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15 Commercial Electricity Suppliers Will Start Wheeling Electricity Through Cape Town’s Grid

June 12, 2023 admin africa, cape town, clean power, grid, Solar energy, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:21:40 +0000

The Western Cape Government’s website lists the definition of electricity wheeling (wheeling), as the act of transporting electricity from a generator to a remotely located end-user through the use of an existing distribution or transmission system. It adds that this may also be across multiple different distribution networks, such as through the national utility company, […]

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Applications For Installation Of Solar PV Systems In Cape Town Hit Record Levels

June 1, 2023 admin africa, cape town, clean power, rooftop solar, Solar energy, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 00:35:59 +0000

Cape Town is the first city in South Africa to offer households and businesses cash for their excess rooftop solar power. The City is set to start paying businesses cash for power beginning next month, and residents will be able to start selling power for cash later this year. This follows announcements last year that […]

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Awesome News! Cape Town’s E-Prix & E-Fest Set To Become An Annual Event

April 27, 2023 admin africa, cape town, clean transport, Electric vehicles, formula e, racing, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:45:28 +0000

In February, Cape Town hosted the 5th round of the Formula E World Championship. This was the first time that this event had been held on African soil. A 7-day, co-located festival called the E-Fest was conceptualized by the race promoter as a celebration of Go Green Africa, a commitment to playing a meaningful role […]

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The City Of Cape Town Is Proposing To Raise Feed-In Tariffs By 10.15%

April 7, 2023 admin africa, cape town, clean power, eskom, feed-in tariffs, policy & politics, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:25:49 +0000

The City of Cape Town recently presented its Town 2023/2024 budget under the theme it says is about “Building the future we want for Cape Town. Building a City of Hope for All.” Part of the initiatives announced in 2023/2024 budget speech include more plans to help the City end load-shedding. They said, “It is […]

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Cape Town Wants 500 MW Of Dispatchable Energy To Help With Load-Shedding Protection

April 6, 2023 admin africa, cape town, clean power, eskom, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:55:56 +0000

This week, on 6 April 2023, the City of Cape Town will issue a tender for its biggest power purchase tender yet. A request for submissions for a 500 MW tender will be issued for competitive proposals this week. The tender will be for 500 MW of dispatchable energy that is an important pillar of […]

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The City of Cape Town Will Pay Cash For Your Excess Solar

August 13, 2022 admin africa, cape town, clean power, rooftop solar, Solar energy, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:50:01 +0000

The city of Cape Town will soon start paying commercial and Industrial (C&I) business for their excess solar with cash as one of the options on the table. Interested businesses that want to sell their surplus Small-scale Embedded Generation (SSEG) energy to the City of Cape Town need to submit their applications by the 31st […]