Category Archives: Technical Standards

NRS097-2-1: 2024 Grid Connection of Embedded Generation – Utility Interface

The City of Cape Town’s approved inverter list for NRS097-2-1 2017 and later versions (inverters with NRS097-2-1 certificates before 2017 version are not on this list). Cape Town updates this list periodically, so visit the City of Cape Town website to see the latest version.

NRS 097-2-3 provides criteria to be applied when applications for LV connected embedded generators are being assessed.  If generators fall within these criteria, they can be approved without doing grid impact studies.

City of Cape Town’s quality of supply specification for embedded generators on the distribution network.

City of Cape Town’s embedded generator operations manual for category B and C generators (>1MW), which form part of their requirements for such generators.

City of Cape Town’s technical standard governing the connection of embedded generation to the distribution network.

Cape Town’s standard for the interconnection of embedded generation (City of Cape Town)

NRS097-2-1 Grid Interconnection of Embedded Generation – Utility Interface

NRS 049 covers the entire smart metering system from the enterprise level down to the end device.

The grid connection code is to specify minimum technical and design grid connection requirements for Renewable Power Plants (RPPs) connected to or seeking connection to the South African electricity transmission system (TS) or distribution system (DS).