An engineering-led solar and battery storage contractor based in Ballito, working in three countries.
Sunbird Solar is a specialist C&I solar and BESS contractor operating across South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe. We engineer, procure and build solar PV and battery storage systems for retail, manufacturing, hospitality, industrial and property fund clients.
We build what we quote. We monitor what we build. Our standard is uncompromising reliability — when a system underperforms, you hear from us before you notice.
Track record
- 65+ Completed Projects
- 45+ MWp Installed PV
- 18+ MWp In Construction
Credentials
Design and installation are signed off by registered professionals, and all construction-issue designs are formally reviewed and signed off by a professionally registered engineer before procurement. Registrations can be checked on the public registers.
- Professional engineer — Simon Munnik, Pr Eng · Director · MPhil, BSc Eng · ECSA registration 20180004 · Electrical · Registered 2018 · Verify on the ECSA register: https://findregisteredpersonprod.powerappsportals.com/Who-is-Registered/
- PV quality certification — Desreé Odendaal · Project Engineer · PV GreenCard holder · PV GreenCard programme, South Africa
How we can be engaged
- Client-funded EPC (capex)
- Power purchase agreements and leases through financing partners
- EPC and electrical sub-contract roles within developer-led consortia
Repeat clients
- Truda Foods Group — Four installations across Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria, and Komani with a combined capacity of 5.6 MWp solar + 1.29 MWh BESS
Operations
- For C&I clients with operations across the SADC region, Sunbird has delivered projects under the regulatory frameworks of South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe.
- South Africa — 60+ projects · Primary market
- Eswatini — ESERA
- Zimbabwe — ZERA-licensed