Top 8 Green Energy startups in South Africa

Jul 06, 2024 | By Alexander Gillet

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Funding: $57.3M
Yellow brings life changing products like home solar systems to customers in Africa
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Funding: $20M
i-G3N is an innovative energy solutions company that produces energy storage (batteries) for residential, commercial and utility-scale applications. The i-Node, the energy storage system produced by IG3N, is designed to be high quality, robust and cost-effective. We brings storage technologies in the i-Node to support large scale availability of energy and has customer focus and agility as core values.
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Funding: $11.4M
Sun Exchange operates a peer-to-peer, crypto-enabled business that allows individuals anywhere in the world to invest in solar infrastructure in Africa.
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Funding: $10.7M
Hohm Energy is an online marketplace that connects customers with accredited solar providers, product suppliers, and financiers.
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Funding: $1M
IES offers hybrid off-grid and standby power solutions that focus on sustainability and cleaner energy. We offer solutions in both commercial and residential environments.
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Funding: ZAR930M
Wetility has created an affordable solar energy installation product tailored to residential properties in South Africa.
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Sinan accelerates the commercial deployment of new renewable energy technologies by integrating these technologies into a blockchain enabled tokenization platform to build innovative plants that generate twin revenue streams, one stream from the sale of energy and an additional revenue stream from tokenized carbon credits.
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WiSolar is an on-demand prepaid solar utility. The company combines mobile payments with prepaid solar electricity to enable homeowners purchase low-cost solar electricity per kWh via the mobile app as required. This business model allows property owners to install solar at no upfront cost.
Editor: Alexander Gillet
Alexander Gillet is a senior editor for EnergyStartups. He has a deep background in energy sector and startups. Alexander graduated from Emlyon Business School, a leading French business school specialized in entrepreneurship. He has helped several non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting environmental education and sustainability and has written over 250 articles on energy technology for various websites. In his free time, Alexander enjoys yoga, camping and exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains. You can contact Alexander at alexgillet(at)energystartups(dot)com