Technical & Commercial Proposal·August 2026
Transforming Aggenys Mine Town Utilities
From a R4.39m monthly liability into a self-funded smart utility platform.
UtCS proposes to finance, deploy and operate a comprehensive smart electricity and water metering programme for Aggenys Mine Town — enabling immediate cost avoidance, zero upfront BMM capital expenditure and progressive optimisation toward a 92% utility cost-reduction target.
Cost-avoidance trajectory
Current State
R4.39m
Combined monthly baseline
Phase 1
61.66%
Cost avoidance
Phase 2
81.5%
Cost avoidance
Full Optimisation
92.03%
Cost-reduction target
Utility value chain — liability to managed platform
Eskom + Municipal Water → Smart Metering → Prepaid Platform → Optimisation → BMM Savings
Bulk Supply
Eskom TOU + Municipal Water
Smart Metering
1,920 prepaid meters
Prepaid Platform
Resident-funded vending
Optimisation Engine
NMD · water · nano-grid
BMM Savings
Up to 92% cost reduction
Bulk Supply
Eskom TOU + Municipal Water
Smart Metering
1,920 prepaid meters
Prepaid Platform
Resident-funded vending
Optimisation Engine
NMD · water · nano-grid
BMM Savings
Up to 92% cost reduction
R0
Upfront CAPEX to BMM
Fully financed by UtCS
R0,00m
Infrastructure financed by UtCS
Meters, installation & platform
0
Smart electricity + water meters
910 electrical · 1,010 water
0,00%
Phase 1 Cost Avoidance
From Day 1 of go-live
0,00%
Phase 2 Cost Avoidance
Post capital recovery
0,00%
Full Optimisation Target
With all Phase 2 layers
Why this matters
Utility liability → managed cost-avoidance platform
Today
Black Mountain Mine
Pays the full utility bill
Electricity + Water
Bulk supply from Eskom & municipality
Aggenys residents
Consume with zero contribution
R4.39m / mo
Monthly exposure · 0% resident recovery
Proposed
Residents
Prepaid token purchases
Smart Utility Platform
Vending, metering & collections
Utility spend + UtCS fee
Optimisation engine active
Up to 92%
BMM cost reduction at full optimisation
One-page summary
The whole programme, at a glance
A single executive infographic distilling the two-phase model, financials, CAPEX, innovation platform and risk allocation — ideal for boardroom circulation.
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