Municipality SSEG registration

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The first question: My understanding is that ALL Eskom SSEG registrations are free, including the meter, until March 2026, does this apply to all SSEG both Eskom and municipalities. We are gonna soon find out, as I prepare to do my first SSEG registration.

Some might say, I shouldn't waste my time, some might say, best you get in quickly, because once the rush starts and every second house in your road with unregistered SSEGs submit applications, it could require a load impact study, resulting in a modifications to the grid supply, at your cost. If you get in first before the rush, you could save yourself a few bob.


From meetings I have attended, my understanding is that what is regarded as an SSEG and who should register is still not finalised, I invite you to correct me on this statement, so we can all learn.

Reading comments on this platform, indicating that certain municipalities dont require a PR eng to sign off domestic SSEGs.

The information I have received from our municipality, you are required to get a PR engineer to sign the SSEG installation, which part I cannot comment, just you need a RP engineer to sign the application and the commissioning sheet.

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A list of requirements:

Firstly who is responsible for submitting the a SSEG registration -- The owner.

1/ The SSEG application form, which must be signed off, by the owner, installer and the PR engineer, regardless of the size of the SSEG.

Yes a 3 kva with 2 x 100 amp connected to the elctrical installation is regarded as an SSEG. The cost for the PR eng to sign the document could cost more than the entire installation ( no set fee for PR eng, around R1200 - R2000 per hour )

Next you are gonna ask, how long should it take to verify the design, check all the documentation, a site visit to verify the installation and commissioning, maybe 2 days?

2/ An NRS 097 certificate for the equipment installed is required.

3/ A detailed description of how everything works (control philosophy)

4/ All the data sheets for the equipment.

5/ A detailed single line diagram.

6/ A PV simulation report is not required for domestic installations ( depending on the size)

Once all this is completed and submitted, then you wait for the municipality to give you the cost and permission to start the installation.

Then you are going to ask, what if my installations was installed in 2022, I cannot answer that question right now but we are gonna find pretty soon.

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Once the application is submitted and you (the owner) is authorised to go ahead with the installation, then the following will be required:

You will get a notification "indicating that you that you are not allowed to feedback into the grid, until the correct has been installed", what I have read this could take a year or more.


1/ the commissioning report, which can downloaded from the municipality website.

2/ The COC for the SSEG.

3/ The Pr engineers report (no matter how big or small the SSEG) yes, in our part of the world it is a requirement.

4/ View access to your PV generation portal.

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Then there is this, however this applies to ESkom not your municipality, so should you still register with the municipality?

https://www.politicsweb.co.za/politics/eskom-hit-with-lawyers-letter--afriforum