Cape Town, South Africa, has actually opened an online website to streamline the permission procedure for solar and lower approval waiting times. March 22, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Raze Solar, Unsplash The city of Cape Town, South Africa, has actually opened an online solar permission website to lower waiting times for accreditations to set up domestic solar and battery systems. PV systems in the city need written consent to be turned on previous to setup. Unapproved systems are thought about security threats, with the possible to trigger fires or power blackouts. There has actually been a sharp boost in PV systems asking for permission in the last few years. A declaration on the town’s site states that month-to-month applications tripled in between 2021 and 2023. More than 5,000 solar PV systems have actually been licensed to date, amounting to 126 MVA. The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen, stated the brand-new Energy Services Application website will automate the providing of authorization to set up letters for little domestic solar PV and battery systems applications. Popular material Citizens aiming to utilize the service can sign up for the city’s eServices, which takes around 2 days to trigger, before using by means of the online website. The city states it will submit existing applications to the system. In 2023, South Africa’s National Treasury released a ZAR 4 billion ($216.7 million) refund program for property PV. According to South African energy Eskom, the nation exceeded 4.4 GW of roof solar capability in 2015. In February, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated South Africa had actually gotten rid of the worst of the power lacks that have actually bothered the nation in current times. This material is safeguarded by copyright and might not be recycled. If you wish to comply with us and want to recycle a few of our material, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com.
Cape Town releases online solar permission website
