The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is a regulatory authority established as a juristic person  in  terms  of  Section  3  of  the  National  Energy  Regulator  Act,  2004  (Act  No.  40  of  2004). NERSA’s mandate is to regulate the electricity, piped-gas and petroleum pipelines industries in  terms  of  the  Electricity  Regulation  Act,  2006  (Act  No.  4  of  2006),  Gas  Act,  2001  (Act  No.  48  of 
2001) and Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003).