The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has registered 124 generation facilities during the third quarter (October to December) of the 2023/24 Financial Year.
The total capacity of the 124 generation facilities is 605MW, with a total investment value of R7.8 billion.
About 3 of the 124 facilities, are registered for commercial purposes, totalling a capacity of about 77MW and an investment cost of R1733 million.
In a statement yesterday, Charles Hebela, Head of Communications at NERSA, said all applications were processed within seven working days.
The technological composition of the 124 registered generation facilities consists of solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar PV with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
Nhlanhla Gumede, the Regulator Member responsible for electricity regulation at NERSA, said it is important for registration applications for generation facilities of variable energy sources to be coupled with battery storage.
The top three provinces with the highest number of new registered generation facilities are the Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, as well as the Eastern Cape.
Provinces with installed capacity and investment value, are the North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
The North West Province has generated the highest investment cost for the third quarter, at R3.5 billion, with an installed capacity of 372MW. This can be attributed to the mining activities within the province.
About 86 generation facilities are connected to the Eskom network and generate a total of 568MW, with a total investment cost of R7.2 billion.
A total of 38 generation facilities are connected to the municipal distribution network and generate a total of 37MW, with an investment cost of R500 million. The average investment cost for the third quarter of the 2023/24 financial year, is R12 817/kW.
Since the inception of the registration regime in 2018, NERSA has registered a total of 1087 generation facilities. The detailed list of the 124 new registered generation facilities is available
on the NERSA website at www.nersa.org.za
