Electrical Engineering Services

Electrical Engineering Services

Electricity Supply 

• Supply of medium and low voltage electricity to Malmesbury, Moorreesburg, Darling, Yzerfontein, and Ongegund.
• Adherence to NERSA (National Energy Regulator of South Africa) standards.

Transmission & Distribution

• Maintenance and operation of municipal electrical grids and substations.
• Response to unplanned outages and infrastructure faults within defined timelines

Street and Area Lighting

• Installation and maintenance of streetlights and public area lighting.
• Scheduled response to complaints and upgrades, subject to availability and Eskom coordination where applicable.

Traffic Light Installations

• Setup and maintenance of traffic signal systems in urban centres.

Electrical Metering 

• Management of metering infrastructure for accurate usage tracking and billing.
• Processing new connection requests and meter upgrades. 

Auxiliary Electricity Services 

• Implementation of supporting electrical systems (e.g., for buildings, sports grounds, public facilities).  

Small-Scale Embedded Generation (SSEG)

• Approval and monitoring of solar PV and other embedded systems.
• Compliance assessments and integration into the local grid. 

ICT Services 

• Provision and maintenance of municipal digital infrastructure and internal IT systems.
• Support for connectivity and information management across departments. 

Small Scale Embedded Generation: 

An Embedded Generator is a generator connected to the distribution network, either directly, or behind the customer’s meter.  Often such generators are ‘Small-Scale Embedded Generators’ (SSEG), meaning no larger than 1Megawatt (MW) capacity.  If such a connection is on the customer’s side of the meter, it is still ‘Embedded’ as it is linked to the distribution network.  A solar PV system connected to the customer’s distribution board via an inverter is a common example.  SSEG refers mostly to solar PV generation, although it also includes other forms of generation (e.g. wind, diesel).
Residents must apply to install SSEG’s. For more information, please see the following documents: 

• Grid Interconnection Of Embedded Generation: Document

• Swartland Municipality Embedded Generator Application Form: Document

• Swartland Municipality Embedded Generator Commissioning Report: Document

• Swartland Municipality Embedded Generator Connection Agreement: Document

• Swartland Municipality Embedded Generator Requirements: Document

• Swartland Draft Wheeling Framework and Guideline April 2024: Document

• Swartland Municipality Embedded Generator Policy: Document

• Swartland Tri-Fold Loadshedding V6: Document

• Grace Period to register Existing SSEG Installations: Document

• Approved Photovoltaic (PV) Inverter List - 09 April 2024: Document

• Circular to Customers regarding installing SSEG systems: Document

Are you an ESKOM or Municipal Client? 

Eskom Clients: Eskom requires Eskom clients to report all Eskom related outages directly to Eskom. How to contact Eskom ( PDF doc included)