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Calorific value DEAT Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (RSA) DME Department of Minerals and Energy (RSA) DMP Demand market participation DPE Department of Public Enterprises (RSA) DWAF Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (RSA) EBITDA Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation EDI Electricity distribution industry, currently being restructured in RSA EFC Eskom Finance Company EIA Environmental impact assessment ELI Eskom learning institutions EMPs Environmental management programmes EMS Environmental management system Esco Energy services company EWT Endangered Wildlife Trust Exco Eskom executive management committee FBE Free basic electricity of 50kWh/month to assist low-income households (RSA) FGD Fluidised gas desulphurisation FPM Fine particulate matter GDP Gross domestic product GHG Greenhouse gas GWh Gigawatt hour (1 000MWh) HRSI Human resources sustainability index HVDC High-voltage direct current IFRS International financial reporting standards ILO International Labour Organisation Inep Integrated national electrification programme IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPP Independent power producer IRM Integrated risk management Isep Integrated strategic electricity planning ISO 14001 This international standard specifies requirements for an environmental management system KPI Key performance indicator kt Kilotons (1 000 tons) kWh Kilowatt hour kWh SO Kilowatt hour sent out LME London Metals Exchange LSM Living standards measure (indicates economic status) LTA LesothoTelecommunicationsAuthority LTIR Lost-time incidence rate MKC Mountain Kingdom Communications mmi Monthly moving index MW  Megawatt MWh Megawatt hour (1 000kWh) ML Megalitre (1 000 000 litres) mSv Millisievert Mt Mega tons MVA MegaVoltAmpere MYPD Multi-year price determination Neea National Energy Efficiency Agency Necsa Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (RSA) Nepad New Partnership for Africa’s Development Nersa National Energy Regulator of South Africa (RSA) Nema National Environmental Management Act NGO Non-governmental organisation NNR National Nuclear Regulator (RSA) NOx/NO2 Nitrogen oxide N2O Nitrous oxide NPI National Productivity Institute OCGT Open-cycle gas turbine OCLF Other capability loss factor OEM Original equipment supplier OHSA Occupational Health and Safety Act OMS Outage management system PCB Polychlorinated biphenyls PBMR Pebble bed modular reactor PCP Power conservation programme PCLF Planned capability loss factor PFMA Public Finance Management Act (RSA) RED Regional electricity distributor RoD Record of decision (environmental authorisation) Saavi South African Aids Vaccine Initiative SACECS South African Centre for Essential Community Services SADC Southern African Development Community Sapp Southern African Power Pool SHE Safety, health and environment SMME Small, medium and micro enterprises SME Small and medium enterprises SNO Second network operator (RSAvtelecommunications) SOE State-owned enterprise SO2 Sulphur dioxide SO3 Sulphur trioxide Sm3 Standard cubic metre TOU Time-of-use (tariff) TQI Total quality index UCF Unit capability factor UCG Underground coal gasification UCLF Unplanned capability loss factor UN United Nations UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change VAT Value added tax (RSA) VCT Voluntary counselling and testing (HIV/Aids RSA) Wano World Association of Nuclear Operators WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development           Abbreviations and acronyms       Back to top