PV Return on Investment
INSTALLING A PV SYSTEM CAN INCREASE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF YOUR OPERATIONS
INSTALLING A PV SYSTEM PRESENTS ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS YOU CAN MAKE
The income per kWh generated by a PV system is dependant on whether the electricity generated is consumed on-site or exported back into the grid. Income earned (saving) by self-consumption is higher than the feed-in tariff paid by the grid authority, For example, whilst the ESKOM Landrate tariff is R 1.24 per kWh, the feed-in tariff is only R 0.79 per kWh. The graph below shows Returns on Investments (ROI) for different levels of self-consumption.
R 1.3m
INVESTMENT FOR 100 kW PV SYSTEM
R 0.2 m
ANNUAL ELECTRICITY COST SAVING AT 100% SELF-CONSUMPTION
INCOME DIVERSIFICATION
DIVERSIFY YOUR INCOME
SOURCES FROM YOUR LAND
RELIABILITY
PRODUCTS AND SERVICE THAT WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN
FINANCE OPTIONS
ATTRACTIVE FINANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS
LONG TERM ELECTRICITY COST
COST kWh
ESKOM 2020/21 LANDRATE TARIF = R 1.24 /kWh
versus
PV TARIF = R 0.80 /kW (including interest on capital)
INCREASES TARIFF
ESKOM TARIFF INCREASE = 8 % p.a.
versus
PV TARIFF INCREASE = 1 % p.a. (on capital)
LCOE (Levelised Cost Of Electricity over a 25 year period)
OF GRID-TIE PV = R 0.48 /kWh
versus
ESKOM TARIFF = R 1.24 /kWh
FOR 100 kW PV SYSTEM
Estimated savings over 25 years = R 8.0 million