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How to get cash for powerHow to get cash for power<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/header_energy4.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /><p><strong><em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;color:black;">The City of Cape Town’s energy team is working hard on rolling out its new cash for power initiative announced by Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis recently. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;">The sale of excess power by <span style="color:black;">approved commercial customers, and later residential </span>customers, could be another game-changer for Cape Town. </span></em></strong></span></em></strong><br></p><p>'In the past, commercial customers who produced excess electricity could not sell it back to the City. Now, after the City received a National Treasury exemption, businesses and residents may be paid directly for excess power produced. This is in addition to a 25c p/kWh incentive that the City availed. Neither of these two incentives are offered by any other provider in South Africa. <br></p><p>'The City is first focusing on commercial customers. The amount of energy that they can produce is limited by the size of their system which is limited by the size of their connection to the City grid. Therefore, they may produce as much as they can equivalent to the size of their system. </p><p>'As of 1 December 2022 the City had more than 2 600 approved grid-tied installations. The registration and authorisation process is free. However, some installers may charge customers to complete the registration process,' said the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen.</p><p><strong>How to take part in </strong><strong>Cape Town's </strong><strong>cash for power initiative  <br></strong><br></p><table cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="ms-rteTable-default"><tbody><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="width:50%;"><strong>Commercial customers </strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="width:50%;"><strong>Residential customers </strong></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Available: now</strong><strong> in addition to the existing credit offset against monthly account.</strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Available later in 2023</strong><strong> in addition to the existing credit offset against monthly account.</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>✓</strong><strong> PV system and inverter required. See this </strong><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/CCT-Energy-PV-Brochure.pdf">guide</a>.</td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>✓</strong><strong> PV system and inverter required. See this </strong><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/CCT-Energy-PV-Brochure.pdf">guide</a>. </td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Installers must apply to the City to authorise the system for grid connection. </strong><strong>See this </strong><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/CCT-Energy-PV-Brochure.pdf"><strong>guide</strong></a><strong>.</strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Installers must apply to the City to authorise the system for grid connection. </strong><strong>See this </strong><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/CCT-Energy-PV-Brochure.pdf"><strong>guide</strong></a><strong>.</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>✓</strong><strong> The City does not charge an authorisation fee. </strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>✓</strong><strong> The City does not charge an authorisation fee.</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Authorised customers will be placed on the applicable Non-Residential Small Scale Embedded Generation </strong><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Financial%20documents/Electricity%20Consumptive%20Tariffs.pdf"><strong>tariff</strong></a><strong>. See here: </strong><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Financial%20documents/Electricity%20Consumptive%20Tariffs.pdf"><strong>tariff</strong></a></p><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Meter changes </strong><strong>are </strong><strong>required where applicable</strong><strong>.</strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Authorised customers need to install a specialised Advance Metering Infrastructure or AMI meter. Cost is approximately R12 850. </strong></p><p><strong><em>*The City is looking at how to bring the cost down for households</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>An additional Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) administration fee may also be applicable.</strong><strong> </strong><strong>The cost will be quoted as part of the authorisation process where applicable.</strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>✓</strong><strong> A monthly Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) administration fee will be applicable. </strong></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong> </strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>If you are not on the Home User </strong><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Financial%20documents/Electricity%20Consumptive%20Tariffs.pdf"><strong>tariff</strong></a><strong> already, you will be moved to the Home User tariff. See: </strong><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Financial%20documents/Electricity%20Consumptive%20Tariffs.pdf"><strong>tariff</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><em>*There is no new cash for power levy. </em></p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Credit roll out: Immediate: </strong><strong>The City will measure the amount of energy fed into the City grid. The credit will be reflected on the monthly municipal account:</strong></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Commercial customers</strong></span><strong> will be credited with </strong><strong>73,87c </strong><strong>p/kWh</strong><strong> (2022/23) plus 25c </strong><strong>p/kWh </strong><strong>incentive for each kWh fed into the City grid.</strong></p><p><em>*There is also a little used commercial tariff of 60,91 c p/kWh for customers wishing to account for the green benefit. </em></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Credit </strong><strong>roll out: later in 2023</strong></p><p><strong>The City will measure the amount of energy fed into the City grid. The credit will be reflected on the monthly municipal account:</strong></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Residential customers</strong></span><strong> will be credited with 78,98c</strong><strong> p/kWh</strong><strong> (2022/23) plus 25c</strong><strong> p/kWh</strong><strong> incentive for each kWh fed into the City grid.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Credit offset against monthly</strong><strong> electricity</strong><strong> account.</strong> </p><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>If some credit remains after the offset, the City will pay this to the customer. Payments will only be made on amounts over R5</strong><strong> </strong><strong>000</strong><strong> and on a monthly basis</strong><strong>. Amounts of less than R5 000 will be held back until the total exceeds R5 000, and will then be paid.</strong> </p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Credit offset against </strong><strong>total </strong><strong>monthly </strong><strong>municipal </strong><strong>account</strong><strong> and all accounts linked to the same business partner number.</strong> </p><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>If some credit remains after the offset, the City will pay this to the customer. Payments will only be made on amounts over R1 000. Amounts of less than </strong></p><p><strong>R1 000 will be held back until the total exceeds R1 000, and will then be paid once per year.</strong> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>How much can be sold by a customer? </strong></p><p><strong>The amount of energy that they can produce is limited by the size of their system which is limited by the size of their connection to the City grid. </strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>How much can be sold by a customer? </strong></p><p><strong>The amount of energy that they can produce is limited by the size of their system which is limited by the size of their connection to the City grid. </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>How to apply</strong></p><p><strong>Visit: </strong><a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/Residential-utility-services/Residential-electricity-services/Electricity-application-forms">applicationforms</a></p><p><strong>to get the application forms. Submit via email. </strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>✓</strong><strong> </strong><strong>How to apply</strong></p><p><strong>Visit: </strong><a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/Residential-utility-services/Residential-electricity-services/Electricity-application-forms">applicationforms</a></p><p><strong>to get the application forms. Submit via email.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>For more tips and guidelines for the City metro, please see: </strong><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Procedures%2c%20guidelines%20and%20regulations/SSEG_FAQs.pdf"><strong>SSEG FAQs</strong></a><strong>.</strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default">​<br></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p><strong>End</strong><br></p><p><br><br></p>2023-02-09T22:00:00ZGP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891dGP0|#78ef77bd-ec89-4ecd-859e-699c88406437;L0|#078ef77bd-ec89-4ecd-859e-699c88406437|power supply;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#b195be29-9300-4dc7-ac99-92629ce847ac;L0|#0b195be29-9300-4dc7-ac99-92629ce847ac|electricity;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#58287e80-5989-49d9-ad4f-9a060f5e0934;L0|#058287e80-5989-49d9-ad4f-9a060f5e0934|solar;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb10

 

 

