Tshwane residents can now sell power to the metro
The metro’s already available SSEG application process will help ease the burden on its electricity infrastructure.
Tshwane residents who produce electricity can now apply to sell their excess to the municipal grid.
This as the metro opens applications for residents to install small scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems to enable electricity transfer from the seller to the grid.
“All the resident needs to do is complete an application form and submit it to the municipality,” said metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo.
“The application will be assessed internally. If all is correct, approval will be granted and the applicant will be informed.”
Mashigo said that the metro cannot tell how long it would take for an SSEG application to be completed.
“The resident will continue with the installation of the SSEG system as per the approval. When all is completed, the system will be commissioned. The completion of the process from application to commissioning also depends on the resident.”
This process also included residents who are already connected to the grid.
The municipality recently welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of disaster regulations aimed at minimising the impact of load-shedding.
The metro said these regulations would help it implement measures to help prevent load-shedding.
“Not all proposed measures are, however, implementable because they are beyond the municipality’s reach,” said Mashigo.
These included the installation of alternative energy sources to provide uninterrupted power supply to essential infrastructure and services.
However, Mashigo said that the regulations will help ease the burden on the municipality’s electrical infrastructure.
That is if resources and support were provided especially where the municipality required additional funding to implement some suggested measures.
“The metro’s already available SSEG application process will, however, help to ease the burden on its electricity infrastructure.”
Anyone interested in applying for SSEG can e-mail sseg@tshwane.gov.za.
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