Guest; Wayne Duvenage - Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) Chief Executive Officer 

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) believes recent threats by Eskom and certain municipalities to fine or disconnect electricity supply for failing to register their small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems (Solar PV) are impractical, irrational and unfair. We have also notice significant amendments to earlier supposed requirements and deadlines by the authorities, which is generating more uncertainty and ambiguity on their demands and threats to households with solar installations.

 

OUTA has received a surge of queries and concerns from the public, following threatening communications from Eskom and certain municipalities, including the City of Johannesburg, demanding registration or prior approval for SSEG installations under 100 kW, which do not feed electricity back into the grid.

 

This has created unnecessary uncertainty, confusion and anxiety for households, installation companies and other industry stakeholders. 

 

“What is at stake here, are the rights of citizens who have gone to significant personal expense to protect themselves against years of escalating electricity prices and an unreliable power supply,” says OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage. “People have installed gas appliances, solar power systems, generators, inverters and other alternatives, in direct response to Eskom and Government’s calls - as well as incentives - to reduce electricity demand.

 

The uncertainty also has knock-on effects, leading to solar installation projects being delayed, with some solar installation financiers, insurers and installers being unsure how to proceed.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

 

https://www.outa.co.za/blog/newsroom-1/solar-users-shouldnt-register-with-eskom-or-municipalities-1466

 

 

Guest; Wayne Duvenage - Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) believes recent threats by Eskom and certain municipalities to fine or disconnect electricity supply for failing to register their small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems (Solar PV) are impractical, irrational and unfair. We have also notice significant amendments to earlier supposed requirements and deadlines by the authorities, which is generating more uncertainty and ambiguity on their demands and threats to households with solar installations.
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OUTA has received a surge of queries and concerns from the public, following threatening communications from Eskom and certain municipalities, including the City of Johannesburg, demanding registration or prior approval for SSEG installations under 100 kW, which do not feed electricity back into the grid.
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This has created unnecessary uncertainty, confusion and anxiety for households, installation companies and other industry stakeholders.&nbsp;
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&ldquo;What is at stake here, are the rights of citizens who have gone to significant personal expense to protect themselves against years of escalating electricity prices and an unreliable power supply,&rdquo; says OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage. &ldquo;People have installed gas appliances, solar power systems, generators, inverters and other alternatives, in direct response to Eskom and Government&rsquo;s calls - as well as incentives - to reduce electricity demand.
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The uncertainty also has knock-on effects, leading to solar installation projects being delayed, with some solar installation financiers, insurers and installers being unsure how to proceed.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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<a href="https://www.outa.co.za/blog/newsroom-1/solar-users-shouldnt-register-with-eskom-or-municipalities-1466">https://www.outa.co.za/blog/newsroom-1/solar-users-shouldnt-register-with-eskom-or-municipalities-1466</a>
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