Agri Technovation runs a laboratory in the Wellington Industrial Zone. Testing cannot stop for load-shedding or power outages, so every outage meant running a generator, buying diesel and risking lost work.
The demand charges were the biggest problem to solve. A standard solar installation would have added value, but missed a huge opportunity of savings.
Agri Technovation bought the solar plant outright. The grid bill fell by 96% in the first year, and the plant paid for itself in 4 years 1 month.
From the project’s own cash-flow projection: the bill before and after the plant, and the build price paid in 2025. The grid bill falls from R736 688 to R27 116 in the first year.
“We were paying just over R61 000 a month to keep this laboratory running. The plant carries almost all of it now.”
Financial Director, Agri Technovation
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