Education
With respect to the 41 schools that have applied to install solar panels on their rooftops:
(1) (a) Which schools have applied and (b) what is the expected power output of each school’s solar panel installation;
(2) (a) how much would it cost to install these solar panels at each school and (b) which of these applications are being funded by the (i) school itself and (ii) Department;
(3) of the schools that are planning to procure emergency lighting and back-up battery power as an alternative, (a) which schools have done so and (b) how much will it cost to procure?
[1] [a] See list below:
|
No. |
School - Solar Panel applications |
Power Output |
Value of the investment |
|
1 |
Courtrai PS |
25KW |
R888 959.00 |
|
2 |
Hugenote HS |
115.55 kwp |
R1 192 200.00 |
|
3 |
Protea Heights Academy |
34.17 kwp |
R607 489.00 |
|
4 |
Kenridge PS |
156.0 kwp |
R1 500 000.00 |
|
5 |
Wynberg Boy's High School |
73.26 kwp |
R1 248 815.00 |
|
6 |
Enkululekweni PS |
Do not have Solar Panel system |
Do not have Solar Panel System |
|
7 |
Steenvliet PS |
20KW |
R420 000 |
|
8 |
De Hoop PS |
40.95 kwp |
R2 037 139.90 |
|
9 |
Wynberg GHS |
84.40 kwp |
R1 554 289.00 |
|
10 |
Wynberg GJS |
53.60 kwp |
R956 858.00 |
|
11 |
Wynberg BJS |
42.88 kwp |
R811 021.00 |
|
12 |
Paul Roos Gymnasium |
17209 kwp |
R1.15 per kw (10 - 20 year Lease agreement) |
|
13 |
SACS HS |
87.0 kwp |
R1 253 792.36 |
|
14 |
Groote Schuur High School |
90.45 kwp |
R1 594 080.00 |
|
15 |
Muizenberg JS |
34.60 kwp |
R622 080.00 |
|
16 |
Bergvliet HS |
60.40 kwp |
R1 134 005.00 |
|
17 |
Cape Town HS |
25 kwp |
R447 552.00 |
|
18 |
Brackenfell HS |
50.40 kwp |
R977 760.00 |
|
19 |
Rondebosh Boys HS |
136.95 kwp |
R2 233 440.00 |
|
20 |
Knysna PS |
22.41 kwp |
R520 992.00 |
|
21 |
Pioneer School |
113.10 kwp |
R2 283 840.00 |
|
22 |
De Kruine SS |
Not installed |
Not installed |
|
23 |
Bellville HS |
5981.04 kw |
R1,28 per kw (Lease agreement) |
|
24 |
Hopefield HS |
66.6 kwp |
R916 952.06 |
|
25 |
Mikro PS |
38.7 kwp |
R743 040.00 |
|
26 |
Fairmont HS |
95.81 kwp |
R99 0494.00 |
|
27 |
Sweet Valley PS |
73.0 kwp |
R1 049 862.99 |
|
28 |
Carpe Diem School |
68.8 kwp |
R1 161 216.00 |
|
29 |
Brackenfell PS |
49.40 kwp |
R973 845.00 |
|
30 |
South Peninsula HS |
32.76 kwp |
R767 232.00 |
|
31 |
Rustenberg Girls HS |
135.3 kwp |
R3 623 782.00 |
|
32 |
Hawston HS |
New application – in process |
|
|
33 |
Pinedene PS |
New application – in process |
|
|
34 |
Durbanville PS |
100.0 kwp |
R1 450 000.00 |
|
35 |
Gene Louw PS |
100.0 kwp |
R1 500 000.00 |
|
36 |
Plumstead HS |
55.08 kwp |
R1 072 224.00 |
|
37 |
Outeniqua HS |
38.88 kwp |
R872 950.00 |
|
38 |
Norman Henshilwood HS |
58.32 kwp |
R1 213 056.00 |
|
39 |
Panorama PS |
170.0 kwp |
R2 006 540.00 |
|
40 |
Tamboerskloof LS |
47.0 kwp |
R820 800.00 |
|
41 |
Rocklands PS |
69.3 kwp |
R1 998 352.00 |
|
42 |
Oakdale Agri School |
189.6 kwp |
R2 223 922.36 |
|
43 |
Somerset West PS |
21.84 kwp |
R518 400.00 |
[b] See table above. The power output and the value of the investment at each school differs and is an arrangement made between the schools and the companies concerned. The Department does not have a register for each.
To assist with the query, the Department contacted each school to collate the information required.
[2] [a] See table above.
[b] They are either all funded by the schools themselves (using School Governing Body funds), or the schools have entered into lease agreements with companies/organisations such as the Sun exchange (a solar leasing platform). The Department has supported such initiatives in our schools.
[3] [a] The Department does not have record of which schools have procured emergency lightning and back-up battery power.
As indicated on the “Sun Exchange” website, Tamboerskloof PS is the first school solar plant equipped with a battery storage system, meaning that they can keep on teaching even during the routine power-cuts that are impacting education all over the country.
(https://thesunexchange.com/project/tamboerskloof-primary-school)
[b] Since the Department has not procured such a system at any school, it is not known what the costs are.
