Commercial and industrial solar projects
65+ completed projects across South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe, many for clients who came back for a second, third or fourth site.
65+ Projects completed · 45+ MWp Solar installed · 21+ MWh Battery storage installed · 60+ MWp Under Sunbird O&M
This page shows the projects we have photographed or filmed.
Our Signature Projects
- Jubilee Mall — Hammanskraal, Gauteng — 3,522 kWp + 5 MWh battery · Hybrid — Largest single-site installation — Client: Resilient REIT Limited (JSE-listed) — Sunbird's largest completed site: 3,522 kWp feeding the mall's 11 kV network, now paired with a 5 MWh Huawei battery. 4,420 MWh generated in its last measured year. — Flagship
- Truda Foods Pietermaritzburg — Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal — 2,840 kWp · Grid-tied — First of four Truda Foods sites — Client: Truda Foods — 2,840 kWp across a food factory, with bespoke inverter rooms. 2,301 MWh generated and an estimated R5.5m saved in its last measured year. — Flagship
- Phoenix Plaza Phases 1 & 2 — Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal — 2,463 kWp · Hybrid — Full-scale energy overhaul — Client: Vukile Property Fund (JSE-listed) — A full energy overhaul for Vukile Property Fund over two phases: 2,463 kWp of solar, four 750 kVA generators, a 3 MVA transformer and new primary switchgear. — Flagship
- Ballito Lifestyle Centre — Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal — 2,074 kWp · Hybrid · 2024 — Ballito's largest installation — 2,074 kWp of solar integrated with the centre's generators, commissioned in 2024. — Flagship
- Belgotex — Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal — 2,040 kWp · Grid-tied — 3,440 kWp total under O&M — A failing system from another installer removed and replaced with 2,040 kWp injecting at 11 kV. 2,190 MWh generated and an estimated R4.7m saved in its last measured year. — Flagship
- Bloem Plaza — Bloemfontein, Free State — 885.5 kWp · Grid-tied — Cantilevered carports designed for the site — Client: Vukile Property Fund (JSE-listed) — 885.5 kWp across four mounting methods, including carports designed for the site. The tender that began Sunbird's work with Vukile Property Fund. — Flagship
- Nutrapharm — KwaZulu-Natal — 880 kWp + 860 kWh battery · Off-grid · 2025 — Containerised Hubble BESS — 880 kWp of solar and an 860 kWh containerised battery, running a manufacturing facility entirely off the grid since September 2025. — Flagship
- Aspen Pharmacare Gqeberha — Gqeberha, Eastern Cape — 6 MWp + 22 MWh battery · Hybrid — Largest BESS in portfolio — Client: Aspen Pharmacare — Sunbird's largest project to date: 6 MWp of solar with 22 MWh of battery storage for a pharmaceutical plant. In construction. — In construction
- Egli Phases 1 & 2 — Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal — 976 kWp + 2.15 MWh battery · Off-grid — One of SA's first fully off-grid manufacturing facilities — Client: Truda Foods Group — One of South Africa's first fully off-grid factories: 976 kWp of solar, a 2.15 MWh battery and a 600 kVA generator, switching automatically by battery charge. — Flagship
Project portfolio
- Jubilee Mall — Hammanskraal, Gauteng — 3,522 kWp + 5 MWh battery · Hybrid — Largest single-site installation — Flagship
- Truda Foods Pietermaritzburg — Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal — 2,840 kWp · Grid-tied — First of four Truda Foods sites — Flagship
- Phoenix Plaza Phases 1 & 2 — Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal — 2,463 kWp · Hybrid — Full-scale energy overhaul — Flagship
- Irene Village Mall — Irene, Gauteng — 2,340 kWp · Grid-tied — Delivered on a live construction site
- Ballito Lifestyle Centre — Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal — 2,074 kWp · Hybrid · 2024 — Ballito's largest installation — Flagship
- Belgotex — Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal — 2,040 kWp · Grid-tied — 3,440 kWp total under O&M — Flagship
- Moruleng Mall — Moruleng, North West — 1,300 kWp · Grid-tied — Energised a month ahead of schedule — Repeat client
- Shelly Centre — Shelly Beach, KwaZulu-Natal — 1,280 kWp · Grid-tied — C5 coastal corrosion specification
- Truda Foods Pretoria — Pretoria, Gauteng — 930 kWp · Grid-tied · 2025 — Repeat client — 3rd facility — Repeat client
