UtCSInternal staff presentation
CEO Staff Presentation
UtCS: Our Evolution Towards Global Energy Inclusion
Making Energy Consumption and Ownership Available & Affordable for All
Christo Nicholls
CEO & Founder
UtCSInternal staff presentation
CEO Staff Presentation
UtCS: Our Evolution Towards Global Energy Inclusion
Making Energy Consumption and Ownership Available & Affordable for All
Christo Nicholls
CEO & Founder
Where we have come from
Our evolution
- Municipal electricity price margin enhancement
- Renewable energy deployment and cost avoidance
- Asset earnings and platform integration
- Global Energy Inclusion
Each stage extends the capabilities built before it.
South Africa
Our municipal foundation
South Africa was our starting point.
Our focus: stronger municipal electricity economics.
A municipal electricity account
Conceptual, no figures
Income from electricity supply
Cost of electricity purchased and delivered
Avoidable energy cost
Electricity price marginTogether: the financial health of electricity services.
What our work taught us
The lesson in the electricity account
Electricity economics affect the utility and the customer.
The utilityHealthier electricity service economics
Electricity
serviceOutcomes depend on contracts and delivery
serviceOutcomes depend on contracts and delivery
The customerMore affordable energy for customers
Our work connects the cost of supply with the cost of living and doing business.
The people around an energy asset
The barriers to participation
A household needs affordable energy.
A business needs manageable operating costs.
A potential asset owner needs an accessible route to participate.
Energy Inclusion addresses both using energy and sharing in its value.
Making Holistic Energy Inclusion A Reality For All
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Our mission in everyday terms
What Energy Inclusion means
| Available | Affordable | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption | A practical route to energy | Terms people and businesses can sustain |
| Energy ownership | A practical route to participate | Entry and ongoing costs people can manage |
Shared economic value depends on clear rights and actual performance.
Act II: The asset
Renewable Energy Asset Earnings Optimisation
The foundation is a real, productive energy asset.
Better asset decisions connect engineering performance with economic outcomes.
Energy production and use
Measured operating performance
Rooftop PVGeneration
BESSWhere the project specifies it
Local customerUses the energy
Contracted collections and costs
Eligible environmental value
Roles and rights
Participation around the asset
Energy
asset
asset
Consumers
use the energy service.
Asset owners
hold the agreed ownership rights.
Investors
provide capital under defined investment terms.
One person may take more than one role. Each role needs clear terms.
- Energy service
- Ownership rights
- Investment capital
New Structure
The new UtCS Global structure
Global investment. Local energy assets. Connected earnings.
- Investor pooling
- Project funding and platform ownership
- Local delivery and services
- Contractual proceeds allocation
Reading the structure
What each layer does
Line legend
- Investment capital
- Project proceeds
- Platform ownership
- Service and licence fees
- Energy service
- Customer payments
Licence feeOwns
InvestorsProvide capital
UtCS VCC sub-fundsPool investment by mandate
UtCS GBC SPV, MauritiusAllocate approved funding and own SmEEP
Country projects and local UtCS unitsDeploy assets and deliver services
Local customersReceive the energy service and make agreed payments
SmEEPPlatform
The platform
SmEEP connects the model
UtCS Smart Energy Earnings Platform
Owned by UtCS GBC SPVMy Energy Earnings (MEA)REA asset investment platform
MyPower (Pvt)Private-sector delivery
MyMunic (Public)Public-sector delivery
Shared operating layerEPC (Engineering Procurement Construction)/Operations/Collection & Settlement
Country units shown in the new structure
Global coordination, local delivery
- UtCS-SASouth AfricaSource label: UtCS GBC SPC Specialized Services Centre
- UtCS-NAMNamibiaSource label: UtCS GBC SPC Specialized Services Centre
- UtCS-MauritiusMauritiusSource label: UtCS GBC SPC Specialized Services Centre
Specialised services centres connecting local assets, customers and project records.
South Africa remains the foundation of our wider ambition.
