# The National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s approval of a curtailment framework is expected to unlock three-thousand-470 megawatts of much-needed grid capacity for wind energy projects in the Western and Eastern Cape. By allowing a controlled curtailment of up to ten-percent, the decision aims to ease congestion, support new renewable investments, and address past grid limitations that hindered project approvals. The framework, effective until March 2028, includes biannual reporting and compensation measures to protect consumers and ensure accountability.
Cape wind projects get boost from Nersa curtailment decision