The practice of electricity wheeling is gaining momentum in SA as a pathway for companies and municipalities to transmit renewable energy using Eskom’s grid.
A large-scale solar energy facility about 15km outside Lichtenburg in North West province is reshaping how this virtual transfer works.
Developed by an SA company, the SOLA Group, the project is taking place on grazing land leased from two farmers who each earn rental of about R1m a year.
