REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) Planning a “smart grid” to support Alternate Service Delivery in Cape Town (Electricity focussed)

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) issued by GreenCape seeks a service provider to develop a practical implementation plan for a "smart grid" in Cape Town. The goal is to transition the City of Cape Town's energy department to a service-centric energy model based on information communication technology (ICT) to address revenue challenges and improve energy resilience.

• The City of Cape Town's energy department is facing business model challenges due to customers leaving the grid, driven by Eskom's continued tariff increases, service disruptions, and the falling cost of renewable energy, alongside growing demands for indigent services.
• The proposed "smart grid" communications infrastructure is intended to enable several short- to medium-term services, including distributed generation, energy trading, distributed energy storage, distributed demand response, energy consumption tracking, and integrated customer service for water and electricity.
• A transition to a service-centric energy model is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging residents and businesses to use less electricity from Eskom, which is described as a predominantly coal-based provider.
• The project aims to increase energy resilience against load shedding, electricity insecurity, and climatic shocks, such as storms or heat waves that increase energy demand.
• The scope of work for the consultant includes mapping the transition pathway, comparing technical needs across city departments, performing gap analyses on South African and international standards, developing pricing models for use cases, and investigating the feasibility of these models.
• The consultant must contextualize the impact of specific technology disruptions in the South African market, namely the increasing price competitiveness of renewable electricity, battery storage, and electric vehicles, as well as the liberalization of the energy market.
• The total available budget for the project is R 1,400,000 excluding tax, with a delivery date of 31 March 2023.

APA

GreenCape (n.d.). REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) Planning a “smart grid” to support Alternate Service Delivery in Cape Town (Electricity focussed). https://greencape.co.za/assets/RFQ-TOR-for-external-consultant-service-scentric-comms-infrastructure-v2.pdf

Chicago

GreenCape. REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) Planning a “smart grid” to support Alternate Service Delivery in Cape Town (Electricity focussed). n.d. https://greencape.co.za/assets/RFQ-TOR-for-external-consultant-service-scentric-comms-infrastructure-v2.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{greencapendrequest, author = {{GreenCape}}, title = {{REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) Planning a “smart grid” to support Alternate Service Delivery in Cape Town (Electricity focussed)}}, institution = {GreenCape}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/assets/RFQ-TOR-for-external-consultant-service-scentric-comms-infrastructure-v2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }