South Africa’s Eskom Launches Programme To Boost Use Of Green Power

Eskom has launched the Renewable Energy Tariff pilot Programme, which aims to supply cleanly sourced electricity to the utility’s business customers.

The electricity will be supplied through Eskom’s Sere Wind Farm.

The Programme targets businesses that have corporate renewable energy targets and would like to use renewable power in their facilities or production processes without having to purchase renewable energy assets such as wind turbines or solar panels.

In a statement, Eskom said the Programme will enable businesses to use its renewable energy sources to supply up to 100% of their electricity.

The Programme gives customers a mechanism to achieve their renewable energy commitments to purchase this energy from Eskom, without the initial capital investment of having to own a renewable energy generator or to enter into long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).

“This offer allows customers to have a 24-hour blended renewable supply to their facility, and allows them flexibility to relocate premises without needing to move renewable energy assets,” the statement said.

The power utility said depending on usage, customers will be offered declining electricity on a yearly basis.

“The tariff is designed as a declining block tariff. This means that the more green energy a customer purchases as a percentage of total consumption, the lower the rate.”

More details on the tariff pilot are available from the Eskom website.