This is the official public notice and stakeholder feedback page for VCS project 5023. It sets out how to comment, ask a question or lodge a grievance about the project, and how we deal with each submission.
The project is listed on the Verra registry and is being validated by an independent validation/verification body. It is not yet registered, and no Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) have been issued. We will update this page when validation is completed.
* Estimates from the project description. They remain subject to independent validation and to verification of actual generation.
The project is a grouped project. It brings together rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems installed at commercial and industrial facilities in South Africa. The electricity generated is used on site and replaces electricity from the national grid, which is mainly coal-fired. This reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
The first site is the 1,200 kWp (1,000 kWac) rooftop system at 14 Joyner Road, Prospecton, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. It serves the Corruseal Corrugated KZN facility and has operated continuously since 13 January 2025. Further sites may be added over time if they meet the eligibility criteria in the project description.
The systems are roof-mounted on existing industrial buildings. They involve no land acquisition, resettlement or restriction of access, and produce no emissions, discharges or noise once installed.
| Project name | Small Scale Solar Grouped Project in South Africa |
|---|---|
| Verra project ID | VCS 5023 |
| Project proponent | Catalyst Incentive Solutions (Pty) Ltd, a Catalyst Solutions group company |
| Standard | Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, VCS Standard v4.7 |
| Methodology | CDM AMS-I.F (v5.0): renewable electricity generation for captive use and mini-grid |
| Location | Republic of South Africa |
| Proposed crediting period | 13 January 2025 to 12 January 2035 (subject to validation) |
| Status | Under validation |
| Registry | Verra registry: VCS 5023 |
Anyone affected by or interested in the project can comment or ask a question at any time. This includes employees and contractors at participating sites, site owners, neighbours, local authorities and members of the public. This invitation remains open for the life of the project. Comments received while validation is in progress will be taken into account during validation.
Comments may also be submitted to Verra through the project’s page on the Verra registry.
We welcome comments on:
You may comment in any official South African language. You can ask for your name and contact details to be kept confidential from site management. We will not take, or allow, any action against anyone for raising a comment or grievance in good faith.
You may submit anonymously. Contact details are needed only if you would like a reply.
If you have a complaint about the project, including any impact on you, on workers or on property, we will deal with it as follows. Every grievance is logged with the date received, a reference number, the action taken and the outcome. Where a grievance is received, a summary of it and how it was resolved will be published on this page and reported to the independent auditor at each verification.
We acknowledge your grievance within 15 working days, investigate it with the site where relevant, and aim to resolve it by agreement. You will receive a written response within 60 working days, in a manner and language appropriate to you.
If the grievance is not resolved by agreement, it will be referred to mediation by a neutral third party agreed with you.
If mediation does not resolve it, the grievance will be referred to arbitration, to the extent the law allows, or to the competent South African courts. This does not limit your right to approach any competent body.
Employees at a participating site may also use their employer’s internal grievance procedure. Using it does not prevent you from raising the matter with us.
We use the personal information you give us only to respond to your submission, to keep the record the VCS Program requires, and to report anonymised summaries to the independent auditor and Verra. We do not share your identity with site management if you ask us not to, unless the law requires it. You may ask to see, correct or delete your information by contacting our Information Officer at info@catalystsolutions.global.
Carbon project team: VCS 5023
E-mail: info@catalystsolutions.global
Telephone: +27 12 021 0777
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