Kganya Gotlhe
Energy Network · Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

Idle battery systems can generate monthly income.

Kganya Gotlhe is the revenue layer for commercial battery storage. We connect idle capacity to South Africa's energy market with a read-only integration, no disruption to site operations, and monthly ZAR settlement.

Calculate site revenue
Integration
Read-only
Settlement
Monthly ZAR
Latency target
< 15 ms
Location
Richards Bay
Revenue Snapshot
What the model is built to do
Dispatch-active
Power flow
1.50 MW
Modelled dispatch into the wheeling stack.
Peak tariff slot
R 4.12 / kWh
Site protection
Factory reserve stays protected
Backup floor stays ahead of dispatch instructions.
Commercial outcome
Audited monthly payout
Revenue is settled in ZAR, not platform credits.
Plain-spoken promise

Read-only connection. No changes to your equipment. Modelled numbers stay labelled as modelled until the site has audited operating data.

Incubation
Kganya Gotlhe is incubated by SMPC Solutions.
How it works

Stored charge to cash in your account.

The operating model is simple: we observe the battery safely, match dispatch to market opportunity, then settle your share in ZAR every month.

01

Read-only site connection

Kganya Edge OT reads battery and tariff conditions without writing to your production control layer.

  • Read-only telemetry path
  • Factory reserve floor maintained
  • No warranty-risking control override
02

Dispatch and tariff matching

Available capacity is matched against high-value windows under the wheeling model while respecting site constraints.

  • Peak tariff window targeting
  • Local operating conditions first
  • Illustrative projections clearly labelled
03

Monthly ZAR settlement

Site owners receive an auditable monthly payout backed by site data and market settlement records.

  • Monthly statements
  • Direct bank settlement
  • Richards Bay support team
Revenue Calculator

Model a monthly payout.

Use the sliders below to estimate what a site could earn under a virtual wheeling model. These figures are modelled and actual results vary by site and tariff.

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Estimated monthly payout
R 145,200 ZAR

Illustrative site payout per month.

Annualized yield
R 1,742,400 ZAR
Net wheeling factor
0.94 NET
Peak arbitrage share R 108,900
Demand charge reduction R 36,300
Processing fee Included (0%)

Modelled using selected battery capacity, reserve floor, and tariff assumptions. Actual results vary by site, operating profile, and tariff.

For factory owners

Idle backup capacity becomes usable commercial value.

Most factory batteries are installed for resilience first. Kganya adds a revenue layer without turning your energy system into a consumer-style app or a risky remote-control project.

  • Read-only OT edge connection with no production-line override
  • Monthly statements and bank settlement in ZAR
  • Richards Bay-first deployment and support model
For energy managers

Industrial-grade telemetry, not marketing gloss.

The integration language stays grounded in OT constraints: fast telemetry, clear reserve rules, and a simple explanation of what is being observed, optimized, and settled.

Supported protocols
Modbus, CANbus, DNP3, IEC 61850
Target environment
Heavy industrial battery sites
Security posture
Read-only, isolated telemetry path
Support region
KwaZulu-Natal and SA grid nodes
Built for KwaZulu-Natal

Grounded in local industrial use cases.

The audience is specific: factory owners, battery operators, and industrial energy managers who need resilience first and value unlocked second.

C&I off-takers

Factories, mills, processors, and cold-storage operators looking to cut demand costs and create a second value stream.

Independent power producers

Asset owners who need responsive battery capacity to support wheeling schedules and reduce curtailment pressure.

Industrial zones

Sites in and around RBIDZ where grid resilience, logistics uptime, and industrial efficiency all matter at once.

Aggregators and municipalities

Grid stakeholders evaluating distributed battery support for stability, local energy balancing, and cleaner operational economics.

Next step

Start with a site review, tariff check, and feasibility model.

The fastest way to move this forward is to review battery size, reserve requirements, and tariff structure with the Richards Bay engineering team.