Industry must respond to steep electricity costs by implementing  smart energy management systems.As an agency of the Eastern Cape Provincial government  we are mandated to support manufacturers become more competitive and therefore offer subsidised support programmes to implement energy management systems.

Successes - A Case Study

We have assisted the first two suppliers in South Africa achieve ISO 50001 accreditation. Since accreditation these have managed to mitigate the effect of electricity cost increases over the last 3
years where initiated savings have counteracted increased prices.

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As a result of energy management systems implemented our client ensured that electricity costs increased by only 17% over the last three years in real terms, while expanding production.

We have recently supported 10 Clients implement energy management or cleaner production initiatives. Initial Average energy savings of our clients is 10%, but 20% in initial years is very possible.

Why Energy Reduction is Critical in South Africa

• 92.6% Of South Africa’s Electricity is produced by environmentally unfriendly coal-fired power plants.

• 26% of the 2016 developing infrastructure budget was spent on electricity generation (R284billion*  
26%).

• 40.9% of Electricity in SA is consumed by Industrial customers – 98.16 Billion kWh.

• If 10% of Industrial users save 10% on consumption then 0.9816 Billion kWh or Nine Hundred and
eighty one million, six hundred thousand kWh would be saved.

This saving in electricity is enough to power 195 000 residential homes for one year (assuming average annual household consumption is 5000kWh).