DocumentCode :
1800707
Title :
Future IPP´s can benefit from the Dutch system of net metering for its national electricity supply grid
Author :
Groenewald, B.B.J. ; Woudstra, J.B.
Author_Institution :
Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technol. (CPUT), Cape Town, South Africa
fYear :
2012
fDate :
15-16 Aug. 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
It is crucial that the private sector plays a role in addressing the future electricity needs of South Africa. This will reduce the funding burden on Government, relieve the borrowing requirements of Eskom and introduce generation technologies that Eskom may not consider part of its core function which may play a vital role in the future electricity supply options, in particular off-grid, distributed generation, co-generation and small-scale renewable projects [1]. The introduction of private sector generation thus has multiple benefits. It will contribute greatly to the diversification of both the supply and nature of energy production, assist in the introduction of new skills and capital into the industry, and enable the benchmarking of performance and pricing. This paper gives an insight into how the Dutch national power generator manages to incorporate “off-grid” DG into its national grid and how it succeeds to monitor, meter and purchase electricity generated by secondary or distributed suppliers. It further tries to explain how Eskom and IPP´s can work together to co-exist in the same high demand market without losing any revenue whilst assisting each other to grow the economy of South Africa.
Keywords :
cogeneration; distributed power generation; metering; power generation economics; power grids; power markets; pricing; Dutch national power generator; Dutch system; Eskom; IPP; South Africa economy; co-generation; distributed supplier; electricity meter; electricity monitoring; electricity supply options; energy production; funding burden; generation technologies; high-demand market; national electricity supply grid; net metering; off-grid DG; off-grid distributed generation; performance benchmarking; pricing; private sector generation; secondary supplier; small-scale renewable projects; Distributed power generation; Electricity; Generators; Government; Production; Solar system; Wind turbines; Distributed Generation (DG); Independent Power Producers (IPP);
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy Conference (ICUE), 2012 Proceedings of the 9th
Conference_Location :
Stellenbosch
ISSN :
2166-0581
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1241-7
Type :
conf
Filename :
6330172
Link To Document :
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