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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cape Town launches online portal for private solar applications

    Cape Town launches online portal for private solar applications The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has launched an online portal to simplify and speed up solar installation applications by households and businesses. CoCT mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis launched the new online Energy Services Applications...
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    Cape Town testing of cheaper meters going great

    Cape Town testing of cheaper meters going great The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says it has made "great" progress in testing more affordable bidirectional meters for households who want to feed electricity back into the grid. CoCT MMC for energy, Beverley van Reenen, told MyBroadband the testing...
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    These cities and provinces owe the most in unpaid traffic fines

    These cities and provinces owe the most in unpaid traffic fines South African motorists owe well over R3 billion in outstanding traffic fines across several of the country's biggest metros and provinces. That is according to feedback provided to the Sunday Times by various law enforcement...
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    Construction mafia associates threatened Cape Town officials inside mayoral office complex — Report

    Construction mafia associates threatened Cape Town officials inside mayoral office complex — Report Associates of a Cape Town gang leader demanding control of lucrative construction contracts have allegedly threatened a city official inside the metro's offices, Sunday Times reports. Three...
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    Illegal power connections are out of control

    Illegal power connections are out of control The City of Cape Town has spent R83-million so far this year on repairs to vandalised electricity infrastructure, and the situation is spiralling out of control, the City says. Last week the City disconnected hundreds of illegal electricity...
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    Why Cape Town won't approve off-grid inverters for grid-tied solar installations from October

    Why Cape Town won't approve off-grid inverters for grid-tied solar installations from October The City of Cape Town will stop approving off-grid inverters for use in solar backup systems to curb faulty and dangerous installations of these inverters in households that remain connected to the...
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    Climate change blamed for Western Cape rain and floods

    Climate change blamed for Western Cape rain and floods Climate change intensified the torrential rain and flooding that’s swept South Africa’s Western Cape over the past two days, claiming at least 11 lives and forcing the evacuation of about 1,000 low-lying homes, the region’s top officials...
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    Cape Town has updated 84% of prepaid meters

    Cape Town has updated 84% of prepaid meters The City of Cape Town has revealed that over 84% of prepaid meters registered in the municipality have already been updated. All prepaid metering software in South Africa must be updated towards the end of November 2024, when the current software...
  10. Jan

    Cape Town might take over traffic fines from Aarto, but you'll still get demerit points

    Municipalities could avoid losing millions in speeding fines to Aarto — but you will still get demerit points Municipalities should still be able to collect fines for some traffic violations once the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act comes into effect. However...
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  11. Jan

    City of Cape Town settles Amazon headquarters River Club case with OCA

    Victory for Amazon's South African headquarters The City of Cape Town has accepted a settlement offer by the Observatory Civic Association for the complete and final cessation of all legal action regarding the River Club dispute. The R4-billion development, being built in Observatory by...
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  12. Jan

    Cape Town gives grace on rooftop solar fines

    Major victory for home solar in Cape Town City of Cape Town (CoCT) residents that use their solar installations before getting municipal approval won't be fined if they can prove they have started their application for authorization. This is according to CoCT mayoral committee member for...
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  13. Jan

    Cape Town cutting bi-directional meter fee from R96 to R6 per month

    Massive cost cut for home solar power producers in Cape Town — from R96 to R6 per month The City of Cape Town (CoCT) plans to reduce its AMI meter administration fee — a monthly charge to use the meter necessary to feed power back to the grid — in the 2023/24 financial year. CoCT mayoral...
  14. Jan

    Cape Town announces 15 companies in wheeling pilot - including Amazon

    Amazon and 14 other private companies will trade electricity on Cape Town's grid City of Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that fifteen companies — including Amazon — will soon begin wheeling their self-generated electricity through the metro's grid. The city's mayoral committee...
  15. Jan

    R11,000 for a bi-directional meter and R350 per month to sell solar power to Cape Town

    How much it costs to sell power back to the grid Residents of the City of Cape Town (CoCT) can sell excess electricity from their backup power system back to the grid, but it can be challenging and expensive. However, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city is eyeing cheaper feed-in...
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    Cape Town wants Eskom Direct out of its territory

    Cape Town wants Eskom Direct out of its territory Cape Town, South Africa’s second-largest city, is in talks with Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. to take over the supply of electricity in areas of the metro served by the state power utility. The municipality oversees the provision about 70% of the...
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    Supreme Court of Appeal refuses to hear application for interdict against Amazon Cape Town HQ construction

    Supreme Court of Appeal refuses to hear application for interdict against Amazon Cape Town HQ construction The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has refused to grant the Observatory Civic Association (OCA) permission to appeal a Western Cape High Court ruling dismissing an interdict against the...
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  18. Jan

    Update: Continuous Stage 6 until further notice

    Eskom announces stage 6 until further notice Eskom has announced continuous stage 6 load-shedding after a generating unit broke down at Medupi power station. This comes after the state-owned power utility steadily increased the intensity of power cuts yesterday. History: South Africa is...
  19. Jan

    Cape Town says it's broken its monthly solar PV record

    Cape Town sets solar power record The City of Cape Town received its highest monthly photovoltaic solar (PV) installation applications during February 2023. Residents and businesses submitted 1,040 solar PV applications to the city in 2023, 440 in January and 600 in February.
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  20. Jan

    Cape Town checklist for buying a solar power system

    Important steps for buying a safe and legal solar power system The City of Cape Town has published a comprehensive checklist of all the steps homeowners should take to ensure their solar system is safe and legal. The city's mayoral committee member for energy, Beverley van Reenen, said there...
  21. Jan

    Cape Town cash for power system to launch before June 2023

    Cape Town announces cash for power system Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced the city can now pay cash for power fed into the local electricity grid. The system will launch to businesses and become available to Cape Town residents in time. Participants will receive cash for...
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