About 105 projects were registered by the energy regulator in the first quarter of 2024, ending at the end of March.
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) said the total capacity of the 105 generation facilities, amounts to 788 Megawatts.
These projects have an investment value of R18.4 billion.
In a statement, NERSA said it processed all the applications within nine working days.
The projects are the generation of power from solar photovoltaic (PV), solar PV with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), wind turbine, cogeneration and gas.
About 6 of the 105, were registered for commercial use. They have a capacity of 462MW and an investment cost of R12 477 million.
Nhlanhla Gumede, the Regulator Member responsible for electricity regulation at NERSA, said registration applications for generation facilities of variable energy sources, need to be coupled with battery storage.
While critics have raised concern about the connection of new projects to the grid, Gumede said 77 generation facilities are connected to the Eskom network and generate a total of 664MW, with a total investment cost of R16 599 million.
A total of 28 generation facilities are connected to the municipal distribution network and generate a total of 124MW, with an investment cost of R1 860 million.
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