Sungrow, a leading global provider of PV inverters and energy storage systems (ESS), participated at Solar & Storage Live Johannesburg 2026 with a focused showcase of integrated solar and storage solutions designed to support the evolving needs of the region’s commercial, industrial, and utility-scale energy markets.
Responding to growing market demand, Pratley, a leading South African manufacturer and distributor of high-performance adhesives, minerals and electrical termination products, has relocated and expanded its Durban depot. The new facility in Cornubia, north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, offers increased stockholding capacity, a state-of-the-art training centre and enhanced security for customers.
Speaking at the Solareff stand at this year’s Solar & Storage Live event held in March at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Jaco Botha, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the company made the point that renewable energy in South Africa has moved beyond emergency response into a phase defined by long-term financial logic and national impact.
Lyra Energy has achieved financial close on its 255 MW Thakadu solar power project in South Africa, marking another step forward for one of the country’s largest privately contracted renewable energy developments.
South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (the CSIR) reports that it is working in partnership with Egypt’s Helwan University on testing quality in local solar panels and inverters.
Globeleq, a leading independent power company in Africa, has completed its acquisition of a 51% equity stake in Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company (LHPC) from Norfund, the Norwegian development finance institution.