- Bloem Plaza — Bloemfontein, Free State — 885.5 kWp · Grid-tied — Cantilevered carports designed for the site — Flagship
- Nutrapharm — KwaZulu-Natal — 880 kWp + 860 kWh battery · Off-grid · 2025 — Containerised Hubble BESS — Flagship
- Truda Foods Komani — Komani, Eastern Cape — 870 kWp · Hybrid · 2024 — Repeat client — 2nd facility
- New Concept Mining (NCM) — Boksburg, Gauteng — 628 kWp · Grid-tied · 2026 — Purpose-engineered cantilevered carports
- Renbro Shopping Centre — Hammanskraal, Gauteng — 600 kWp · Grid-tied — Repeat client — Vukile Property Fund — Repeat client
- Richdens Shopping Centre Phases 1 & 2 — KwaZulu-Natal — 483.62 kWp · Grid-tied — Phase 2 more than tripled capacity
- Mall at Newmarket — Alberton, Gauteng — 455 kWp · Grid-tied — Moolman Group tender win
- Lillies Quarter — KwaZulu-Natal — 430 kWp · Grid-tied — 15+ separate structures
- Hilton Quarry Shopping Centre — Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal — 423 kWp · Grid-tied — 10th installation for the same client — Repeat client
- Spar Westville — Westville, KwaZulu-Natal — 407 kWp · Grid-tied · 2024 — Keal Group portfolio
- Laager Centre — Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal — 391 kWp · Grid-tied — Mixed-use precinct — single system
- Kingsburgh Shopping Centre — Kingsburgh, KwaZulu-Natal — 335.7 kWp · Hybrid · 2023 — Exceeded forecasts, Phase 2 planned
- Stewarts & Lloyds — KwaZulu-Natal — 321 kWp · Grid-tied — Powers 6 factories from 1 rooftop
- Virgin Active Ballito — Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal — 290 kWp · Grid-tied · 2024 — 18m high-access, coastal-grade
- Boxer Ndwedwe — Ndwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal — 246.4 kWp · Grid-tied · 2022 — First Boxer installation
- Athlone Shopping Centre — KwaZulu-Natal — 239.4 kWp · Grid-tied · 2023 — 3rd install, 2 more confirmed — Repeat client
- Trendi Holdings (ACI & Earthline) — KwaZulu-Natal — 239.3 kWp · Hybrid — Dual facility installation
- Boxer Jozini — Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal — 231 kWp · Hybrid — 2nd Boxer installation
- Falls Centre & BP Howick — Howick, KwaZulu-Natal — 225 kWp · Hybrid · 2024 — New revenue stream created
- Riverside Hotel — Durban, KwaZulu-Natal — 221 kWp · Hybrid — Competitive tender win
- Village Baker — Eswatini — 215.6 kWp · Grid-tied · 2022 — Cross-border, 70% cost reduction
- Proud Acres — Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal — 179 kWp + 322 kWh battery · Off-grid · 2024 — Fully autonomous energy system
- Pick n Pay Margate — Margate, KwaZulu-Natal — 156.75 kWp · Grid-tied · 2024 — Longest-standing client relationship
- LOPAC Ballito — Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal — 143 kWp · Hybrid — 60% daytime offset, 20-30% less diesel
- Hollywood Bets — KwaZulu-Natal — 93 kWp · Grid-tied · 2024 — SOLINK tender win
- SRT — KwaZulu-Natal — 81.8 kWp · Grid-tied — 60% electricity cost reduction
- Victoria House — Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal — 48 kWp · Hybrid — 3rd install for same client — Repeat client
- Builders Warehouse Ballito — Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal — 47 kWp · Grid-tied — 3rd install for same client — Repeat client
- Mainstream Offices ENCA — KwaZulu-Natal — 37 kWp · Grid-tied — Aesthetic integration, exceeded predictions
- Teichmann Steel — Germiston, Gauteng — 29 kWp · Grid-tied — Installed in under 1 week
- Idwala Mine — KwaZulu-Natal — 10 MWh battery · Hybrid — 10 MWh battery energy storage system at an operating mine
- Aspen Pharmacare Gqeberha — Gqeberha, Eastern Cape — 6 MWp + 22 MWh battery · Hybrid — Largest BESS in portfolio — In construction
- RAN Mines Bindura — Bindura, Zimbabwe — 5 MWp + 10 MWh battery · Hybrid — Full mine reticulation and hybrid integration — In construction
- Highveld Mall — eMalahleni, Mpumalanga — 2,469 kWp · Grid-tied — Corrosion-rated for an industrial atmosphere — In construction
- Egli Phases 1 & 2 — Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal — 976 kWp + 2.15 MWh battery · Off-grid — One of SA's first fully off-grid manufacturing facilities — Flagship
- Wellness Choice — Elandslaagte, KwaZulu-Natal — 520 kWp + 1.446 MWh battery · Hybrid — Dedicated battery charging path
- Private Estate Harare — Harare, Zimbabwe — 116 kWp + 234 kWh battery · Off-grid — First Zimbabwe installation