Energy Trading & Wheeling

Licensed energy trading and wheeling support for South African businesses.

LinkSolar (Pty) Ltd is a NERSA licensed energy trader. Licence number: NERSA/TRD16/2025. LinkSolar helps businesses assess electricity procurement options, wheeling opportunities and tariff exposure as part of a broader energy strategy.

Transmission and substation infrastructure used for energy wheeling
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NERSA Licensed Energy Trader

LinkSolar (Pty) Ltd is a NERSA licensed energy trader. Licence number: NERSA/TRD16/2025.

Issued by
National Energy Regulator of South Africa
Issued to
LinkSolar (Pty) Ltd
Licence number
NERSA/TRD16/2025
Issued
25 September 2025 · 20 years
Company registration
2023/832687/07
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What energy trading is

LinkSolar buys renewable power from independent producers under its NERSA trading licence and sells it to you under a supply agreement, usually for 10 years with an agreed escalation. You keep your grid connection and your utility account; part of your energy simply comes from a cheaper source.

What wheeling is

Wheeling moves that power from the generator to your site over the existing Eskom or municipal network. The utility bills you for the use of its wires and credits the energy delivered; LinkSolar handles the metering, the reconciliation and the paperwork.

When it pays

Wheeling works where the saving on the energy portion of your bill is larger than the network charges and losses. In practice that means a connection of about 100 kVA or more and roughly 500 MWh a year, on a time-of-use tariff with Eskom or a metro that has a published wheeling framework. The Energy Assessment tells you where your site stands.

What information is needed

recent electricity bills and tariff information; monthly electricity spend; site location and connection details; operational hours; resilience or uptime priorities; commercial objectives.

How it fits with solar and storage

Most sites use both: on-site solar for the daytime load, wheeled power for the hours the roof cannot cover, and storage where the evening peak is expensive. The Full Assessment prices each route against your bills and shows the combination that pays back fastest.

Supply partnerships

1GW+ of renewable supply under Heads of Terms.

LinkSolar structures wheeling and trading arrangements backed by generation agreements with leading South African IPPs, solar and wind across the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Free State.

SolarAfricaSolar
Red RocketSolar & wind
G7 RenewablesWind
+ further IPPsPortfolio expanding

Trading, wheeling, EPC and manufacturing in one integrated structure.

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Grid / Network
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FAQ

Common questions

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Is LinkSolar a licensed energy trader?

LinkSolar (Pty) Ltd is a NERSA licensed energy trader. Licence number: NERSA/TRD16/2025.

What is LinkSolar's NERSA licence number?

LinkSolar's NERSA licence number is NERSA/TRD16/2025.

Does wheeling replace on-site solar?

Rarely. Solar is usually the fastest payback for daytime load; wheeling covers what the roof cannot and needs no capital. Many sites do both.

Who generates the power?

LinkSolar structures supply with South African IPPs including SolarAfrica, Red Rocket and G7 Renewables, with more than 1GW of solar and wind under Heads of Terms across the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Free State.

What should I prepare before an assessment?

recent electricity bills and tariff information; monthly electricity spend; site location and connection details; operational hours; resilience or uptime priorities; commercial objectives.

Not sure whether you need trading, wheeling, solar or BESS?

Start with your bill. LinkSolar will help identify the right route before you commit to a solution.

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