Industry was the biggest driver of solar energy adoption in South Africa. This was highlighted by Stellenbosch University Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies Senior Researcher Dr François Rozon, at the Solar & Storage Live Cape Town 2025 conference, on Thursday. Industry, he reported, had installed 4 GW of solar generating capacity, so far. This private generation capacity was double the amount installed by the country’s independent power producers, for public consumption.
