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Tariff structures and pricing mechanisms add another layer of complexity, as do environmental regulations and land acquisition processes. Overcoming these regulatory barriers requires concerted efforts from government bodies, regulators, industry players, and affected communities, she said. One notable initiative involves the exclusion of specific activities related to solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage systems from environmental authorisation requirements under certain conditions.Battery energy storage systems exclusion norm: This excludes certain activities associated with the development or expansion of battery storage facilities in areas of low or medium environmental sensitivity from environmental authorisation requirements.
Both norms apply to projects in areas identified by the environment department and the environment’s screening tool as having low or medium environmental effects, Pienaar explained.