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Abbreviations/Acronyms
NERSA – National Energy Regulator of South Africa
PV
– Photovoltaic
take note
Jack Ward is the Chief Executive Officer of Soltra Energy,
a leader on the African continent in the field of solar pho-
tovoltaic power provisioning systems and infrastructures.
Enquiries: Garreth Johnson.
Conclusion
Market watchers are already accepting the so-called ‘utility death
spiral’ which they say will result in the eventual demise of traditional
utility business models. Solar PV early adopters will increase their
pain and speed the day of grid parity. Will Eskom accept the change
or cling obstinately to its increasingly-challenged, legacy business
paradigms?
Another important question is will Eskom, NERSA, technology
providers and customers be able to work together to reshape the
market either within existing regulatory frameworks or under an
evolved regulatory landscape to build an electricity system of the
future that delivers reliability as well as value and affordability to the
South African consumer?
• Solar power is cutting into power utility company sales
and revenues.
• Advances in solar PV technology and battery design
will soon make the electricity grid an option for many.
• Solar-plus-battery systems are available in South Africa
today.