MISSION
To provide an all inclusive SSEG and EG registrations and compliance service, by providing streamlined electronic solutions to all stakeholders in the process.
VISION
To provide bespoke compliance solutions in setting the benchmark in the Renewable Energy SSEG / EG sector in South Africa.
About Our Company
GRUNLITE Energy
GRUNLITE Energy provide bespoke compliance solutions to all EG (Embedded Generators) stakeholders. We assist PV Installers, Site Owners, Eskom, Municipalities & NERSA.
We provide streamlined electronic solutions, consulting, training, effective and comprehensive data storage in establishing the benchmark for SSEG compliance solutions.
Our Services
SSEG & EG REGISTRATIONS
GRUNLITE Energy have been appointed by numerous PV Installers and Property Portfolio Funds to facilitate the registration and compliance of their EG’s.
PV-COP APP
The PV-COP APP will be available to all relevant stakeholders providing compliance audits, a streamlined registration process and data storage of all relevant documentation via a Solar Vault. There will be layered access to all relevant interested parties and stakeholders.
Training
Training will also be provided for all relevant stakeholders seeking to utilise the APP in terms of existing legislation, why registration is so important, why to use GRUNLITE Energy, and how to maximise the benefits of the PVCOP APP.
Consulting
GRUNLITE Energy will provide Consulting Services to commerce and industry clients seeking guidance in terms of compliance.
MEET THE EXCO TEAM
LAINEY GODRICH
Founder
PETER DRYSDALE
Chief Executive Officer
EKATERINI EVANGELOU
Chief Relationship Officer
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
South Africa’s electricity demand is currently dominated by coal-fired power generation stations which are primarily owned and operated by Eskom, the national power utility. Eskom supplies ~95% of South Africa’s total electricity demand. The remaining 5% is met through municipalities, imports and independent power producers (IPP). Energy demand has distinctly flattened since 2010, resulting in reduced demand for coal-based electricity (87% in 2010 versus 79% in 2019).
The South African SSEG market has grown from a few hundred systems in 2015 to over 100 000 systems with an installed capacity of more than 1GW in 2020. Over the last two years, these systems have become increasingly
innovative, including energy storage and smart home management. It is expected that the total annual available market could grow to a saturation point of ~500 MWp installed per year on an ongoing basis. This market could reach a total of 7.5 GW of installed capacity by 2035 – a total available market of R75 billion.
The national regulatory environment has not kept up with the growing local market innovation, which has led to stakeholder uncertainty, increased project risk and ultimately produced suboptimal market growth in a time when new electricity generation is needed.
Under the current South African policy and legal framework, any operation of a generation, transmission or distribution facility shall either be licensed or registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa NERSA.
There are three stages in the process:
1. Registration
2. Licensing
3. Ministerial determination.
SSEG with a capacity between 100kW and 1 MW requires registration with Nersa but does not need to be part of a ministerial determination. All generation connected to the grid needs to be registered with the relevant transmission/distribution grid operator.
Essentially, there are three separate concepts to clarify in this process:
1. Registration with NERSA;
2. Generation licensing with NERSA; and
3. Application for connection (Distributor registration).
THE MARKET
South African home owners and businesses are investing billions of Rands into self generating power capacity to combat the impact of loadshedding in their homes and operations.
NERSA (National Energy Regulator of South Africa) have mandated that all EGs regardless of size are required to be registered for the generation of energy. In addition it is mandatory to register with USPs (Utility Service Provider), being either Municipality or Eskom for connection to the grid, in terms of Municipal By-laws.
Neither NERSA nor Municipalities / Eskom have adequate infrastructure, expertise, or skills to support the application process however. The process itself is far from efficient and often fraught with inconsistencies, and in the majority of Municipalities there is no process system in place at all. Approximately 95% of EGs are not registered at all. (According to
AMEU / SALGA – Municipal body established to deal with EG compliance and registrations.)
The potential safety and security repercussions and consequences of this “mass non-compliance” is huge, affecting not only the National Grid but also Site Owners and PV Installers, Banks and Insurance Companies.
OUR CLIENTS
PV Installers
Site Owners
Municipalities /
ESKOM / NERSA / Other
Industrial
Commercial
Residential
Agriculture
NPOs