Saint Martin eskom microgrid

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.

Why is Eskom launching a 3rd solar microgrid?

SEEING THE LIGHT Eskom has rolled out its third solar microgrid as part of a greater plan to provide universal access to electricity using clean and reliable technologies to remote areas

How many microgrids will Eskom have in 2024?

The microgrids form part of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and Eskom ’s efforts to achieve universal access to electricity using clean and reliable technologies and entails the dispatching of 100 microgrids across the country by March 2024, depending on suitable sites being identified on time.

When will Eskom launch its next microgrid?

After the successful commissioning of State-owned power utility Eskom ’s third microgrid, at the Swartkop dam, in the Northern Cape, the company aims to launch its next two microgrids at Nomalengena Village, in the Eastern Cape, and Nounieput, also in the Northern Cape, by December 31, 2023.

How will Eskom's microgrid project help prevent vandalism & theft?

The media desk adds that Eskom has communication initiatives around the project to foster a sense of belonging and ownership of the microgrids among the communities, which will hopefully encourage them to safeguard the grids and assist in preventing vandalism and theft.