A municipality-approved gateway to high-yield renewable energy assets in the Eastern Cape
The Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality SSEG Programme offers investors a structured, de-risked pathway to deploy PV and BESS assets — anchored by 71.60 GWh of verified annual consumption and an Eskom bill exceeding R212 million.
Annual Bulk Consumption
Across 9 Eskom supply points
Year 1 Eskom Baseline Cost
Jul 2023 – Jun 2024
10-Yr Cumulative Saving
Scenario B (Full BESS)
Eskom Tariff Escalation
RCA-confirmed trajectory
Why this programme creates compounding value
South Africa's 9%/yr Eskom tariff escalation against ~6%/yr fixed-cost renewable escalation produces a 3% annual differential — the primary engine of value creation across both phases.
3% Compounding Differential
9% Eskom escalation vs ~6% renewable cost escalation compounds to a 16.3pp saving improvement over the decade.
Materially De-Risked
Municipality pre-approved SSEG status, EIA exemptions and site readiness across the Phase 1 pipeline.
Inflation-Linked Cash Flows
BESS projects operate under lease structures with defined CPI+1% escalation — predictable investor returns.
Municipal Off-Taker
DBNLM acts as anchor off-taker for BESS arbitrage and PV energy services across nine supply points.
10-Year Eskom Cost Trajectory
Baseline vs Scenario B (Full BESS) vs Scenario C (Evening BESS). Eskom escalation 9%/yr, PV+BESS 6%/yr.
Consumption by TOU Period
71.60 GWh across nine supply points (Jul 2023 – Jun 2024)
Annual Saving — Scenario B (Full BESS)
Year-on-year cost avoidance vs the Eskom baseline, growing from R56.65M (Yr 1) to R198.38M (Yr 10).
Combined PV + BESS system performance
Scenario comparison against the no-PV/BESS baseline, drawn from the verified engineering design.
| Metric | Scenario B | Scenario C | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Eskom Cost (Year 1) | R156.19M | R184.37M | R212.83M |
| Year 1 Saving vs Baseline | R56.65M (26.6%) | R28.46M (13.4%) | — |
| Year 10 Annual Saving | R198.38M (42.9%) | R150.76M (32.6%) | — |
| 10-Year Cumulative Saving | R1,174.9M | R803.4M | — |
| 10-Year Total Eskom Spend | R2,058.7M | R2,430.2M | R3,233.6M |
| Aggregate Saving (10 yr) | 36.3% | 24.8% | — |
| PV Capacity | 28.8 MWp | 28.8 MWp | — |
| BESS Capacity | 126.5 MWh / 18.5 MW | 54.0 MWh / 8.0 MW | — |
Immediately deployable project suite
Phase 1 Total BESS Capacity
4 deployable projects
Phase 1 Total PV Capacity
2 DoT projects
BESS Project IRR Range
15-year term
Phase 1 Total CapEx
BESS + PV combined
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