The Ports Regulator was established in terms of the National Ports Act, act number 12 of 2005. The Regulator is a key component of the ports regulatory architecture envisaged in the National Commercial Ports Policy. The Regulator’s key function is economic regulation of the ports system in South Africa, in line with the strategic development context of the state.
Learn more about us4 April, 2018 | Benchmarking and Research, Economic Regulation
This is the sixth update of the GPCS reviews tariffs for 2017, and it continues to confirm the overall results of previous iterations of this study. Furthermore, the impact of regulatory intervention in the port sector is becoming increasingly clear as the overall structure of the South African port pricing system has, on a relative level, changed since the inception... Read More
29 March, 2018 | Tariff Methodology, Economic Regulation
In 2017/18 the Ports Regulator of South Africa published a Multi -Year Tariff Methodology, applicable to the 2018/19 – 2020/21 tariff periods. The Methodology, whilst following the basic Required Revenue principles, introduced an efficiency incentive in the form of Weighted Efficiency Gains from Operation... Download
29 March, 2018 | Tariff Methodology, Economic Regulation
The Regulator has published a draft methodology and discussion paper entitled “A Methodology for the Valuation of Port Assets” on the 23rd of February 2018 for public consultation setting out the considerations in the treatment of the National Ports Authority’s Regulatory Asset Base going forward. The discussion document outlined various theoretical approaches to the establishment and treatment of an opening Regulatory Asset Base... Download
23 March, 2018 | Tariff Applications, Economic Regulation
The Ports Regulator of South Africa has approved the Transnet National Ports Authority Tariff Book for the 2018/19 tariff year... Download