Local service income
How local teams earn
| Once-off service income | REA construction and consumer onboarding |
|---|---|
| Recurring service income | REA optimisation, M&E, measurement, billing, collection and carbon-credit performance reporting |
Separate outward payment
Local UtCS units
Monthly SmEEP licence fee, per “factory”
UtCS GBC SPV (platform owner)Local units pay the monthly SmEEP licence fee to GBC SPV under the agreed terms.
The capital path
How capital reaches a project
Funding follows the relevant mandate and approved project terms.
- Investment capital
- Energy used locally
Investors
Relevant VCC sub-funds
UtCS GBC SPV
Approved country projects
Renewable energy assets serving local customers
Local customersin the same location
The proceeds path
How project proceeds return
REA Collections
+Eligible Carbon Credit Trading Proceeds
−Applicable costs and obligations
=Net Project Proceeds
Costs and obligations
- Applicable project costs
- Service fees
- Taxes and reserves
- Financing obligations
SmEEP licence fee counted once within the agreed cost structure.
Country project accounts
GBC SPV
Relevant VCC sub-funds
Investors
Allocated according to contractual rights and sub-fund mandates.
A conditional income stream
Carbon income depends on a completed process
- Measured renewable generation
- Eligible evidence and verificationIf eligible
- Issued creditsIf sold
- Completed sale
- Carbon trading proceeds
Continuing production may support further eligible periods. Issuance and sales require their own process.
Dashed links remain conditional. No conversion factor or price is implied.
Illustrative customer journey
One customer, one asset, one connected model
Customer benefit and participation rights depend on the agreed terms.
One household
or business
or business
- CapitalAn approved project funds a local energy asset.
- Service workA local team delivers the system and onboards the customer.
- Energy and paymentsThe customer uses energy and makes the agreed payments.
- RecordsMeasured performance supports servicing, reporting and settlement.
- Optional branchWhere a project qualifies, eligible carbon receipts follow their own completed process.
Act III: Our team
What this means for our team
| Engineering and deployment | Safe, productive assets and complete handover records |
|---|---|
| Operations and liaison | Customer readiness, issue ownership and stakeholder coordination |
| Commercial and onboarding | Clear terms and accurate customer information |
| Finance and collection | Reconciled receipts, fees and settlements |
| Platform and data | Reliable records and traceable performance information |
| Leadership | Clear priorities, accountability and disciplined project decisions |
The work ahead
Recommended priorities for the next 90 days
- Days 1 to 30Confirm responsibilities, current status and source records.
- Days 31 to 60Standardise project handovers, customer records and reconciliation.
- Days 61 to 90Review delivery quality, close gaps and agree readiness to expand.
Leadership to confirm owners, dates and resources.
A proposed scorecard
How we will judge progress
| Measure | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Delivery | Commissioned assets with complete handovers |
| Customer value | Measured cost outcomes against an agreed baseline |
| Asset performance | Validated production and availability |
| Collection | Receipts reconciled against amounts due |
| Participation | Documented access and ownership participation |
| Reporting | Complete records and traceable eligible proceeds |
Baselines, definitions and targets to be agreed.
Our next chapter belongs to all of us
Our next chapter belongs to all of us
Making Energy Consumption and Ownership
Available & Affordable for All
Our South African foundation supports a wider Energy Inclusion ambition.
Thank you, UtCS team.
Reference
Terms and financial flow reference
Terms
- REA
- Renewable Energy Asset
- PV
- Photovoltaic solar generation
- BESS
- Battery Energy Storage System
- EPC
- Engineering Procurement Construction
- M&E
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- SmEEP
- Smart Energy Earnings Platform
- VCC
- Investor pooling entity shown in the source
- GBC SPV
- Global Business Company / Special Purpose Vehicle label in the source
- UtCS GBC SPC
- Retained source label for country specialised services centres
Financial distinctions
- Consumer savings
- A change in the customer's cost against an agreed baseline
- REA collections
- Contractual project receipts
- Local service income
- Agreed construction, onboarding and ongoing service fees
- Licence fee
- Agreed local-unit payment to GBC SPV as platform owner
- Net project proceeds
- Eligible receipts after applicable costs and obligations
- Investor distributions
- Amounts allocated under the relevant rights and mandates
These are different measures and recipients. They are not additive revenue.
Reference
Original UtCS reference infographics
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