | |
GO | General Overhaul | |
GOIC | Generation Capital Investment Committee | |
GSFA | Government Support Framework Agreement | |
GW | Gigawatt | |
GWh | Gigawatt-hour (1 000MWh) | |
Gx | Generation Division | |
HCB | Hydro Cohara Bassa | |
HPUM | High Performance Utility Model | |
HRM | Human Resource Management | |
HV | High Voltage | |
HVAC | High-voltage alternating current or heating, ventilation and air-conditioning | |
IBT | Inclining Block Tariff | |
ICT | Information and Communication Technology | |
IDC | Interest During Construction | |
IDM | Integrated Demand Management | |
IDM | Intra-Day Market | |
IEA | International Energy Agency | |
IEC | International Electro-technical Commission | |
IEP | Integrated Energy Plan | |
IERE | International Energy Research Exchange | |
IESO | Independent Electricity System Operator | |
IFC | Investment Finance Committee | |
IGMOU | Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding | |
ILS | Interruptible Load Shedding | |
IM | Information management | |
IMF | International Monetary Fund | |
IN | Boiler Inspection | |
IPP | Independent Power Producer (see definitions) | |
IPS | Interconnected Power System | |
IR | Interim Repair | |
IRP | Integrated Resource Plan (also IRP 2010) | |
ISEP | Integrated Strategic Electricity Plan | |
IT | Information Technology | |
ITOMS | International Transmission Operations and Maintenance Study | |
IUMOU | Intra-Utility Memorandum of Understanding | |
IWBS | Integrated Work Breakdown Structure | |
KIC | Key Industrial Customers | |
KM | Kilometres | |
KOD | Knowledge Optimisation and delivery/knowledge on Demand | |
KPI | Key Performance Indicator | |
KRN | Key Revision Number | |
KSACS | Key Sales and Customer Services | |
kt | Kilotons (1 000 tons) | |
kV | Kilovolt | |
kW | Kilowatt | |
kWh | Kilowatt-hour | |
KWS | Komati Water Scheme | |
KWSAP | Komati Water Scheme Argumentation Project | |
LCM | Life Cycle Model | |
LDO | Long Duration Outage | |
LED | Light-emitting Diode | |
LF | Load Factor | |
LMC | Limited Multi Contract | |
LOPP | Life of Plant Plans | |
LRMC | Long Run Marginal Cost | |
LSM | Living Standards Measure | |
LTAM | Long Term Asset Management | |
LTIR | Lost-time Incident Rate (see definitions) | |
MC | Marginal Cost | |
MCWAP | Mokolo Crocodile West Augmentation Project | |
MEAV | Modern Equivalent Asset Value | |
MFMA | Municipal Finance Management Act | |
Ml | Megalitre/1 million litres | |
MIRTA | Minimum Information Required for Tariff Application | |
MKI | Medupi, Kusile & Ingula | |
MM | Minor Maintenance | |
MMS | Middelburg Mine Services | |
MPRDA | Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development | |
mSv | Millisievert | |
Mt | Million tons | |
MTO | Medium Term Outlook | |
MTPPP | Medium-term Power Purchase Programme | |
MTS | Main Transmission Substation | |
M&V | Measurement and Verification | |
MVA | Megavolt Ampere | |
MW | Megawatt (1 million watts) | |
MWh | Megawatt-hour (1 000kWh or 1 million watt-hours) | |
MWP | Megawatt Park | |
MYPD | Multi-Year Price Determination | |
NDM | Network Demand Management | |
NEC | National Engineering Contract | |
NEMWA | National Environmental Management Waste Act | |
Nersa | National Energy Regulator of South Africa | |
NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation | |
NIRP | National Integrated Resource Plan | |
NPA | Negotiated Pricing Agreement | |
NPV | Net Present Value | |
O/C mining | Opencast mining (see definitions) | |
OCGT | Open-cycle Gas Turbine | |
OCLF | Other Capability Loss Factor | |
ODC | Owners Development Cost | |
OHSAS | Occupational Health and Safety Standards | |
O&M | Operations and Maintenance | |
Opex | Operating Expenditure | |
OUs | Operating Unit | |
OVS | Online Vending System | |
PA | Partnership Agreement | |
PCLF | Planned capability loss factor | |
