Independent Power Producers

[Candystore]

When will the IPPs be fully integrated into the grid?

I understand that there is no set date, but do we have an estimate?

I am wondering if, since there is no serious loadshedding at the moment, it is not better to wait for the IPPs rather e.g. to invest in solar or a generator.

I assume buying electricity from an IPP will be cheaper than ESKOM, since there is bound to be competition, driving down the price. Or do I have it wrong?

 

[Lupus]

You know there already are IPPs on the grid right? IPP doesn't just mean renewables. We have IPP OCGTs, Coal, landfill gas, biomass, CSP and and already connected to the grid.
Eskom buys from the IPP you buy from them or the municipality, you'll more then likely never buy from the IPP

 

[ToxicBunny]

When will the IPPs be fully integrated into the grid?

I understand that there is no set date, but do we have an estimate?

I am wondering if, since there is no serious loadshedding at the moment, it is not better to wait for the IPPs rather e.g. to invest in solar or a generator.

I assume buying electricity from an IPP will be cheaper than ESKOM, since there is bound to be competition, driving down the price. Or do I have it wrong?

So IPPS are generally fully integrated into the grid already, what you're talking about is "buying" power directly from an IPP and them "wheeling" it across the grid, and that is probably many many years away for the vast majority of people.

 

[WAslayer]

Aside from the fact that we are likely decades away from buying electricity directly from IPPs, you should take into consideration electricity outages and maintenance as well, not just load shedding..

Also, once the solar installation has paid for itself, you start saving on electricity costs too..

 

[Candystore]

So IPPS are generally fully integrated into the grid already, what you're talking about is "buying" power directly from an IPP and them "wheeling" it across the grid, and that is probably many many years away for the vast majority of people.

10? 20? 50?

 

[Candystore]

You know there already are IPPs on the grid right? IPP doesn't just mean renewables. We have IPP OCGTs, Coal, landfill gas, biomass, CSP and and already connected to the grid.
Eskom buys from the IPP you buy from them or the municipality, you'll more then likely never buy from the IPP

I meant what @ToxicBunny referred to.

 

[Lupus]

I meant what @ToxicBunny referred to.

Many many years as even your municipality would need to give up its control of your power

 

[Candystore]

I had another thread on here about our corporate body wanting to go the generator route, and I was hoping the IPP solution would work. Our building manager is useless, and as I am sitting here, I am 100 000 % convinced that they will slack on the maintenance and upkeep of the generator (most of the time these days, the ESKOM provision is consistent, which means the generator will be without work bt will need to be maintained), and that slackness will cost us even more in the end.

 

[ToxicBunny]

10? 20? 50?

If you live in a municipality that provides power to you... Probably sometime between 20 and 50... If eskom provides your power between 10 and 20 is my guess.