Frequently Asked Questions

The Alternative Service Delivery Unit (ASDU), implemented by GreenCape, is seeking a service provider to deliver decentralized energy services to at least 300 households in the Nomzamo Agricultural Village, Mpumalanga. The project, funded by the Embassy of Denmark and the New Zealand High Commission, aims to establish a financially sustainable, community-led energy provision model. The contract runs from 1 March 2024 to 30 September 2024, after which the project is intended to operate as an independent entity. Bidders are evaluated on technical competence, financial proposals, B-BBEE status, and site visit attendance, with a requirement for experience in South African informal settlements.

• The Alternative Service Delivery Unit (ASDU) is managed by GreenCape and uses an "adaptive co-design framework to facilitate community led energy provision" based on social inclusion, technical design, and financial sustainability.
• The target area, Nomzamo Agricultural Village in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, consists of 681 households and 2,097 people as of September 2023; it currently lacks formal electricity and municipal services for water, sanitation, or waste management.
• The project is primarily funded by the Embassy of Denmark to South Africa, with additional funding from the New Zealand High Commission in South Africa.
• The selected service provider must offer energy services to a minimum of 300 households and develop a sustainable business model including a "co-payment model" with the community to cover operational costs.
• The contract period is from 1 March 2024 to 30 September 2024, though the project is intended to continue as a "financially sustainable independent entity" thereafter.
• Tender evaluation is based on a 100-point scale: technical evaluation (35), site visit attendance (10), financial evaluation (30), B-BBEE evaluation (20), and comparative adjudication (5).
• The ASDU does not mandate specific technologies but requires "decentralised energy services" that address the community's priorities as defined in the intervention brief.
• The Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC) serves as the social partner, responsible for community mobilisation and implementing social interventions like savings groups.

APA

GreenCape (n.d.). Frequently Asked Questions. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ASDU-Nomzamo-FAQ-Sheet.pdf

Chicago

GreenCape. Frequently Asked Questions. n.d. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ASDU-Nomzamo-FAQ-Sheet.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greencapendfrequently, author = {{GreenCape}}, title = {{Frequently Asked Questions}}, institution = {GreenCape}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ASDU-Nomzamo-FAQ-Sheet.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }