Easy way to boost solar power output in South Africa
High temperatures are bad for solar power efficiency, but shade is even worse. A possible solution is lighting up your roof with a new lick of paint.
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Cape Town | City Of Cape Town | Energy | Green Solar Academy | small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) | Solar power
Blow for solar power prices in Cape Town
Cape Town is maintaining a costly and highly criticised requirement for SSEG sign-off that Eskom recently scrapped.
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Energy | Eskom | load shedding | off-grid | rooftop solar | Solar power
How much it costs to say goodbye to Eskom
It’s cheaper than ever for South Africans to install a solar PV and battery backup system, allowing them to go completely off-grid.
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BrightBlack Energy | Energy | Mercedes-Benz South Africa | private solar power | rooftop solar power | Solar power
Biggest rooftop solar power plants in South Africa
The biggest of these was recently commissioned by a prominent carmaker in South Africa.
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Good news for people who want to rent a solar system in South Africa
Wetility has announced the launch of OneBill, a subscription model it says will demonstrate guaranteed savings.
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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) | Energy | private power | private solar power | Solar power
Private solar power is beating Koeberg
Private rooftop solar power supported more of South Africa’s electricity demand than the country’s sole nuclear power station in the first six months of 2025.
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MultiChoice-backed solar company cooking
Wetility recently announced it secured an additional half-billion rand in funding and won a solar industry innovation award.