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Red Energy Africa Red Energy is a Commercial Solar System Design Company that pushes the boundaries of Alternative Energy. In 2008, Jakes Joubert founded Red Energy.
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Our mission: to ensure operational efficiency of the Southern African business sector. Access, escalating cost and reliability of the national electricity supply threatened economic growth. Red Energy took on the challenge to be a solution. If there was a way to ensure output exceeds input, we would find it, refine it and make it available to the business community. The first major breakthrough came in 2008. We managed to do something which was not even considered possible at the time. We established a cost-effective way to convert an electric geyser to a solar geyser, without the need for a circulation pump. The innovation continued. In 2014, Red Energy designed and completed the first Photo Voltaic conversion on a geyser. Again, before anyone thought it was possible. We also launched the first Island Inverter. We also put together an inverter that allowed a single-phase pump to run on solar energy. All these are of course, still operational to this day. One of our most prized achievements was the launch of another new product. Our first Direct Current (DC) Solar Borehole Pump. This was no easy feat. It took about 6 months of intensive research and lab tests, followed by another 6 months of extensive field tests. In the end we produced a product ready to take on the global market. Yet again we managed to deliver a much-needed product when no one else could. Not only did we deliver then, but we maintain to be market leaders in these products to this day. We were not done yet. In 2017, we were part of the research and development on the famous OHM Hybrid Inverter. This was another product which reinforced our dream of ensuring business efficiency. We tested, fine-tuned and launched the OHM Hybrid Inverter in 2019. Today, it is still the most preferred and best-selling Inverter worldwide. We are also the only distributor in South Africa of the OHM Hybrid Inverter. We have not stopped pioneering the way since then. We will be launching three very exciting products this year, pushing the boundaries of innovation even further. Red Energy successfully and consistently manages to provide innovative products that deliver more, at lower cost. We manage and maintain this excellence through exceptional teamwork. Every valuable member of our team participates toward the same vision. We know we can, and do change the world, one connection at a time. Our sales team will ensure you receive the optimal energy solution for your every need. Our support team will ensure consistent performance to keep your business thriving. What we offer is no longer only a step ahead of the rest, we are way ahead, and moving fast. Team up with Red Energy. Can you risk to stay behind? Will you really wager the success of your business on an expensive, unreliable electricity supply and failing infrastructure? You don’t have to. We have established the financial viability of our products. We are saving customers a lot of money while maintaining business continuity. Take control and let Red Energy help your business progress. Switch to a Solar System designed to meet your specific needs. Connect with us now!

Inside the plant room at Shekinah Lodge, Bela-Bela. 😎🔋A SigenStor 50kVA system with 45kWh of storage, fed by 50kWp of so...
20/10/2026

Inside the plant room at Shekinah Lodge, Bela-Bela. 😎🔋

A SigenStor 50kVA system with 45kWh of storage, fed by 50kWp of solar on the roof outside. During the day the panels run the lodge directly and after hours, the batteries take over.

It is designed around one goal: a zero electricity bill.

Want to know what that could look like for your site? Our assessments are free.
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Be honest with yourself. When last did you actually sit down and think about your energy strategy — not only the 'pay th...
15/10/2026

Be honest with yourself. When last did you actually sit down and think about your energy strategy — not only the 'pay the bill' and 'restart the generator' part?

Here's what a real one looks like:

1. Real meter data, not a Googled industry average or a rough number from last month's bill. You cannot design a system properly without knowing exactly when and where your business draws power.

2. A design built around your critical loads specifically. What must stay on during an outage and for how long? That one question changes the battery specification more than anything else.

3. Components with verified cycle life data and a local warranty support structure that doesn't depend on a distributor in another country who may or may not still exist in year four.

4. Active monitoring. Someone watching the data, not a portal you log into twice a year if you remember the password.

5. A payback model that shows its assumptions - tariff escalation trajectory included, not just today's rates.

6. An installer track record verified by calling their actual clients. Not crafting their own testimonials to put on their own website.

And the one that has no business being in any of this:

--> A generator as your primary answer. Diesel costs, manual management, noise, emissions, and a fuel supply chain that South African conditions have already stress-tested more than once.

If it is genuine last resort in a properly designed off-grid system... fine., but as your main plan for one of your fastest-growing operating costs? Come on. There are better options.

Call us: redenergy.co.za

A system that was installed six months ago tells you very little. It’s in warranty and the installer is still paying att...
14/10/2026

A system that was installed six months ago tells you very little. It’s in warranty and the installer is still paying attention. Any teething problems have been addressed. Everyone’s on their best behaviour.

A system that’s been running for three years tells you what the company is actually like. Whether the monitoring was set up and is still being reviewed. Whether the support team still picks up the phone. Whether the performance has held up or quietly degraded. Whether the client would choose the same installer again.

Before you sign a solar contract, ask these six questions. Red Energy CEO Jakes Joubert shares what to listen for — and what the wrong answers tell you.

Somewhere in South Africa right now, a solar company is staring at a big commercial opportunity thinking one of two thin...
12/10/2026

Somewhere in South Africa right now, a solar company is staring at a big commercial opportunity thinking one of two things:

1. "We've got this." Orrrrrr....
2. "We definitely don't have this."

