The nswh programme started in 2010 as a rebate scheme under eskom to replace existing electrified geysers with solar water heaters in order to alleviate the demand for power from the national grid.
Eskom rebate solar panels.
Eskom recognised this and as part of their idm programme piloted a rebate tariff of r1 20 kwhr consumed on site over a three year period.
By providing rebates through its network of accredited suppliers and installers eskom is making quality solar water heaters.
The south african utility has issued a 20 strong tender for 50 kw solar inverters and mounting structures to be used in four power plants.
The silicon cell is essentially a p n junction that utilises the energy from the sunlight to generate electron flow from the p type si via an external resistance to the n type si.
At current eskom rates most of our system will pay for themselves in around 3 4 years.
Some of our products carry a 10 year guarantee and are fully sabs approved.
The cost structure would badly affect those who have installed solar.
The eskom solar rebate programme enables consumers to buy solar water heating systems from accredited suppliers and claim a portion of the cost back as part of eskom s commitment to promoting the use of renewable energy.
Is eskom turning to solar.
Seventy percent of this rebate is payable upfront and the rest in 10 tranches over three years based on energy consumed on site by the company.
The government s ambitious solar water heating rebate programme has fallen dismally short of its target.
Photovoltaic pv or solar modules are made up of solar cells that are connected in series.
The national programme started in 2010 as an eskom rebate scheme to replace existing electrified geysers with solar water heaters in order to reduce the demand for power from the national grid.
According to mybroadband south africa s struggling power utility eskom is currently considering a new pricing structure.
The most common commercial cells are made from purified silicon si.
Our aim is for your solar geyser to pay for itself inside 5 years.
It is eskom s job to produce energy not to save it.
A solar geyser can save you up to 40 of your electricity bill.