PDD | Project Development and Design | |
PED | Primary Energy Division | |
PEIC | Production Engineering Integration Coal | |
PFMA | Public Finance Management Act | |
PIRM | Project Integrated Resource Management | |
PLCM | Project Life Cycle Model | |
PLCP | Project life cycle process | |
PMO | Project Management Office | |
POD | Points of Delivery | |
PPA | Power-Purchase Agreement | |
PPI | Producer Price Index | |
PPPFA | Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act | |
PQI | Power Quality Index | |
PSP | Private Strategic Partnerships | |
PSS | Project Support Services | |
PTM&C | Protection, Telecommunications, Metering & Control | |
PUC | Public Utility Commission | |
PV | Photo Voltaic | |
QOS | Quality of Supply | |
RAB | Regulatory Asset Base | |
RADAR | Research Direction Report | |
RBCT | Richards Bay Coal Terminal | |
RBM | Richards Bay Minerals | |
RCA | Regulatory Clearing Account | |
REIPP | Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer | |
RETEC | Renewable Energy Technical Evaluation Committee | |
R&E | Revenue and Expenses | |
RFP | Request for Proposal | |
RMB | Rand Merchant Bank | |
RMR | Residential Mass Roll-out | |
ROA | Return on Assets | |
ROI | Return on Investment | |
ROR | Rate of Return methodology | |
RPP | Renewable Power Plant | |
RSA | Republic of South Africa | |
R/t | Rand per ton | |
RT&D | Research, Testing and Development | |
RTS | Return to Service | |
SADC | Southern African Development Community | |
SAE | Southern African Energy | |
SAGC | South African Grid Code | |
SAIDI | System Average Interruption Duration Index | |
SAIFI | System Average Interruption Frequency Index | |
SAIRI | System average interruption restoration index | |
SALGA | South African Local Government Association | |
SANEDI | South African National Energy Development Institute | |
SAPP | Southern African Power Pool | |
SARS | South African Revenue Services | |
SBO | Single Buyer Office | |
SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition | |
SCO | Synchronous Condenser Operation | |
SD&L | Supplier Development and Localisation | |
SGC | Supplier Grouping Code | |
SHEQ | Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality | |
S-IG | Sub-Investment Grade | |
SIRP | Strategic Integrated Resource Plan | |
SLA | Service Level Agreement | |
SM | System Minutes | |
SMS | Sandton Midrand Soweto | |
SO | System Operator | |
SOE | State Owned Entity | |
SPA | Special Pricing Agreement | |
SPU | Small Power Users | |
S&P | Standard and Poor’s | |
SQI | Service Quality Incentive | |
STA | Source Testing Association | |
STPPP | Short Term Power Producer Programme | |
STS | Standard Transfer Specification | |
TCO | Total-cost-of-ownership | |
TCTA | Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority | |
TDP | Transmission Development Plan | |
TID | Token Identifier | |
TIPPS | Transmission Integrated Plant Performance System | |
TNSP | Transmission Network Service Provider | |
ToU | Time-of-Use | |
TSP | Transmission System Planner | |
TUOS | Transmission use-of-system | |
TWh | Terawatt Hour | |
TWI | The Welding Institute | |
Tx | Transmission | |
UCG | Underground Coal Gasification (see definitions) | |
UCLF | Unplanned Capability Loss Factor | |
UPGEM | University of Pretoria General Equilibrium Model | |
UoS | Use-of-system | |
URS | User Requirement Framework | |
US | United States | |
VPS | Virtual Power Station | |
VRESS | Vaal River Eastern Sub-System | |
VRESAP | Vaal River Eastern Sub-system Augmentation Project | |
VRT | Vaal River Tariff | |
VT | Voltage Transformer | |
W | Watt | |
WACC | Weighted Average Cost of Capital | |
WBS | Work breakdown structure | |
WEPS | Wholesale electricity price | |
WRC | Water Research Council | |
WUC | Work Under Construction | |
ZAR | South African Rand |