small-scale embedded generation (sseg)

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Outa weighing legal options over solar power registration

    Outa weighing legal options over solar power registration The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has started asking solar power users and installers for information that could aid in potential legal action over solar registration requirements in South Africa. Outa is widely regarded to be...
  2. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom extends free SSEG registration deadline

    Eskom extends free SSEG registration deadline Eskom has extended its free registration period for households and businesses with hybrid and grid-tied rooftop solar power systems under 100kWp. The power utility announced the extension during a presentation at the Solar & Storage Live event in...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big questions about Eskom's free solar registration deadline

    Big questions about Eskom's free solar registration deadline Eskom has refused to provide an update on the extension of its free registration period for home and small-business rooftop solar power systems, which is set to end early next week. To improve the registration rate of small-scale...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's solar registration fee exemption deadline closing in

    Eskom's solar registration fee exemption deadline closing in There are fewer than 2 weeks left before Eskom's free registration offer for rooftop solar power systems expires. Eskom and many municipalities require households and businesses with sub-100kW grid-tied and hybrid solar power...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's solar registration fee exemption deadline looms

    Eskom's solar registration fee exemption deadline looms South African households with small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) installations have until March 2026 to register their systems with Eskom without paying the R10,000 connection fee. According to the Department of Electricity and...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    The duo that drove Eskom to drop its expensive solar power registration rule

    The duo that drove Eskom to drop its expensive solar power registration rule Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) CEO Wayne Duvenage and EE Business Intelligence managing director Chris Yelland deserve credit for pushing Eskom to ease its solar power registration rules. Eskom dropped the...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's new solar rules will save households R400 million — Outa

    Eskom's new solar rules will save households R400 million — Outa Energy expert Chris Yelland estimates that Eskom's relaxation of small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) rules will save households with rooftop solar a combined R400 million in compliance costs. Effective 1 October 2025, Eskom no...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Sapvia clashes with Outa and Afriforum about solar registration

    Sapvia clashes with Outa and Afriforum about solar registration The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (Sapvia) believes that Eskom and municipalities' additional requirements for grid-tied solar power systems that go beyond ensuring safe operation are not illegal. The association...
  9. 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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