What is Eskom pursuing with a microgrid deployment programme?

Social access and upliftment are key imperatives Eskom is pursuing, and this can also be achieved with the microgrid deployment programme. The microgrid system at Ficksburg is optimized to host variable renewable generation technologies such as PV Solar and/or Wind, fuel cells.

Who can contact Eskom for a microgrid installation?

Rural community leaders are invited to contact Eskom, so that their community may be considered for a microgrid installation. Any commercial or agricultural concern who want addition power on an existing line or any nature conservation facility is encouraged to make contact.

Does Eskom provide green energy to uplift a community?

Together with supplying green energy to uplift a community, Eskom also takes the energy education of the residents very seriously. Residents are briefed on the safe use of electricity, what to do in case of a contact incident and how to use microgrid electricity sparingly to avoid overloading the system by using too much at one time.

What is the Ficksburg microgrid system?

The microgrid system at Ficksburg is optimized to host variable renewable generation technologies such as PV Solar and/or Wind, fuel cells. The control system manages supply and demand conditions in near real-time, with self-healing and remote engineering/monitoring capabilities, as well as advanced security, and alarming.

Who owns a microgrid?

Microgrids can be a customer owned, partnership owned, or an Eskom owned site. Microgrids are defined as: a collection of interconnected loads & distributed energy resources (DER) within clear electrical boundaries acting as a single controllable entity with respect to the utility grid.

Why is Eskom interested in supplying dependable electricity to everyone?

Eskom is interested in supplying dependable electricity to everyone and improve universal access. Electrification of communities has a positive trickle effect on socio-economic status of those communities..