Solar and the City, explained
The City of Cape Town has its own rules for solar on its supply, and they depend on who you are and what you want from the system. Each guide covers one situation, step by step, with the City documents it rests on. We update them as the City’s rules and tariffs change.
Registering a home system with the City
For homes whose solar does not feed power back to the grid: what the City requires, why a Certificate of Compliance is not enough, and what the approval letter gives you when you sell.
Getting export credits on a home
For homes that want the City to credit the solar they send to the grid: the twelve City steps from application to AMI meter, who does each one, and the conditions that add cost.
What export credits would be worth to you
For homes thinking about export: a free estimator for your monthly credit from your panels and batteries, with an honest range, and whether it beats paying the same money into your bond.
Selling solar to the City as a business
For Cape Town businesses with solar: the City’s process for a commercial system, the feed-in tariffs businesses are paid, and how credit turns into cash.
Grid Okes is an independent service by Edna Labs (Pty) Ltd and is not affiliated with the City of Cape Town. The City publishes its own requirements, forms and approved-inverter list at capetown.gov.za. Approval, metering and tariff decisions rest with the City.