Updated Guidelines Issued for the Implementation of Free Space and Minimum Clearance Limitations for Electrical Power Transmission Network Installations Including Compensation Procedures

In a bid to increase the country’s overall electricity distribution capacity, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (“Minister”) recently issued Regulation No. 13 of 2021 on Free Space and Minimum Clearance Limitations for Electrical Power Transmission Networks and Compensation for Lands, Buildings and/or Plants Located Below the Free Spaces of Electrical Power Transmission Networks (“Regulation 13/2021”),[1] which repeals and replaces the previous regulations which addressed similar matters, specifically: