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Collected on 6 August 2026
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Participation in municipal load shedding immunity project for businesses
Businesses in Graaff-Reinet can participate in a pilot project that aims to make their premises immune to load shedding by installing a 400 kWp solar photovoltaic system. The project is progressing after securing funding and a multi-entity use-of-premises contract.
The document's recorded date is 10 April 2024. Confirm on the official source.
Places
Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Western Cape
Reference
https://bnlm.gov.za/documents?upf=dl&id=5020
Closing Date
10 April 2024
Under the business premises-focused projects, our pilot site identified was the Pick n Pay building in Graaff-Reinet. We finally secured the required multi-entity use-of-premises contract, and subsequently, the equipment for the 400 kWp PV solution has now been ordered.
Smart Electricity Trading programme rollout
The Smart Electricity Trading programme enables the municipality to inject low-cost green energy into the grid and distribute cost savings to all consumers who have the correct metering infrastructure. The pilot phase succeeded and the programme will now be rolled out on a mass scale.
The document's recorded date is 10 April 2024. Confirm on the official source.
Next, we'll roll out the programme on a mass scale, and more information can be found at www.mymunicapp.co.za.
Participation in residential load shedding immunity project in Willowmore
Residents of Willowmore can benefit from a new 1 MWp solar plant and 1.4 MWp battery energy storage system that will provide sustainable electricity and immunity from load shedding. Community engagement and employment of local trained individuals will be part of the rollout.
The document's recorded date is 10 April 2024. Confirm on the official source.
For now, we have secured funding to construct a 1 MWp PV solar plant with a 1.4 MWp battery energy storage solution. The site visit is planned for Monday, April 15, 2024, whereafter planning, community engagement (as local trained individuals will be employed), installation, commissioning, and operations will commence.
Participation in business load shedding immunity project at Pick n Pay in Graaff-Reinet
Businesses in Graaff-Reinet can join a pilot project to achieve immunity from load shedding through a 400 kWp solar PV solution installed at the Pick n Pay building. Once successful, other businesses may be activated if private funding is secured.
The document's recorded date is 10 April 2024. Confirm on the official source.
Under the business premises-focused projects, our pilot site identified was the Pick n Pay building in Graaff-Reinet. We finally secured the required multi-entity use-of-premises contract, and subsequently, the equipment for the 400 kWp PV solution has now been ordered. Within the next 4–7 weeks, the installation and commissioning are planned. Once the first deployment is done successfully, the remainder of businesses wanting to participate and for which we can secure further private sector funding will be activated.
Participation in Smart Electricity Trading programme
Consumers with the correct metering infrastructure can benefit from a fair-proportioned discount on electricity due to the injection of low-cost green energy into the grid through the Smart Electricity Trading programme, which has already shown success in its pilot phase.
The document's recorded date is 10 April 2024. Confirm on the official source.
Next, we'll roll out the programme on a mass scale, and more information can be found at www.mymunicapp.co.za.
