Solar PV

The City of Cape Town offers electricians a substantial incentive for PV installation training plus the PV GreenCard Assessment at SARETEC. The subsidised cost is only R2,550 excl. Read more

Financing rooftop solar PV - new industry brief released
02/10/2018 News, Document, Library, energy, business, PV, investment, Industry Brief, Green Finance, SSEG, Smart Electricity, Energy Services, Solar PV

GreenCape has published a new industry brief for industrial and commercial businesses who would like to benefit from grid-connected solar PV systems (or other renewable energy systems) of less than 1MW. Read more

Small-scale embedded generation owners urged to register their systems
26/07/2018 News, general, energy, solar, renewable, PV, Renewable Energy, SSEG, Solar PV

The City of Cape Town is urging all small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) owners to register their systems. Read more

Atlantis Renewable Energy Challenge 2018
19/07/2018 News, event, Atlantis, GreenCape, energy, solar, renewable, skills development, opportunity, education, greentech, Renewable Energy, Solar PV

The Atlantis Renewable Energy Challenge (AREC) is a competition for primary and high school learners to identify local opportunities for products powered by renewable energy. Read more

Solar PV for businesses in the Western Cape - Industry Brief
09/01/2018 Library, Document, business, Industry Brief, Renewable Energy, Solar PV, SSEG

GreenCape has published an industry brief promoting the business case for solar PV installations in the Western Cape. Read more

Robben Island goes solar!
20/10/2017 News, green economy, Solar PV

It has been almost a year and a half since the Robben Island Solar Microgrid project was awarded to SOLA Future Energy. Read more

SAPVIA’s PV Greencard Assessment
14/09/2017 News, energy, PV, Renewable Energy, Solar PV

The South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (SARETEC) will be hosting the next round of the PV Installer Assessment on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 September 2017. Read more

GreenCape to co-host PV info session
21/08/2017 News, event, Solar PV

Invitation to EPCs, ESCOs and solar PV industry players: free info session on PV regulations, the new GreenCard and training initiatives Read more

The Annual Trade and Industry Policies and Strategies (TIPS) Forum was held at the Development Bank of South Africa with this year's theme being Industrialisation and sustainable growth. Read more

SAPVIA launchs PV Greencard
31/05/2017 News, Library, GreenCape, skills development, Solar PV

Solar just became safer with the South African PV industry Association's (SAPVIA) photovoltaic (PV) GreenCard. Read more