SARPA acknowledged for contributing to NRS process

For the past few years SARPA has focused on reviewing all the NRS guidelines that deals with revenue loss issues on a regular basis, rather than waiting for the due dates. However, this strategy resulted in a huge workload, when several documents had to be reviewed in 2011. This included NRS 055, NRS 096, NRS059 and NRS080.

SARPA at the same time initiated a new guideline to focus on the controversial issue of “copper theft”. This document NRS 101- Combating of Utility Metal theft was completed within a very short period of time. This has resulted in Eskom nominating the SARPA Technical Advisor Mr. Rens Bindeman for the “2011 Eskom NRS award in Association with SABS for exceptional contribution to standardization through participation in NRS work, at the SABS annual Gala dinner at Gallagher Estate on 14 October 2011.

SARPA wishes to thank all its members who have contributed in the past on the various NRS workgroups. This effort is very valuable for the industry and SARPA has singled it out as one of the major projects to focus on in the future.