From a document re ‘Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD 4)’ Archived at: https://beijerterm.com/archives/5Glossary_MYPD-4_Sept-2018.pdf
| 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 |
| CSP | Concentrated Solar Power |
| 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 |
| EPRI | Electricity Power Research Institute |
| 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
(depending on context |
| HVDC | High-voltage Direct Current |
| 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 |
| LCMP | Life-Cycle Management Plan |
| 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 |
| NTC | National Transmission Company |
| 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 |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| 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 |
| ST | Short Term |
| 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 |