Increasing opportunities for power purchase agreements in SA
Solar power generation continues to gain traction in South Africa, and an increasing number of businesses in the country are showing interest in acquiring solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for private power generation.
Over the past year, it has also become evident that power purchase agreements (PPA) offer some of the best models for utilising solar generation for private use.
This is according to Manie de Waal, chief executive at Energy Partners Solar – a division of Energy Partners and part of the PSG group of companies – who says that, following regulation changes by the Department of Energy in November of 2017, businesses are able to enter into PPAs with service providers in the private sector, which has helped to solve a number of challenges associated with private power generation.
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