Wheeling · 34 routes live
Generator over there.
Factory over here.
Wheeling lets a wind farm in the Northern Cape supply a smelter in Mpumalanga over the existing grid. The wires belong to Eskom or your metro. The contract belongs to you.
Mechanics
Five moving parts. We coordinate all five.
- 01
Generator agreement
Offtake from a registered IPP — solar, wind, hybrid, BESS.
- 02
Use-of-system tariff
Eskom or municipal charge for moving electrons across the network.
- 03
Imbalance settlement
Resolves the gap between scheduled and metered volume, half-hourly.
- 04
Loss factor
Network losses applied at the point of delivery, typically 1.9–6.2%.
- 05
NERSA & grid code
Filings, registrations and connection compliance, all on file.
Selected wheeling routes · indicative
From source to sink.
R/kWh · use-of-system + losses · 2025 Q3
| Source | Sink | Losses | Use-of-system |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cape · Solar | Gauteng · Industrial | 4.8% | 0.387 |
| Eastern Cape · Wind | KZN · Manufacturing | 5.6% | 0.412 |
| Free State · Hybrid | Western Cape · Cold chain | 5.1% | 0.398 |
| Mpumalanga · BESS | Mpumalanga · Smelter | 1.9% | 0.214 |
| North West · Solar | Gauteng · Retail fund | 3.4% | 0.341 |
| Northern Cape · Wind | Western Cape · Port | 6.2% | 0.428 |
Indicative only · final tariffs subject to NERSA filings and counterparty contracting
Every route starts with a one-page feasibility memo.
Tell us where your meter sits and how much you draw. We'll tell you which IPP to wheel from, what the route costs, and what it leaves on the bottom line.