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Collins Chabane gets draft licence to distribute power

By Elmon Tshikhudo • 12 September 2025
Collins Chabane gets draft licence to distribute power

Collins Chabane Municipality received a historic draft license to generate and sell solar power to its communities. This initiative aims to provide affordable electricity and support local economic development, differing from existing municipal redistribution models.

History was made last week when Collins Chabane Municipality received a draft licence from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to distribute electricity. The Vhembe-based municipality will be allowed to generate power from solar plants and sell it to certain communities.

In the Vhembe District, only the Makhado and Musina municipalities are currently registered to redistribute electricity. Both buy power in bulk from Eskom and resell it through their own infrastructur...

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