Eskom walks back threats against unregistered solar panel users in South Africa
Eskom has walked back earlier threats to cut off and fine its direct customers who fail to register their solar power systems. However, it is still demanding compliance.
In response, energy analyst Chris Yelland...
Seeing as we are being told that all grid-tied solar systems must become registered as SSEG's (by March 2026 to be exempt from registration-related fees) I've been looking into the process of registering my system with the City of Tshwane. Due to this I have come to learn that as a domestic SSEG...
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...
Seems that Cape Town has finally realised that Solar is not the enemy, and is in fact a good thing.
https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Financial%20documents/Electricity%20Consumptive%20Tariffs.pdf
The new tariffs have removed the onerous daily SSEG fee's, and now seem to...
Generate your own electricity and save money
National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved residential power systems to contribute to the SA power grid and save money