Solar and Battery Backup: More Than Keeping the Lights On What would your household need to keep running if municipal electricity were unavailable for several hours? The fridge, internet connection, lighting, security equipment or home office? Planning around those needs is one part of the decision. The other is understanding whether the same investment could […]

Built in George: A Containerised Solar System for Riverside Lodge The rooftop panels are the most visible part of Riverside Lodge’s new solar installation. But an important part of the project took shape before the equipment ever reached the lodge. At Specialized Solar Systems (SSS) in George, a six-metre containerised solar system was designed, assembled […]

Meet the Team Behind the Installations Behind every Specialized Solar Systems installation is a team of people responsible for planning, installation, supervision, problem solving and making sure the work is completed properly. Fred Marnewil Civil Team Supervisor Fred joined Specialized Solar Systems in 2022, combining practical installation work with the supervision of the civil team. […]

Storm-Ready Solar: When the Grid Is Stable but the Weather Isn’t If the electricity went off tonight, what would keep running and for how long? The fridge? Your internet connection? Security systems? The pumps or cold room your business depends on? Storm-ready solar starts with knowing those answers. It is not about assuming that panels […]

Commercial Solar Systems That Adapt as Energy Needs Change A commercial solar system should not be designed for one moment in time. Businesses grow. Electricity tariffs change. Loads shift. Batteries age. New equipment is added. And, as South Africa has recently demonstrated, the reliability of the national electricity system can change considerably too. That is […]

George’s Best Solar Company 2026. Three Years Running. Three years. Three wins. One incredible community. Being named Best Solar Company in George for three consecutive years is an achievement we are incredibly proud of – and one made possible by the people who continue to support, trust and believe in Specialized Solar Systems. Specialized Solar […]

Solar Registration in South Africa: What Owners Need to Know in 2026 Recent headlines about Eskom, rooftop solar and possible fines have created understandable confusion for South African solar owners. Has Eskom cancelled solar registration? Will customers be fined if they have not registered? And what happens if your electricity is supplied by a municipality […]

What Makes Community Solar Electrification Work? Installing solar equipment is one thing. Building an energy system that genuinely works for a community over time is something else. A recent project in Witsand, Atlantis, provides a useful example. Three hundred solar-powered lights have been installed along pedestrian routes, crime hotspots and pathways identified together with residents. […]

Local Solar Manufacturing in South Africa: What It Really Means Local manufacturing is becoming an important part of South Africa’s energy conversation. The government’s South African Renewable Energy Masterplan identifies renewable energy and battery storage as opportunities to build local industrial capability, develop skills and strengthen associated value chains. For solar customers, however, the word […]

Embedded Solar in South Africa: Turning Unused Space into an Energy Asset A waste rock dump is probably not the first place most people imagine when they picture a solar power plant. Yet at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine in the Northern Cape, previously disturbed mining land is planned to become productive energy infrastructure. Kumba […]