It was further explained that when the project started in 2001 - the system had the capacity to provide for four lights, charging of cells phones as well as the use of a black and white television - and this is the system used at Msinga. However, the DoE has since increased the capacity of the system - the only change is that one can plug in a colour television and can connect 8 lights instead of 4. With regards to the financing of the project one has to apply for the solar home system and pay an application fee of R110.00. On a monthly basis one pays a service fee of R89.00. The reason for paying the R89.00 service fee is for KES to do maintenance - if there are faults on the battery or any part of the systems. KES also utilizes part of the service fee to pay their running expenses. As a way of subsidising the indigent communities, municipalities contribute a portion of the R89.00 service fee, from the Free Basic Electricity (FBE) fund. Once a municipality has contributed its portion from FBE, the beneficiary pays the difference. In the case of Msinga beneficiaries were paying R55 instead of R89.00. However, the FBE allocation differs, across the differing municipalities - i.e. the difference paid by the beneficiaries in Msinga Local Municipality will not be the same in another municipality.