Cape Town’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) 2017 - 2022​​​​​​​Cape Town’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) 2017 - 2022​​​​​​​An overview of the City’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP).<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Integrated-Development-Plan-Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />GP0|#ff1f5b5a-f062-4989-b7f8-b57ada05f70a;L0|#0ff1f5b5a-f062-4989-b7f8-b57ada05f70a|The City’s IDP 2017-2022;GTSet|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP|#58f302a7-f7df-4ca8-a4cc-c321f4c57e0d;GPP|#2ad5ede6-473c-4550-a932-aabda12143b1;GPP|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0|#1ad9a657-d09a-49fe-9c0a-c948b3a5e5ad;L0|#01ad9a657-d09a-49fe-9c0a-c948b3a5e5ad|The City's IDP 2017-2022;GPP|#0fa98455-3bf7-4738-b07c-8db7b211a6df;GPP|#d3f3e0bd-5b83-4c1f-845c-7e13f8f4e17d;GPP|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0|#57be5e69-9793-4ad1-9850-2ff8186556b6;L0|#057be5e69-9793-4ad1-9850-2ff8186556b6|The City’s IDP 2017-2022;GPP|#47b2d3de-463f-44d1-a1f7-1c0ae7779b1d;GPP|#fdaaa5aa-bac4-497d-b6ea-347f228ec59d;GPP|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24;GP0|#4ce9eb03-5745-4cdc-8697-248215f2e57a;L0|#04ce9eb03-5745-4cdc-8697-248215f2e57a|The City’s IDP 2017-2022;GPP|#4d609f4b-5ef8-4d26-a00e-98d854d00a11;GPP|#117084d9-e07b-4e3c-a6aa-d2badf907d64;GP0|#bd46fc95-91e2-4109-ac19-25adcb77c70f;L0|#0bd46fc95-91e2-4109-ac19-25adcb77c70f|The City’s IDP 2017-2022;GPP|#df990a42-3326-459e-96a2-55728312bc61;GPP|#8e28a3fa-1ff1-4fbd-ada3-4befc9119617;GP0|#019c0637-c26d-4db9-9127-6d5abed0949b;L0|#0019c0637-c26d-4db9-9127-6d5abed0949b|The City’s IDP 2017-2022;GPP|#680cbe13-3334-40b6-9ef6-8f126e3a71b2;GPP|#d01efebf-2396-4714-ace2-b0ada5ba6962
Heritage information and resourcesHeritage information and resourcesOur well-maintained heritage database and preserved heritage records are available to the public in a number of ways.<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Heritage%20Information%20Resources%2c%20Maps%20And%20Displays%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />GP0|#f9a1afbf-0c3e-41ba-ae20-94f6f15a9403;L0|#0f9a1afbf-0c3e-41ba-ae20-94f6f15a9403|Heritage information and resources;GTSet|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP|#b0285696-285a-478d-9edd-44cbd43c6cc1;GPP|#b9188e62-cf1a-433d-a10c-06e34a7d1593;GPP|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0|#86dd7391-47ad-4a12-8a14-a3f7819efed6;L0|#086dd7391-47ad-4a12-8a14-a3f7819efed6|Heritage information and resources;GPP|#c33557cc-ff47-42c3-a36e-c87bd87776e6;GPP|#b61ba3b6-e2ed-4500-bee7-e523686ba8bf;GPP|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752
Walking heritage tours of the cityWalking heritage tours of the cityTips and resources for you to walk and explore our beautiful city and its unique natural and cultural heritage.<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Walking%20Heritage%20Tours%20Of%20The%20City%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />GP0|#4a4256ce-c7cc-46e5-ab7b-70b8165e866a;L0|#04a4256ce-c7cc-46e5-ab7b-70b8165e866a|Walking heritage tours of the city;GTSet|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP|#18e3b27f-e26a-409d-a7d2-460e88db0868;GPP|#b9188e62-cf1a-433d-a10c-06e34a7d1593;GPP|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0|#bd035180-fb82-4722-9bbe-5edccbcf30b1;L0|#0bd035180-fb82-4722-9bbe-5edccbcf30b1|Walking heritage tours of the city;GPP|#b2147315-03b2-467a-9465-7fa1f64011be;GPP|#b61ba3b6-e2ed-4500-bee7-e523686ba8bf;GPP|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752
Keep our public places clean Keep our public places clean The City provides a number of public cleaning services that you can contact to help keep our public places clean.<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Keep%20our%20public%20places%20clean%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />GP0|#aa2e8ab1-9bfe-47e1-9f46-ad40744a8a10;L0|#0aa2e8ab1-9bfe-47e1-9f46-ad40744a8a10|Keep our public places clean;GTSet|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP|#69af3a35-ae90-45eb-8557-9dcd3cb9880b;GPP|#36dcb5fe-6bfc-4ae9-92d7-8bd08d1f6414;GPP|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0|#2df1aee9-5456-437c-98fd-f962fe5ac954;L0|#02df1aee9-5456-437c-98fd-f962fe5ac954|Keep our public places clean;GPP|#298f5623-1943-427a-bf3d-e9ccff072bec;GPP|#4a553a67-2cba-4911-9745-a724e38b645a

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