Eskom, Joburg, and Tshwane explain grid disconnection processes
The impending overhaul of South Africa's electricity tariff determinations could make it more attractive for South African households and businesses to become electricity-independent and sever their connection to the national grid...
SA data centres must reduce Eskom reliance — Communications department
South Africa's Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) wants data centre providers to reduce their dependency on the national power grid.
This was revealed in its National Policy on Cloud and Data...
Water backup systems compared
South African homeowners looking to ditch their municipal water supply have three main alternatives — water storage tanks and a pump, rainwater harvesting, and a borehole.
Pricing for these off-grid water systems varies based on a household's water usage and...
South Africa's first off-grid EV charging station to be completed by June
Zero Carbon Charge is set to complete South Africa's first fully off-grid electric vehicle (EV) charging station by June 2024.
That is according to comment from the company's co-founder and director, Andries Malherbe, in...
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...
How much it costs to escape Eskom and load-shedding — for good
With enough solar panels and a big enough battery bank, it is possible to go completely off-grid. Here is how much you will pay to ditch Eskom entirely.