Isexwayiso Secala: Umphumela wezindaba ezinqunywe yi-Tribunal - 17 September 2024

I-Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) iqinisekise isivumelwano sokunxeshezelwa lapho i-Vita Gas (Pty) Ltd (“Vita Gas”) ivumelene, phakathi kokunye, ukuthi ngeke ingene kunoma yiziphi izivumelwano zesikhathi eside zokusebenzisa okukhethekile ukuze kusetshenziswe uketshezi oluwuketshezi. indawo yokungenisa nokugcina i-petroleum gas (“LPG”) etholakala echwebeni laseSaldanha Bay, eNtshonalanga Kapa (“i-LPG Terminal”), ephethwe futhi iqhutshwa yi-Sunrise Energy (Pty) Ltd (“Sunrise”) isikhathi esithile iminyaka emihlanu kusukela ngosuku lokuqinisekiswa kwesivumelwano sokukhokha.

Lolu daba luvele esikhalazweni se-Sunrise ethi izinhlinzeko “zeSivumelwano Sokuphumelelisa” phakathi kwayo neVita Gas zivumela i-Vita Gas ukuthi izibandakanye ekuziphatheni okungabandakanyi okuvimbela i-Sunrise ekwenzeni izivumelwano nabanye abahlanganisi be-LPG. Ikhomishana Yezokuncintisana (“Ikhomishana”) yaphenya futhi yadlulisela isikhalazo ku-Tribunal ukuze sinqunywe.

Lesi sivumelwano sokunxeshezelwa, esiqinisekiswe njengomyalelo we-Tribunal, siphetha zonke izinyathelo maqondana nesikhalazo. Imigomo egcwele yesivumelwano sokunxeshezelwa ingatholakala ku-: https://www.comptrib.co.za/case-detail/20841

Ingemuva

Uphenyo lwathola, phakathi kokunye, ukuthi Isivumelwano Sokudluliswa Kwemali sihlanganisa cishe zonke izinsiza ezitholakalayo zokungenisa i-LPG kanye nezinsiza eNtshonalanga Kapa kusukela ngoNdasa wezi-2018 kuze kufike kuMfumfu wezi-2022, njengoba i-Sunrise kwakuyiyona nkampani enkulu ye-LPG eNtshonalanga Kapa ngaleso sikhathi. - nokuthi umthamo osele wokuphuma ku-LPG Terminal, otholakala kuzinkampani zangaphandle noma izihlanganisi ze-LPG, wenziwa wangathi shu ngokwemibandela Yesivumelwano Sokuphuhla. Ukwengeza, iKhomishana ibone ukuthi umphumela weSivumelwano Se- Throughput Agreement kwaba ukuthi izimbangi zeVita Gas kanye nalabo okungenzeka babeqhudelana nabo abakwazanga ukungenisa i-LPG ngamanani nangezintengo ezizobenza bakwazi ukungena, ukubamba iqhaza, noma ukwandisa imakethe yokuphakelwa kwe-LPG evela kumatheminali kanye nezindawo zokuhluza eNtshonalanga Kapa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthi ISivumelwano Sokudluliswa Kwemali sithuthukise futhi sagcina ukukhonya emakethe ye-Vita Gas, kungenzeka ukuthi sibeke umkhawulo emithonjeni encintisana nayo futhi kwakungase kubangele ukulimala kwabathengi.

IKhomishana ithole ukuthi ukuziphatha okusolwa kweVita Gas kuhlanganisa ukuziphatha okuphambene nesigaba 8(d)(i) no-8(1)(d)(i), esikhundleni sika-8(c) no-8(1) (c) yoMthetho Wokuncintisana (“uMthetho”). I-Vita Gas iphikile ukuthi yephule uMthetho. Kamuva yazisa iKhomishana ukuthi isinqamule Isivumelwano Sokusebenzisana esiphethwe ne-Sunrise mayelana ne-LPG Terminal.

Ngemva kokucubungula imigomo yesivumelwano nokudingida udaba, i-Tribunal yaqinisekisa isivumelwano sokunxeshezelwa.

I-Tribunal iqinisekise umyalelo wemvume lapho umkhiqizi waseGauteng wezinto zokufulela nezokufulela evume ukuthobela imigomo efanele efuna ukukhuthaza ukuncintisana kanye nokuba khona kwezinto ezizosetshenziswa ekukhiqizeni nasekufakeni amaphaneli elanga, kanye nokuxazulula izinkinga eziphakanyiswe. yifemu yaseMelika maqondana nokuhlinzekwa kwemikhiqizo yokufulela esetshenziselwa ukufaka ama-solar panel.

