Abraham van der Merwe, CEO and co-founder

Stage Zero is a Cape Town-based startup focused on making it simpler and cheaper for South Africans to install solar. Considering how the cost for installing solar, according to a Kandua calculator, can be anything from R60 000 to R150 000 for a residential property – although other sources say it can cost up to R350 000 – having access to a cost-effective alternative as loadshedding returns is always a win. We dig into what the company does, how it works, and what it means by cost-effective.

SECTOR: Renewable energy