The following strategic drivers are taken into account when developing the appropriate Eskom portfolio:

• Maximising additional nuclear capacity
• Pursuing additional renewable energy capacity subject to acceptable economics, including distributed renewable opportunities
• Additional imports to be limited to a maximum of the prevailing reserve margin and capped at 15% of installed capacity
• Pursuing additional technically and economically feasible pumped-storage capacity
• Open cycle gas turbines (OCGT) pursued to meet the local demand requirements. Additional gas-fired generation (open-cycle and combined-cycle) to be pursued to the extent required by security of supply considerations
• Intensifying the demand-side management and energy-efficiency programme on a national basis, including distributed generation options
• The investigation, development and execution of technology pilots, new and emerging technologies and small-scale options undertaken separately from the major focus on new build
• Support the incentivising of renewables, distributed options and energy efficiency