InvestSA is South Africa’s investment promotion agency, which is part of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. It has a dedicated team that serves as a link between foreign investors and business opportunities. Further information on InvestSA can be found on (www.investsa.gov.za).

• What are the available incentives?

  There are different categories of renewable energy generation where different incentives are applicable: 

  • For government procurement through the IPP programme, no incentives exist. This is a competitive bidding process where bids are awarded based on price and economic development criteria.
  • For the Commerce & Industry market, there are a number of potential incentives, mainly through section 12 of the income tax act, specifically section 12B, 12 L and 12K.
    • Section 12B is administered through SANEDI. 
    • Section 12L and 12K are administered by SARS themselves. 
    • These incentives are tax rebates based on, for example, the acquisition of renewable energy assets (ie rooftop PV panels). In most instances these incentives are for the offtaker and not the service provider (or project developer).
• What is InvestSA?

  InvestSA is South Africa’s investment promotion agency, which is part of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. It has a dedicated team that serves as a link between the foreign investors and business opportunities coming to realisation. Further information on InvestSA can be found on (www.investsa.gov.za). 

• What are the main services offered by the EOSS?

  The main services of the Energy OSS are:

  • Provisioning of appropriate information related to Energy Projects applications
  • Advisory Services Related to Energy Related Projects
  • Assist Developers and Industry Associations tackle policy, legal and regulatory elements that retard energy developments
  • Coordination, Monitoring and transparent client-centred facilitation for Energy Applications
  • Unblocking bottlenecks with regards to submitted projects
• What are the Technologies of focus?

  The technologies, which will be facilitated by the Energy OSS, are:

  • Solar
  • Wind
  • Battery
  • Gas
  • Hydrogen
• What are the required documents?

  Depending on your technology focus different supporting documents are required. Please refer to the Checklist for further information. 

• What are the regulations?

  The applicable regulations are dependent on the type of Energy Applications.

  Please refer to the Process Flow tab

• How to I access the services provided by the Energy One Stop Shop?

  Please create an account on this website in order to for the EOSS to assist on your particular projects. Alternative, you can reach us via the contact form should you seek further information. 

• How long is the application procedure?

  Registration and Applications tabs are available on the EOSS Website www.energyoss.gov.za

  To apply please create a profile on the Portal (link to Portal tab)

• What are the categories of Renewable Energy Generation?

  There are 4 different categories of renewable energy generation where different incentive would be applicable:

  • Utility scale generation procured through government programme (notably the IPP related programmes)
  • Utility scale generation for private offtake – usually not at the offtaker’s site due to space constraints – part of the Commercial & Industrial market (referred to as C&I in short)
  • Small scale embedded generation – specifically rooftop PV or on-site generation. Small scale wind turbines have are also used on-site but in very specific applications (mostly the agricultural sector)
• Who do I contact?

  You contact the Energy One Stop Shop on Contact us.

• What is the EOSS?

  It is a Government Facility within the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition with the mandate to facilitate the submission and fast tracking of applications for the approval of licences and permits related to Energy projects.

• What are the available incentives?

  There are different categories of renewable energy generation where different incentives are applicable:

  • For government procurement through the IPP programme, no incentives exist. This is a competitive bidding process where bids are awarded based on price and economic development criteria.
  • For the C&I market, there are a number of potential incentives, mainly through section 12 of the income tax act, specifically section 12B, 12 L and 12K.
    • Section 12B is administered through SANEDI.
    • Section 12L and 12K are administered by SARS themselves.
    • These incentives are tax rebates based on, for example, the acquisition of renewable energy assets (ie rooftop PV panels). In most instances these incentives are for the offtaker and not the service provider (or project developer).