100kW · Northern Cape
100kW Solar System for Data Centres in Kimberley
Cut Eskom exposure with engineered three-phase solar PV and battery storage for data centres in Kimberley, Frances Baard. Typical four-year payback, Section 12B tax deduction in year one, and tariff mitigation against annual increases from Sol Plaatje Municipality.
- Typical payback
- 4.4 yrs
- Yield / kWp
- 1 700 kWh
- Section 12B
- 100% yr 1
- Response
- 48 hrs
SAPVIA PV GreenCard practices · NRS 097-2-1 · SANS 10142 · Section 12B ready
100kW engineered for Data Centres in Kimberley
High Eskom tariffs and power instability directly affect data centres operations across Kimberley, Frances Baard. Reyds provides engineered, three-phase commercial solar PV and battery storage systems tailored for daytime load shifting and peak demand clipping. Sites in Kimberley sit on the N12 corridor, where uptime obligations and cooling energy intensity make generation on site the lowest-risk hedge available.
Fully islanded generation for sites with weak, expensive or unavailable municipal supply, with generator fallback. Data Centres carry a load profile dominated by constant it load plus precision cooling, which is exactly where solar generation overlaps hardest with your billing peaks.
Pair your cooling, refrigeration and commercial aircon systems directly with solar PV generation to cut high peak-demand electrical charges. Thermal pre-cooling during peak irradiance hours shifts chiller demand off the Sol Plaatje Municipality account entirely.
Local grid and industrial context
- Distribution authority: Sol Plaatje Municipality, feeder capacity confirmed before design freeze
- Industrial corridor: N12 corridor
- Kimberley industrial sites
- HVAC and refrigeration load coupling assessed on every data centre audit
Indicative 100kW build for a data centre in Kimberley
- System capacity
- 100 kWp (100kW)
- Modules
- 180 x tier-1 Bloomberg-rated monocrystalline
- Roof / yard area
- ~560 m2
- Inverter platform
- 2 x Huawei SUN2000 50KTL
- Storage option
- 100-215kWh LFP
- Annual generation
- ~170 000 kWh
| Component | Engineered specification | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid / grid-tied inverters | Sungevity, Atess, Deye and Huawei three-phase 400V units, 30kW to 250kW blocks | NRS 097-2-1, IEC 62109 |
| PV modules | Tier-1 Bloomberg-rated monocrystalline 555-620Wp, 30-year linear performance warranty | IEC 61215, IEC 61730 |
| Battery storage | Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) 51.2V cabinets and 233-5 000kWh containerised racks, 6 000+ cycles at 90% DoD | IEC 62619, UN38.3 |
| Mounting structures | Aluminium rail on IBR / corrugated / standing seam; ballasted or bolted on concrete; galvanised steel ground frames | SANS 10160 wind loading |
| Structural roof load | 12-18 kg/m2 additional dead load flush-mount, 22-28 kg/m2 tilted arrays, verified per truss design | SANS 10162 sign-off |
| Protection and metering | Type 2 SPD, DC isolators, AC changeover, CT metering with remote monitoring portal | SANS 10142-1 |
What is included in Kimberley
- Independence from constrained feeders
- Diesel displacement of 60-90%
- SCADA-monitored dispatch logic
- SSEG registration and NRS 097-2-1 documentation
- Remote monitoring portal with performance reporting
- Section 12B asset register for your auditors
Questions from Kimberley operators
How long does a 100kW installation in Kimberley take?
A 100kW plant on a data centre in Kimberley typically takes 4 to 10 weeks from signed order, including structural assessment, Sol Plaatje Municipality SSEG paperwork and commissioning.
Do we need approval from Sol Plaatje Municipality?
Yes. Any grid-connected embedded generation in Kimberley, Frances Baard must be registered as SSEG. Reyds handles the full application, professional engineer sign-off and NRS 097-2-1 compliance documentation.
Can the system run our aircon and refrigeration during load shedding?
With hybrid inverters and LFP storage, cooling, refrigeration and commercial aircon can be carried through outages while also clipping peak-demand charges on your data centre account.
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