ESG Benefits of Going Green: The Top 5 Benefits for Your Business
ESG Benefits of Going Green: The Top 5 Benefits for Your Business As corporate sustainability becomes a non-negotiable, going green does more than lower your carbon footprint – it unlocks powerful ESG benefits. At SOLA, we help businesses adopt renewable energy via energy wheeling, enabling them not only to cut costs but to hit bold […]
Rising Energy Costs Are Impacting Businesses – Here’s What You Can Do About It
Rising Energy Costs Are Impacting Businesses – Here’s What You Can Do About It Across South Africa, businesses are feeling the strain of rising energy costs and unreliable electricity supply. Whether you are a manufacturer, retailer, or agricultural producer, energy is central to keeping operations running, and its growing unpredictability poses a re
Africa’s first multi-buyer Solar Plant ushers in a new era of Energy Wheeling (Project Springbok)
Africa’s first multi-buyer Solar Plant ushers in a new era of Energy Wheeling (Project Springbok) In September 2025, the SOLA Group officially brought into commercial operation the continent’s first multi-buyer, flexible energy-wheeling solar facility, ahead of schedule, as written by Mining Review Africa. This milestone demonstrates how SOLA, as a leadi
Rooftop vs Wheeled Solar: What’s Best for Your Business?
Rooftop vs Wheeled Solar: What’s Best for Your Business? A Comparative Guide by SOLA Group In today’s energy landscape, South African businesses are facing a defining choice: how best to transition to cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable energy. Solar power is leading the way – but not all solar is created equal. When evaluating renewable […]
Preparing for SAWEM: Key Lessons from Industry Leaders (Webinar)
Preparing for SAWEM: Key Lessons from Industry Leaders (Webinar) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rozNp9f_-jY&t=2s As South Africa stands on the threshold of a transformative energy future, SOLA Group proudly participated in a pivotal EE Business Intelligence webinar – “Preparing for the Implementation of the South African Wholesale Electricity M
Why Modularity is Africa’s Competitive Edge in the Renewable Energy Race
Why Modularity is Africa’s Competitive Edge in the Renewable Energy Race Across Africa, millions still live in the dark – disconnected by distance, cost, or bureaucracy. But revolution is underway. As Dom Wills, Executive Director at SOLA Group, emphasised in a recent article, the power to transform this reality lies not in replicating outdated infra
Why renewable energy is a strategic win for South African data centres and mines
Why Renewable Energy is a Strategic win for South African data centres and mines South Africa’s data centres and mines are some of the country’s largest and most energy-intensive businesses. For both sectors, power reliability, cost predictability and decarbonisation are now boardroom priorities – and renewables delivered via wheeling are proving t
Microgrids & the Rise of Decentralised Power in South Africa
Microgrids & the Rise of Decentralised Power in South Africa South Africa’s energy landscape is undergoing a pivotal transformation. With aging infrastructure, rising demand, and the urgent need to decarbonise, new models of energy generation and distribution are stepping into the spotlight. One of the most promising solutions? Microgrids. In a recent
Our Adams Project hits 100 million kWh!
Our Adams Project hits 100 million kWh! https://youtu.be/aAH3iS9rf8M Interview with SOLA’s O&M Team on the Adams Solar Milestone In June 2025, our Adams Solar PV facility in the Northern Cape hit a major milestone: 100 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean electricity successfully generated and delivered into South Africa’s national grid. Developed b
Powering Up South Africa: Unpacking Virtual Wheeling (Webinar)
Powering Up South Africa: Unpacking Virtual Wheeling (Webinar) The South African energy landscape is evolving rapidly, and a key innovation empowering businesses to access cleaner, more affordable electricity is Virtual Wheeling. Recently, SOLA had the privilege of sponsoring and featuring in a webinar hosted by EE Business Intelligence in June 2025, delving
Beyond the Blueprint: How We’re Wheeling Change and Building Better Communities
Beyond the Blueprint: How We’re Wheeling Change and Building Better Communities The Transformative Power of Wheeling Imagine your enterprise, perhaps a bustling manufacturing plant in Gauteng or a dynamic corporate office in Cape Town, powered by clean, green electricity generated hundreds of kilometers away in the sun-drenched landscapes of the North-
Watts & Rands: How Renewable Energy Projects Get Financed and Built
Watts & Rands: How Renewable Energy Projects Get Financed and Built Understanding the people, processes, and partnerships behind clean energy deals. Renewable energy is often seen as clean, green and endlessly flowing, and while the sun and wind are free, the infrastructure to harness them is not. Behind every solar or wind farm lies a […]
The Superpower Driving the Future of Low-Carbon Electricity
The Superpower Driving the Future of Low-Carbon Electricity By Dom Wills, Executive Director at SOLA Group If you’ve ever worked on a large infrastructure project, you’ll know that these ventures are often plagued by delays, budget overruns, and underwhelming results. In fact, Professor Bent Flyvbjerg of Oxford University has spent decades studying these
Harnessing the Sun Responsibly: The Environmental Impact of Utility-Scale Solar Projects
Harnessing the Sun Responsibly: The Environmental Impact of Utility-Scale Solar Projects At SOLA, we believe that energy shouldn’t cost the earth. As a leading developer and constructor of utility-scale solar PV projects in South Africa, our mission goes beyond providing clean, cost-effective electricity — it’s about building a more sustainable fut
Virtual Wheeling: A Game-Changer for Businesses on Municipal Power
Virtual Wheeling: A Game-Changer for Businesses on Municipal Power For years, businesses connected to municipal electricity networks have faced a frustrating barrier: they couldn’t access clean, affordable energy from private producers because they weren’t directly connected to Eskom. But that’s all changing. Thanks to Eskom’s newly launched Virtual
Pioneering solar projects with SOLA Group and Tronox start operations in the Free State
Pioneering solar projects with SOLA Group and Tronox start operations in the Free State July 2024, SOLA Group, in partnership with Tronox Holdings plc (“Tronox”), announced its multi-million Rand solar wheeling projects in Lichtenburg, North-West, South Africa have reached commercial operation. The two solar plants, which were constructed in 2022, reache
Our New Leadership Must Put Power into the Hands of All South Africans
Our New Leadership Must Put Power into the Hands of All South Africans At the SOLA Group we often talk about creating South African solutions to South African problems. We’re proud of our sixteen-year history of delivering innovative clean energy projects, often against the grain of prevailing energy policy or industry norms. But we also […]
SOLA appoints three new managing directors
SOLA appoints three new managing directors Today SOLA Group announced that Dom Wills has opted to step down as CEO of SOLA Group effective March 2024. Dom has been in this role since 2018 when the group consolidated the engineering and construction company SOLA Future Energy and project development company Aurora Power Solutions under the […]
Partner with SOLA to buy green, clean energy for your business
Partner with SOLA to buy green, clean energy for your business South African businesses have historically had little choice when it comes to buying electricity. SOLA helped to change that when we built the first utility-scale solar PV wheeling project in the country. The plant allowed our client, Amazon, to buy large amounts of clean, […]
What the 100 MW license cap lift means for your business
What the 100 MW license cap lift means for your business In June, amid much celebration, Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the amendment of Schedule 2 in the Electricity Regulation Act – a clause that has long had both producers and consumers of energy at loggerheads with government – was imminent. Today, the amendment was officially […]
The Robben Island solar microgrid shows the power of solar PV and batteries
The Robben Island solar microgrid shows the power of solar PV and batteries It has been almost a year and a half since the Robben Island Solar Microgrid project was awarded to SOLA Build. After a thorough process of designing, planning and implementing, the project has been launched – and is a demonstration of how […]
