We have metering solutions for all kinds of customers covering almost all requirements of utilities(public and private) and municipalities in metering domain. Our Metering Solutions comprises postpaid and prepaid meters, conventional and smart meters, square (IEC) and round (ANSI) meters in all voltage levels from single phase and direct connected three-phase to CT and CTPT connected meters. It also comprises full set of AMI and prepayment software systems as part of our total solution for smart metering (AMI) and prepayment projects.

With the constrained electricity grid in South Africa it is becoming increasingly more important to use less energy to avoid overloading the grid which could lead to country-wide blackouts. Using less energy or using energy in a far more efficient way through smart metering solutions enable utility companies to reduce their demand at certain times of the day being able to effectively manage load shedding requirements from ESKOM.
Utilities worldwide are deploying smart meters in order to provide consumers better visibility into their energy consumption, to enable demand response to reduce peak load, to manage energy consumption through time-of-use billing and prepayment. Smart meters have been shown to provide benets to both consumers and utilities, and are helping utilities address modern energy challenges. To ensure a smarter grid energy providers, by extending their value proposition, are able to improve their customer interaction and consumer engagement at the same time delivering operational excellence.

An electricity prepayment solution for utility with powerful and secure vending system to conquer the following challenges:

- No secure & accurate payment system for utility
- No convenient payment channel for consumer
- Tampering
- Overdue payment
- Investment Protection

One of services Chain Concepts is providing to utilities is running projects on turnkey basis. In this regards, we start analysing requirements of our customer, do possible site survey and then propose our design. Once it is agreed we procure and bring all necessary material to site and start installing and commissioning by our experienced field workers, so we walk by all three Engineering, Procurement and Constructing phases but do not stop there, rather we continue by commissioning and possibly operating the whole system. Chain Concepts offers running different kind of EPC projects like IT projects, power project and metering projects.

In the energy storage phase, requirements can be effectively managed, peak power can be shaved and valley power can be filled, and loads are smoothened, so that power supply cost can be reduced by effectively using power devices. In addition, the application of renewable energy can be promoted, the operating stability of the power system can be improved and frequency of the power system can be adjusted.

Our power storage inverters allow power from multiple branches to be directly input into the inverters, thereby limiting series and parallel connection of energy storage batteries, reducing the risk of battery loss, and maximizing the use of batteries in echelon and the reduction of construction cost.

Technological advances and high fuel costs have made wind and solar power attractive and it is expected to be a rapidly growing form of power generation in South Africa in the short term. Chain Concepts is a leader in the solar power sector sitting on the eReact Committee.

Chain Concepts is very involved in drafting the Power Purchase Agreements and lobbying NERSA to maintain a Feed-in Tariff rate which would make wind power generation viable. Together with partner Terra Renewables, Chain Concepts provides a comprehensive suite of power engineering services ranging from wind and solar resource assessments to civil and electrical design and complete project construction management.

This Sector of Chain Concepts is based on the premise that poor or inadequate sanitation is a major challenge faced within South Africa and many other developing countries around the world. Alarming
statistics of some 18 million South Africans (approximately 3 million households) are unable to access proper sanitation facilities. This poses an immense threat on the health and safety of communities and surrounding environments in the form of outbreaks of various diseases such as Cholera and Diarrhoea. Accordingly, this sector of Chain Concepts has been established in line with making a difference to and improve the lives of the many people affected by poor sanitary conditions and facilities. Chain Concepts is therefore responsible for the marketing of a revolutionary new product – Bio Activator, a product that will ultimately aid in the eradication of our countries sanitation issues and therefore uplift the lives of our fellow South Africans.

WHAT IS A BIO-ACTIVATOR?

The Bio-Activator product does not contain any chemicals or additives. It is a non-toxic, non-hazardous and is harmless to people, animals, crops and the environment in general. Bio-Activator is a natural organic product that quickly stimulates microbial activity, resulting in the degradation of human waste into water and gas at an accelerated rate. Whilst Bio-Activator works perfectly in pit toilets, septic tanks and French drains – the treatment is also effective in Package Plants and for use in other waste water applications where bioremediation is required. Bio-Activator does not work on the principle of bio-augmentation. It does however enhance the activity of the indigenous organisms. The product is easily activated in plain water. It is easy to use and no special skills are required to apply it. This means that anyone can use Bio-Activator to solve the current sanitation problems.