Genergy First Quarter 2023 Newsletter

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Cape Town Metro Leading the way Dealing with Load shedding Efforts by the City of Cape Town to become the first load shedding free metro are gaining traction. It has now obtained the legal rights to buy electricity back from private suppliers. Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has announced the City can now pay cash […]

Kleinskool Project

Solar panel installation on top of Kleinskool with writing: Genergy Inspired Sustainability

The Kleinskool Project Last year Genergy was approached by “Studio D’Arc Architects” on behalf of the Kleinskool Community Project Trust. The Trust is a Public Benefit Organisation, whose mission is to assist, develop and support the community in Kleinskool. This also includes surrounding marginalised areas. The Trust serves through projects steered by basic social and […]

Solar systems explained

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In this short blog entry, we pick apart the 3 main options available when looking at a Solar energy system:

Off Grid
Grid-tied
Hybrid

What would South Africa look like with 100 % renewable

Wind Turbines at Sunset with writing: GENERGY Inspired Sustainability

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund is loath to lend funds to utilities and governments that want to build coal power plants. According to the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, over the next 10 years Eskom will close four power stations. This means cutting 8800MW of installed capacity. The result will be […]