The first group will be fine. The second group should call us!

You bring the client and their challenge. We bring the engineering, the installation crew, the quality components, and 16 years of knowing exactly what can go wrong on a large commercial project and how to make sure it doesn't.

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Most solar companies are better at winning deals than delivering them at scale. This isn't criticism but rather where th...
07/10/2026

Most solar companies are better at winning deals than delivering them at scale. This isn't criticism but rather where the gap usually sits.

Engineering a 500kW industrial system is a different job from a 20kW rooftop. The procurement relationships, the in-house installation teams, the ongoing monitoring infrastructure... it takes years to build and most companies don't have all of it.

We do and everything is in-house. 16 years of commercial and industrial EPC behind every project.

If you're looking at opportunities that are bigger than your current capacity, don't say no. Just find the right partner (wink wink... it is us👌).

"We've built our reputation on doing everything in-house. That's why our partners can trust us to deliver, every time." - Jakes Joubert, CEO of Red Energy

redenergy.co.za/partners

If you’re in the solar game, you already know the opportunities are huge. Businesses across South Africa are desperate f...
05/10/2026

If you’re in the solar game, you already know the opportunities are huge. Businesses across South Africa are desperate for reliable, cost-saving alternatives to Eskom. The problem is that not every solar provider has the in-house team or technical muscle to deliver big commercial and industrial installations confidently.

And that’s exactly where Red Energy comes in.

With us as your partner, you don’t have to walk away from the big opportunities. We’ll help you deliver them.

“We’ve built our reputation on doing everything in-house. That’s why our partners can trust us to deliver, every time. When you work with us, you’re not outsourcing, you’re upgrading,” says Jakes Joubert, CEO of Red Energy.

Ready to scale up? Become a Partner with Red Energy.

Partners

Eskom tariffs have gone up by over 350% in the past decade!NERSA has already approved 8.76% for this year and 8.83% for ...
03/10/2026

Eskom tariffs have gone up by over 350% in the past decade!
NERSA has already approved 8.76% for this year and 8.83% for next. These are not projections. It is signed, approved, and coming regardless of how 'stable' the grid feels right now.

Most businesses absorb it, adjust the budget, and move on. Then April comes around again.

A commercial solar system pays back in 3 - 5 years. After that, a large portion of your electricity costs you nothing... for the next 15 to 20 years.

The Eskom bill is the expense. Solar is what ends it.

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...more than most people realise. 👇A solar system is live infrastructure. It cycles every day, responds to weather and l...
30/09/2026

...more than most people realise. 👇

A solar system is live infrastructure. It cycles every day, responds to weather and load shifts, logs faults, and gradually ages. Most of the time this happens quietly and correctly. And sometimes it does not. The difference between catching a problem in week 3 and finding it 14 months later is significant (in rand terms and in client relationship terms).

This is what active monitoring actually does, as opposed to a dashboard you log into occasionally and then forget the password for:
It compares your real generation against what the weather and panel orientation should be producing. A gap between those two numbers is the earliest possible warning sign.

It watches battery cycling behaviour. A cell behaving differently from the rest shows up in cycle depth data before it becomes a capacity problem you can feel.

It logs inverter events, including brief self-correcting faults that are invisible to the user but visible in the data. A pattern of those is worth investigating before the frequency increases.

Every system we install is monitored actively. After-sales service without active monitoring is just a phone number. We are not a phone number.

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If you've been in the solar industry long enough, you know exactly what this feels like:A serious commercial opportunity...
28/09/2026

If you've been in the solar industry long enough, you know exactly what this feels like:
A serious commercial opportunity lands - a factory, a lodge, a farm, a data centre - and the conversation in your own business goes krrrk kkrrrkk for a moment because everyone knows the project needs more than you currently have.

More installation capacity.
More engineering depth.
Better access to bankable products.
A relationship with a funding house that can get the deal financed.

So you walk away from it. Or worse, you take it on and it goes sideways.

We built our partner programme specifically for this situation. Over 16 years of doing this ourselves (engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and maintenance, all in-house) - we've developed the capacity to step in behind a partner and deliver the project properly while they stay in front of the client.

The model is straightforward: you bring the relationship and the opportunity, we bring the firepower to execute it. You keep the margin. Your client gets a properly delivered system. Your reputation comes out of it stronger than when it went in.

We've done this across game lodges, data centres, steel fabricators, farms, and retirement villages. The projects on our portfolio page are proof of what gets delivered when the full EPC capability is behind the work.

Let's talk: redenergy.co.za/partners

16 years ago we started Red Energy with a simple belief: South Africa deserves better when it comes to energy!We are pro...
24/09/2026

16 years ago we started Red Energy with a simple belief: South Africa deserves better when it comes to energy!

We are proud of what we have built - not only the systems we have installed, but also the businesses we have helped power, the relationships we have kept, and the team that shows up every single day.

Happy Heritage Day to every South African who keeps building, keeps going, and keeps the lights on.

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505 Robert Craib Street, Constantiapark
Pretoria
0181

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 14:00

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+27120041116

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