Solarize
South Africa
Commercial and industrial solar across the Western and Northern Cape — financing the private-sector exit from a failing grid.
$100 minimum · funded from your vault balance
Realized IRR
9.9%
Term
7 Years
Minimum
$100
Payouts
Quarterly
Regions
W. Cape · N. Cape · Gauteng
The continent's largest solar opportunity.
South Africa has some of the highest solar irradiance on earth and a national utility that can no longer reliably keep the lights on. Load-shedding has cost the economy an estimated R1.2 trillion since 2008 and pushed the entire commercial sector toward self-generation.
Solarize South Africa funds the rooftop and ground-mount solar installations that wineries, cold-chain logistics operators, shopping centres, and manufacturing sites use to leave the grid. The 2023 lifting of the licensing cap unlocked a wave of embedded generation projects under 100 MW; this portfolio participates in that build-out.
Revenue comes from long-dated Power Purchase Agreements with creditworthy commercial offtakers at prices below the Eskom tariff — and indexed to it. As Eskom tariffs continue to rise faster than inflation, project economics improve over the contract life.
Inside the portfolio
Operating
Stellenbosch, W. Cape
Wine estate cooperative
Capacity
4.2 MWp
Contract
15-year PPA
Operating
Upington, N. Cape
Cold-storage logistics
Capacity
6.8 MWp
Contract
12-year PPA
Operating
Midrand, Gauteng
Retail park anchor
Capacity
3.1 MWp
Contract
10-year PPA
Ready to allocate
Invest in
South Africa
Allocate directly from your vault balance. Capital deploys immediately into the operating portfolio; payouts arrive quarterly. Or book a call first to walk through projects with an advisor.
Emerging-market exposure carries elevated political, currency, and counterparty risk. Eskom tariff trajectory is not guaranteed. Capital at risk.