Info Report Check
Submission incomplete:
1: VVS-PA, para 355:
As per the PDD and section A.1. of the monitoring report, the installed capacity of the project is 5.8MW. However, as per section A.3. of the registered PDD and section B.1. of the monitoring report, the installed capacity of Sol Plaatje unit is 2.5MW and that of Merino unit is 3.6 MW, i.e., total installed capacity of the project is thus 6.1MW.
The DOE is therefore requested to clarify how it has verified total installed capacity of the project.

2: VVS-PA, para 360:
The DOE is requested how it verified the compliance with the monitoring plan as the following have been observed:
(a) As per Annex 5 of the PDD, for Sol Plaatje, the electricity production will be measured by electricity meter (main meter), installed at the Panorama substation. However, as per section B.1. of the MR, for Sol Plaatje site, for the period 01/03/2020 – 31/05/2020 of the monitoring period, the source of data generation records used was the Eskom-meter. In doing so, the DOE shall also explain why a PRC is not considered to address the non-compliance as per VVS-PA, para 360.
(b) As per Annex 5 of the registered PDD, net electricity generated at both Sol Plaatje site and Merino site will be compared to Dihlabeng meters. However, there is no information in the monitoring report or verification report how this was carried out or how the DOE verified this.

3: VVS-PA, para 372:
In ER sheet, sheet “SolPlaatjeData”, column G (Consumption data), the formula therein shows that the value is divided by two. For example, for month 12 year 2020, it shows “(1078/2)/1000”. The note in the cell states “total reading = 1078 kW for half hour data. Therefore, converted to MWh by dividing by 2 and then again by 1,000”. The DOE is requested to explain this calculation and how it verified it.