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A global off-grid Energy Company
U Micro Grid was established with the purpose and vision to solve the energy crisis by providing energy access and stability worldwide.
As a growing and evolving off-grid energy company, U Micro Grid’s mission is to produce and install a global energy solutions globally, thereby creating 580,000 new micro enterprises around the globe by 2030, whilst simultaneously removing 3.5 million households and small power users from the unreliability of the currently overloaded traditional power grid.
“Imagine an energy solution without any drawbacks. Imagine an energy solution that takes individuals completely off the grid, forever” – Christo Myburgh (U Micro Grid, CEO & Inventor).
U Micro Grid’s solution will empower 1.5 million residential households (6 million individuals) by providing them with access to electricity and data.
The implementation of the solution will not only empower the future generations, but further assist motivating entrepreneurs, developing local economies, enhancing education levels, equipping healthcare facilities and strengthen water purification processes.
U Micro Grid understands energy and have developed a solution that puts the power in the consumers hands, whilst still supporting grid stability and fueling a new, global green economy.
“A new inclusive global green economy, that will promote equality, equity and sustainability” - Christo Myburgh
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The New Energy Landscape in South Africa
Eskom in South Africa presented structural changes to their tariffs for consideration and approval by NERSA, the Energy Regulator commencing 1 April 2021.
This will correct the pricing signals to a more sustainable renewable integration with the power grid, while reshaping the electricity reseller industry.
U Tech Dynamix: Utility Management Solutions for High Value Property Assets
U Tech Dynamix provide professional utility management solutions that not only support our client’s electricity needs, by ensuring transparency on how much money is spent on utilities, but further assist in providing technical support to ensure cost reductions occur and maximum savings.
The Evolution of U Tech Dynamix
The long-term experience and understanding of the utilities industry, combined with an openness to accept change and adopt new technology has facilitated in equipping U Tech Dynamix with a fully committed team that remains flexible and capable of efficiently servicing its customers at 100% capacity.
The U Tech Dynamix service offering has been further tailored to ensure utility expectations are met to benefit and improve property funds, whilst limiting variable costs.
The Changing Value of the Property Sector
The transitioning phase of the property sector is an ongoing concern for many investors. All of whom have witnessed consumer behaviors drastically changing over the past decade.
The pandemic expedited these changes as more companies and individuals begin to adopt a ‘work-from-home’ approach, with e-commerce now firmly intrenched, and more families moving in together driven by the unemployment and economic fallout.
Seeing the Bigger Picture: Utilities Software
Most business sectors around the globe were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It should come as little to no surprise that the software industry for utilities management is no exception.
However, the industry in general has surprisingly indicated relatively optimistic growth, with market size maintaining the average annual growth rate from 2014 to 2018. But how is this possible?
The rising cost of Utilities Management in South Africa
The utility costs of commercial property have increased exponentially since 2008. As a result, property fund owners are exploring alternative energy source options such as solar power, wind energy and natural gas, to ensure property sustainability and tenant rental growth.
Ironically, adoption of the above-mentioned alternative energy solutions result in reducing the demand of kilowatt per hour sales for public utilities, directly restricting sales for the public utility.
Transforming the South African Utilities Management Industry
Tenants are becoming increasingly burdened by electricity, assessment rates, water and sanitation costs. Such costs range between R70 – R140 per square meter of Gross Lettable Area (GLA), depending on industry or sector…
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