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Solar Geyser Panel Installation for Indigent Households
The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure will install solar geyser panels in seven housing developments across the province to support indigent households. The programme aims to install 1,557 solar geyser panels by the end of the 2024/25 financial year.
The Solar Geyser Panel Installation programme for indigent households will continue this year with the programme being implemented at seven housing developments across the province. The pilot project, unique to WCG, was launched by Minister Simmers in the last financial year through the department's own funding. The department aims to install 1 557 solar geyser panels by the end of this current financial year (2024/5).
Places
Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Western Cape
Reference
https://www.westerncape.gov.za/article/r1166-million-energy-resilience-programme-and-solar-geyser-initiative
Amounts
R 116 600 000
Project Preparation Facility for Municipal Energy Projects
The Project Preparation Facility has been established to provide transaction advisory and related services to municipalities across the Western Cape to help bring renewable energy projects to bankability and ensure compliant procurement of low-carbon energy.
Currently, the projects are being developed in response to the applications received from several municipalities.
Feasibility Study for Stellenbosch Municipal Independent Power Producer Procurement (MIPPP)
A detailed feasibility study is underway for a proposed 50 MWp solar PV facility with Battery Energy Storage in Stellenbosch. The study covers financial, legal, technical, socio-economic, and environmental aspects. If viable, the project will proceed to procurement of power from an Independent Power Producer.
The second phase which includes the feasibility study is due for completion in the first quarter of 2024/25.
