Solar panel array on a South African commercial rooftop at sunset

Renewable energy · Nationwide South Africa

Power Your Home & Business with Smart Solar Energy

Complete renewable energy solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural and government clients across South Africa.

9
Provinces served
4.2 MW+
Installed capacity
25 yr
Panel warranties
100%
COC compliant

Why Choose Hobys Empire

Engineering discipline, premium hardware, real accountability

We combine corporate project management with a technology-driven approach so every kilowatt is designed, documented and monitored.

Premium solar equipment

Tier-1 panels, inverters and LiFePO4 batteries backed by manufacturer warranties.

Professional installations

Qualified installation teams, engineered mounting and clean cable management.

Flexible finance options

Rent-to-own, instalments, asset finance and zero-capex PPAs.

Nationwide service

Projects delivered in all nine provinces with regional support.

Remote monitoring

Live performance dashboards, alerts and monthly savings reports.

Certified compliance

SANS 10142-1 workmanship with Certificates of Compliance issued.

Solar Packages

Systems sized for every kind of site

Every package is a starting point — final designs follow your metered load profile and roof survey.

Residential solar installation

Residential

3 – 15 kWp

Backup power and real savings for homes and estates, with load-shedding-proof essential circuits.

  • 5–20 kWh battery
  • Hybrid inverter
  • App monitoring
  • COC included
Get Residential Quote
Commercial solar installation

Commercial

20 – 500 kWp

Offices, retail and hospitality plants sized around your metered daytime load profile.

  • Tariff optimisation
  • SSEG application
  • Tenant reporting
  • O&M plan
Get Commercial Quote
Industrial solar installation

Industrial

500 kWp – 5 MWp

Heavy-duty generation and storage that reduces demand charges and protects production.

  • Demand management
  • SCADA metering
  • Section 12B guidance
  • 24/7 support
Get Industrial Quote
Agricultural solar installation

Agricultural

10 – 400 kWp

Irrigation, cold chain, pack-house and borehole power for farms far from reliable supply.

  • Off-grid capable
  • Pump-direct drive
  • Diesel hybrid
  • Remote sites
Get Agricultural Quote

Our Process

From first enquiry to live monitoring in five clear steps

  1. 01

    Request Quote

    Tell us about your property, usage and goals in under two minutes.

  2. 02

    Upload Bill

    Send your latest electricity bill so we can model real consumption.

  3. 03

    System Design

    Our engineers size the array, inverter and battery bank precisely.

  4. 04

    Finance Approval

    Choose rent-to-own, instalments, asset finance or a PPA.

  5. 05

    Install & Monitor

    Certified installation, COC issued and live remote monitoring.

Industries We Serve

Trusted across South Africa's most demanding sectors

Homes & Estates

Backup, savings and estate-approved aesthetics.

Mines

Heavy-duty plants, safety files and shift-critical uptime.

Hospitals & Clinics

Theatre-grade redundancy and medical load priority.

Schools & Universities

Campus-wide savings that fund education, not utilities.

Hotels & Lodges

Silent, guest-friendly power for remote hospitality.

Shopping Centres

Common-area savings and tenant recovery models.

Factories

Demand-charge reduction and production continuity.

Farms

Irrigation, pack-house, cold-chain and borehole power.

Office Parks

Multi-tenant metering with landlord reporting.

Government

Compliant supply chain, full documentation, SLA-driven.

Mortuaries & Funeral Facilities

Refrigeration that never loses a cycle.

Retail & Franchise

Rollout-ready standard designs across branches.

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Client Feedback

What our clients say

Our monthly electricity spend dropped by more than half and we have never lost a production shift to load shedding since commissioning.

Thabo Mokoena

Operations Director, Highveld Packaging

The team handled the municipal paperwork, the COC and the finance application. We simply approved the design and watched it go up.

Dr. Anele Dube

Practice Manager, Sandton Medical Suites

Irrigation runs on sunshine now. The monitoring dashboard means our farm manager sees exactly what every pivot is costing us.

Johan van der Merwe

Owner, Groenvlei Citrus

Customer Portal

Track your quote, finance and installation in one place

Every Hobys Empire client gets portal access: quotation status, finance progress, installation milestones, live solar performance, documents and maintenance bookings.

Live yield

38.4 kWh today

Battery

92% charged

CO₂ avoided

14.6 t to date

Savings

R318 400

Ready to take control of your power bill?

Send us your latest electricity bill and our engineers will return a costed system design and finance options.