Wetility is helping South African homeowners go solar using financing models that don’t result in prohibitive upfront capital costs.
The alternative energy start-up is helping South African homeowners go solar, overcoming load shedding in the process, using financing models that don’t result in prohibitive upfront capital costs.-tility – is one of several South African start-ups in this space, including GoSolr and Vivica Group-owned Stage Zero – that help homeowners go partially off-grid while using clever financing models to amortise the cost of the installation over time.
The company, which in the next few weeks is expected to unveil a series-A funding round to help it scale rapidly, talks about why Wetility decided to focus on the residential rather than the business market, how its offerings differ from other players in the market, and what consumers should know about going solar.To subscribe to any of TechCentral’s shows, including
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