Feasibility Study
- Social Ownership Models in the Energy Transition also point to the need for widespread changes to laws, policies, regulations, state- and non-state funding in order to unlock the potential for such models.
- Off-grid systems can serve as a temporary solutions for interim energy service provision while awaiting electrification.
- It is not financially viable to have solar panels on every house- grid electricity is far cheaper and more reliable.
- An alternative to municipal supply is to purchase electricity directly from an IPP and ‘wheel’ electricity to the communities across the municipal grid- high risk due to the non-payments. However, it is a viable option for communities where payment is good.
Workshops and Dialogues
- Demonstrations continued.
- Awareness and knowledge about renewable energy solutions.
- Story telling: exploring the stories of the communities, community members shaping new naratives by busting myths and shifting the old narratives around fossil fuel energy.
- Information sharing on renewable energy, skills development and capacity building.
- By September 2022 AbM was running a communal electricity hub and library in a container
- In April 2022 community members used SDCEA office (with rooftop solar) to charge phones and laptops, have coffee…
- community members including trade unions attended VEM’s ‘Energy Democracy Community Workshop
- eNkangala District & eMpumalanga provincial officials expressed excitement to VEM about upscaling CORE & committed to establishing a joint 10 person working group to support this work.
