Energy Services
Plant Assets that the ENERGY section provide services on, are grouped under the following categories.
Solar & EV
Our focus is to help you take control of your energy usage to reduce your grid dependence and save on your energy bill.
In addition to our Asset and Maintenance Management, we also provide Solar Energy and EV Charging Solutions.
Solar energy allows our customers to enjoy clean reliable energy and save up to 30% on their electricity bills.
Our EV charging solutions alloys you to charge your EV at home, work, or at public points to the range anxiety EV owners experience.
Depending on requirements we provide our services to residential, corporate, and industrial customers.
MV & HV Assets including Generators
We provide Asset and Maintenance Management Solutions throughout the lifecycle of electrical assets to optimise the asset, reduce downtime and improve the maintenance done on the asset.
Electrical equipment used in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity that the Energy section provide services on.
This includes.
- Transformers
- Switchgear
- MV & HV Network
Solar
We facilitate our customers’ green journey to solar energy that will provide them with energy security, help reduce electricity costs and improve their carbon footprint.
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Reduce your dependence on the grid with our battery storage solutions.
Battery Storage
No sun, no problem. Use our battery storage solutions to provide instant, clean, and reliable power supply for your business.
Wheeling
Wheeling is using energy from an offsite utility-scale solar farm via existing grid infrastructure, to power your business.
Your business can reach its sustainability goals with an offsite solar energy solution that requires zero capital investment, and with an electricity tariff that are up to 50% cheaper.
We provide a turnkey energy solution to reduce the cost of your electricity and increase your independence from the grid. With our integrated solutions and trusted EPC partners we provide solar solutions to commercial, industrial, agricultural & residential customers.
PetroLube Energy’s solar energy solutions make it easy for your business to save money on electricity bills and achieve your sustainability goals, by take control of your energy usage. With our strategic partners, we are able to provide commercial and industrial businesses with financed and cash purchase solutions.
Cash Purchase
With a single payment you can buy a solar energy system, where you will have complete ownership of and responsibility for the solar energy system.
Benefits of Cash Purchase
- Own the system from the first day
- Greater return on investment
Financed Solutions
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
A solution where your business receives all the benefits of owning a solar system without the hassle or expense of operating and maintaining one, CAPEX free.
Roof Rental
Opportunity for commercial shopping centres to monetise their previously unused roof space with a long-term roof rental agreement.
Benefits of Financed Solutions
- No capex investment
- Achieve sustainability goals
- Reduce electricity bills
- Asset management reporting
EV Charging
Electric Vehicle Charging Service Equipment (EVSE) for home, workplace, and public charging.
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Portable EV Chargers
Level 1 portable charger to use anywhere.
Fast Portable EV Chargers
Charge faster at home, or work with a Level 2 AC portable charger that plugs into an industrial CEE socket.
Home EV Charging Stations
Level 2 AC wall mounted charge station. Available in single, or three phase versions.
Public EV Charging Stations
Charging station for shared use, or business purposes.
EV mobility tailored your way with charging stations, and services in one place.
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We provide Electric Vehicle Charging Service Equipment (EVSE) for home, workplace and public charging that is compatible with most electric vehicles sold in South Africa.
Future Products and Services
- Charging as a Service (CAAS) for Level 1 to Level 3 charging
- Selling or Leasing Off-Grid Mobile EV Charging Stations
- Vehicle conversions from Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) to Electric Vehicle (EV)
- EV Chargers (Level 1 to Level 3 charging), e g Portable, Mobile, Fixed and DC Fast Charging Stations
- Standalone solar PV system to charge your EV, or a solar PV system that is integrated with the whole house
Click here to learn more about our EV charging products.
Asset and Maintenance Management
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Our Asset and Maintenance Management solution aligns reliability with maintenance.
A good asset and maintenance management programme is an integral part of assets optimisation. It not only decreases the risk of failure but increase profit, reduces downtime, and extend the life of the equipment.
Services
- Equipment Survey
- Oil Treatment
- Oil Sampling and Analysis
- Thermography
- Sweep Frequency Response Analysis (SFRA)
- Diagnosis and Reporting
We partner you and get to know your equipment to understand their operation and gain information on their environment.
We will guide you through each phase of your transformer asset life cycle.
We not only provide condition monitoring, we provide solutions.
Extra Services
- Total Asset Management
- Condition Monitoring
- Maintenance Management
- Oil Management
- Data Management
- Maintenance Meetings
- Sample Management
- Electrical (destructive) Tests
- Asset Registers
- Maintenance History
The correct maintenance is done at the right time.
Our Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Management solution improves the lifespan of the equipment, and the maintenance done on it.
Filtration
Oil handling and treatment must be managed, and oil must be seen as an asset and not as a consumable.
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Two functions of insulating oil are to acts as a dielectric (insulating material) and as a cooling medium. Treating the oil will assist the oil to fulfil these two functions and extend the life of the equipment.