Uphenyo nokutholakele

Metal Roof Innovations Ltd, esebenza njenge-S-5! eColorado, e-USA, isola ukuthi i-Global Roofing Solutions (“GRS”), esebenza eGauteng, (i) iyifemu ehamba phambili emakethe ngokuhlinzeka ngemithungo emile kanye nemikhiqizo yokuphahla efihliwe; futhi (ii) yephule izigaba 8(1)(d)(i) kanye/noma isigaba 8(1)(c) soMthetho okungukuthi isebenzise kabi amandla ayo ngokufuna amakhasimende ukuthi asebenzise izinsimbi zokuqinisa amandla elanga ze-GRS lapho efaka amaphaneli elanga. ukuze uzuze kuwaranti yeminyaka eyi-15 (ehlanganisa izindaba ezifana nokubhobozwa kophahla noma ukufiphala kopende) lapho i-GRS ihlinzeka ngokulungiswa okufihliwe nokuma kubonakala kuphahla kubathengi baseNingizimu Afrika. I-Metal Roof Innovations isola ukuthi, ngenxa yemibandela yewaranti ye-GRS, ayibandakanywa ekunikezeni izinsimbi zokunamathisela kumakhasimende asebenzisa imikhiqizo yokufulela ye-GRS. I-GRS iziphikile lezi zinsolo.

Ikhomishana yaphenya ngesikhalo futhi ayizange ithole ukuthi i-GRS injaloinkampani ehamba phambili emakethe efanele noma eyephule uMthetho. Ithole ukuthi abanye abahlinzeki bezinsimbi zokuqinisa amandla elanga abakwazanga ukuhlinzeka ngezabo izinsimbi zamaphrojekthi lapho i-GRS yayifake khona imikhiqizo yokufulela, njengoba amakhasimende ethanda izinsimbi ze-GRS. Lokhu bakwenze ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi iwaranti ye-GRS maqondana nemikhiqizo yayo ngeke ibe nomthelela omubi. Ukwengeza, abahlinzeki abambalwa bazame ukwenza ukuthi izinsimbi zabo zigunyazwe kusengaphambili yi-GRS ukuze zisetshenziswe nemikhiqizo ye-GRS. I-GRS ibuyekeze imibiko eminingana yokuhlola futhi ayikwazanga ukugunyaza kusengaphambili izimbambo njengoba bezizekhwalithi ephansi futhi azihlangabezani nezimfuneko zobuchwepheshe. Kuphinde kwatholakala ukuthi i-GRS yayingahlosile ukwenza nokudayisa amabakaki afaka amandla elanga e-PV kuphela njengoba yayizimisele ukuhlola, ukuhlanganisa kanye nokugunyaza abanye abakaki abathuthukisiwe bezinkampani zangaphandle esikhathini esidlule.

Indawo yokuhlala

I-GRS ibizimisele ukubambisana ekuxazululeni izikhalo eziphakanyiswe yi-Metal Roof Innovations futhi yamenywa ukuba ixazulule isikhalazo ngokuvuma imigomo efanele. Phakathi kokunye, i-GRS ngeke yenze iwaranti ingasebenzi kumthungo wayo omile futhi ifihle imikhiqizo yokuphahlazeka ngenxa yokuthi kusetshenziswa izinsimbi zelanga zenkampani yangaphandle. Kodwa-ke, inelungelo lokunqabela izimangalo zewaranti uma ukuwohloka noma ukwehluleka kwemikhiqizo eyihlinzekile kubangelwa ama-clamp ezinkampani zangaphandle ezingahlangabezani nezindinganiso zayo zobuchwepheshe nezinto ezibonakalayo noma izindlela zokuyifaka. Ngemuva kokucubungula imibandela yesivumelwano nokudingida udaba, i-Tribunal yaqinisekisa umyalelo wemvume.

Ifemu yaseDutch eklama futhi idayise ama-inverter, amashaja kanye nemikhiqizo yokuguqulelwa kukagesi ehlobene yavuma ukukhokha inhlawulo yokuphatha engu-R14 232 581, ukuze kuxazululwe isikhalo lapho isolwa ngokwephula isigaba 5(2) soMthetho. evimbela umkhuba wokugcinwa kwenani elincane lokuthengisa kabusha. Udaba luphathelene nemikhiqizo ye-Victron ethengiswa izitolo ze-inthanethi ukuze abasebenzisi baqede eNingizimu Afrika.

Inhlawulo yokuphatha iyingxenye yemigomo yesivumelwano sokunxeshezelwa esiqinisekiswe njengomyalo yisiGungu. Phakathi kokunye, i-Victron Energy B.V. (“Victron”) yavuma ukuthuthukisa, ukusebenzisa kanye nokuqapha uhlelo lokuthobela umthetho wokuncintisana oluhlanganisa nokuphathwa kwebhizinisi, olwakhelwe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzi bayo, abaphathi, abaqondisi kanye nama-ejenti abandakanyeka kunoma yimiphi imisebenzi yezohwebo eNingizimu Afrika abazibandakanyi. ngokwephulwa koMthetho esikhathini esizayo. Imigomo egcwele yesivumelwano sokunxeshezelwa ingatholakala ku-https://www.comptrib.co.za/case-detail/20840

Kukhishwe ngu:

Gillian de Gouveia, Umphathi Wezokuxhumana

Egameni leCompetition Tribunal yaseNingizimu Afrika

Iseli: +27 (0) 82 410 1195

I-imeyili: GillianD@comptrib.co.za

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