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Dr. Beyers Naudé SSEG Program

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Program Objective: Replace 100% of the current 77 million kWh purchased from Eskom with PV Solar & BESS

Annual Target

77.37 GWh

210,808 kWh/day | 6 Supply Points

Total kWh Exported

3.00 GWh

118 registered generators+3.88% of target

BESS Installed

4 MWh

4 x 1 MWh units at Graaff-Reinet+3.28% of 121.94 MWh

Cumulative EPM

R 1 600 569

Latest: R 113 937 (Dec 2025)+45 active generators
Program Objectives Progress
Overall completion across three key objectives

Settle Bulk Supply Account in Full

3.00 GWh exported of 77.37 GWh annual target | PV Installed: ~0.961 MWp of 137.61 MWp

Eskom replacement progress (kWh basis)3.88%

BESS Deployment Progress

4 MWh installed (4 x 1 MWh units) at Graaff-Reinet | Operated by N1 Construction | Sept 2025 discharge: 94,786.03 kWh

BESS deployment (4 of 121.94 MWh)3.28%

Create EPM-Based Rebate System

Total EPM Generated: R 1 600 569 | Total Revenue (Ex-VAT): R 3 528 203 | Incl. VAT: R 3 992 313

EPM growth (generators: 1 to 45)45 active
Generator Rate Structure
Applicable rates per generator type from actual billing data

R1.00/kWh

Surplus

Private SSEG surplus feed-in

6,257 billing records

R1.25/kWh

Pure Generator

Dedicated generation facilities

357 billing records

R1.35/kWh

Munic Owed (Retail)

Municipal retail accounts

390 billing records

R1.46/kWh

Munic Owed (Institutional)

Municipal institutional meters

36 billing records

Supply Points / Towns
6 supply points across the municipality (actual generation data where available)

Graaff-Reinet

153,879.33 kWh/day (baseline)

42 generators | 2,363,303.98 kWh exported
EPM: R 1 347 637
BESS: 4 MWh installed: 89.97 MWh

Willowmore

16,035.134 kWh/day (baseline)

1 generators | 5,213.01 kWh exported
EPM: R 3 545
BESS: Baseline: 8.7 MWh

Aberdeen

17,553.2 kWh/day (baseline)

No generators registered yet
EPM: N/A
BESS: Baseline: 9.95 MWh

Jansenville

15,698.774 kWh/day (baseline)

No generators registered yet
EPM: N/A
BESS: Baseline: 8.99 MWh

Steytlerville

6,369.68 kWh/day (baseline)

No generators registered yet
EPM: N/A
BESS: Baseline: 3.59 MWh

Wanhoop

1,271.675 kWh/day (baseline)

No generators registered yet
EPM: N/A
BESS: Baseline: 0.74 MWh