Beyond the Grid: Pinging power from farms to factories – The Mail & Guardian

Beyond the Grid: Pinging power from farms to factories – The Mail & Guardian

Land leases: The SOLA Group rents land for Selemela from two farmers. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee The practice of electricity wheeling is gaining momentum in South Africa as a pathway for companies and municipalities to transmit renewable energy using Eskom’s grid. A large-scale solar energy facility about 15km outside the town of Lichtenburg in North West is reshaping how this virtual transfer works. Developed by a South African company, the Sola Gr…