Eskom confirms rooftop solar making a big dent in power cuts

[Jan]

South Africa's rooftop solar surge making a big dent in load-shedding

The surge in rooftop solar adoption in South Africa in the past few years has significantly reduced demand on Eskom's grid and alleviated load-shedding.

Eskom has told MyBroadband its energy sent out has decreased by approximately 2.8% in 2024, while the figure including Independent Power Producer (IPP) generation has decreased by 1.79%.

 

[UB40]

People leaving the country is also improving demand

 

[gogga_]

People leaving the country is also improving demand

Many people have had enough of this dogshit ANC that steal and destroy everything they can. Have enough money.....pack up and go overseas.

Come back one day when the ANC is no more and start again and build the country from scratch.

 

[UB40]

 

[Avbob se stoep]

People leaving the country is also improving demand

For every one person leaving I imagine there is 10 more people illegally coming in through the border.

 

[Benedict A55h0le not]

You laanie! Capitalist elitist! Leave some sun for the rest of us peasants!

 

[gogga_]

Saw that earlier lol. That is funny

 

[G.A.S]

I wonder what portion of this is households vs businesses / office buildings and malls...

 

[Mannydefreitas]

ANC: Eskom will always be a monopoly as it's too important to privatize.

Also the ANC: Thanks God the peephole are making their own power, she help us too much...

 

[Benedict A55h0le not]

ANC: Eskom will always be a monopoly as it's too important to privatize.

Also the ANC: Thanks God the peephole are making their own power, she help us too much...

ANC: We will now tax the sun because it is shining out of our bungholes...

 

[The Darkness]

I wonder what portion of this is households vs businesses / office buildings and malls...

Both are doing it en masse. Eskom are an absolute disgrace.

 

[konfab]

ANC: We will now tax the sun because it is shining out of our bungholes...

ANC: We will now tax electricity generated by solar panels because rich white people are stealing the African sun and not sharing it with the poor oppressed black masses.

 

[UB40]

For every one person leaving I imagine there is 10 more people illegally coming in through the border.

Squatters are not connected to the grid

 

[Clean Green]

Squatters are not connected to the grid

Just because they don't pay doesn't mean they're not connected.

 

[Avbob se stoep]

Squatters are not connected to the grid

Well the more established squatters in shacks normally finds ways to get connected.

 

[Priapus]

People leaving the country is also improving demand

Not that simple, really. I’m leaving this year. But someone else will buy my house and continue to use energy.

 

[deweyzeph]

Eskom, the only company in the country that's really pleased with itself that people are buying less of its only product.

 

[porchrat]

This is utter nonsense. I have been assured by a reliable source that Eskom is improving. It's got nothing to do with right-wingers installing solar on their WMC mansions.

@theCha...

 

[OCP]

Squatters are not connected to the grid

40million illegal connections says otherwise

 

[Paul_S]

This part takes the cake:

“If the sales are lower, the relevant variable costs will adjust in accordance.”

In other words if Eskom sells less electricity they will just compensate by getting Nersa to rubber stamp increases in the electricity tariffs.

Keep going Eskom. 10%+ increases per year will just reduce the ROI period on my solar system and drive more paying customers off your grid.