SA needs to change to smart grid

Business Day LIVE
25 January 2017

Transitioning the grid is key to establishing an efficient, affordable and healthy electricity system that benefits all, write Dirk de Vos and Nicole Löser

One of Eskom’s objections to signing up additional renewable energy independent power producers (IPPs) is the alleged expense of strengthening the grid in areas in which many IPP projects are situated.  Read more here…

Market Segment
System Size
Total Capacity
Residential
0 - 30 kWp
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Commercial and Industrial (C&I) - SSEG
30kWp - 1MWp
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C&I Large Scale and utility scale
1MWP - 50MWp
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Utility Scale
> 50MWp
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TOTAL
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