While these small networks initially started out in industry and commercial properties, they are extending into the residential sector at an astounding pace, particularly in Gauteng and the Western Cape.
Smaller privately run electricity networks are seeing a surge in demand across South Africa’s most popular provinces due to severe levels of load-shedding, Sunday newspaper RapportA microgrid is a concentrated network consisting of power distribution infrastructure with a specific area that can feature its own generation — typically solar or wind — and often with a connection to the national grid.
WeBill founder and managing director Ayal Rosenberg told Rapport that doing business with municipalities often proved to be a struggle. One prime example of such an area is the sought-after Midstream Estate, located between Centurion and Midrand in Gauteng.The nearly two-decade-old estate has its power services managed by Midstream Electrical Supplies , which buys electricity directly from Eskom.
The only price that residents will pay for the installation is their consumption during load-shedding, charged at an extra R1.20 per kWh added to the regular R2.50 they typically pay for a unit of electricity.
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