The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) aims to partner with a metropolitan council and a district municipality to compile pilot municipal energy master plans for electricity (MEMPs), which will provide the two councils with insight into the best electricity supply blends for their respective grids.
Key drivers have been the fall in the cost of small-scale embedded generation, such as rooftop solar and battery storage, and the step change in the cost of supply from Eskom, whose tariffs have risen by more than 400% since 2006.
Councils report that they are receiving ongoing approaches from potential independent power producers (IPPs), as well as customers seeking to install generation solutions for their own use. In addition, city authorities are well placed to pursue waste-to-energy and energy efficiency projects.
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Key drivers have been the fall in the cost of small-scale embedded generation, such as rooftop solar and battery storage, and the step change in the cost of supply from Eskom, whose tariffs have risen by more than 400% since 2006.
Councils report that they are receiving ongoing approaches from potential independent power producers (IPPs), as well as customers seeking to install generation solutions for their own use. In addition, city authorities are well placed to pursue waste-to-energy and energy efficiency projects.
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