Eskom’s decrease in load-shedding can be attributed to more solar uptake from businesses and residential areas that have invested in renewable energy.
skom’s decrease in load-shedding can be attributed to more solar uptake from businesses and residential areas who have invested in renewable energy., who said the sudden interest in solar photovoltaic and battery storage being placed in thousands of smaller and medium-sized installations across South Africa has led to the decreased demand for power from Eskom.said Eskom has had fewer breakdowns, lower planned maintenance and lower demand, which has seen a significant decrease in load-shedding.
“The System Operator estimates that there are about 4 000 megawatts of “effective” rooftop PV installed in the country. This can be measured at a national level as demand offset from the grid. “Installing solar panels on two-thirds of commercial properties in those cities’ main nodes would cost as much as R55 billion rand, yet they could generate electricity that leads to R12.3 billion of savings each year,” Gmaven said.
But according to Ramokgopa, the grid constraints in the country means that the excess power received from households and businesses will go to waste, as the grid cannot accept it. Enticed by incentives to feed excess power to the grid, many companies in Cape Town have moved to solar energy to be able to receive cash back for the excess power they produce from solar energy.
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