Good News For Solar Panel And Battery Prices In South Africa

by PV Consult | Aug 2, 2023 | Uncategorised

Oversupply and a price battle between Chinese manufacturers with growing manufacturing capacity have sent solar panel and battery prices in South Africa downwards in the last few months. That is according to two reputed solar installation companies — AWPower and Solar...

Eskom issues alert over inverters and other power backups

by PV Consult | Aug 2, 2023 | Uncategorised

Power utility Eskom has urged South Africans whose regional grids are under pressure due to cold weather to keep their backup power systems offline for at least an hour after load shedding to avoid possible trips. The group issued an alert on Friday (21 July), warning...

Tax breaks for rooftop solar in South Africa come with a big catch

by PV Consult | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorised

Staff Writer 22 February 2023 FollowFollow Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that National Treasury will be providing tax incentives and tax relief to South African businesses and households to encourage a rapid move to renewable energy. This will...

New power controversy as SA does about-turn on solar panels

by PV Consult | Jun 6, 2021 | Uncategorised

By: Antony Sguazzin South Africa’s plans to buy emergency power, already the subject of a court challenge, faces fresh controversy after a local-content requirement for solar-panel frames was scrapped subsequent to the award of the tenders. The 65% local-content...

Assessment of floating PV potential at African hydropower reservoirs