How Energy Watch works
Sources, production, checks, responsibility and corrections.
What Energy Watch is
Energy Watch reports on South African energy changes that affect people with solar or thinking about it: tariff decisions, pricing policy, solar connection rules, import duties on solar equipment and load-shedding. Each story says what changed, who it affects, what to do now and what isn't known yet.
Where the information comes from
We monitor official and industry sources, including the Department of Electricity and Energy, the government news agency SAnews, NERSA, municipalities, ITAC and the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA). Every story lists and links its sources.
We write stories in our own words and link to the original. Where a source restricts reuse, we report the facts and link rather than quote.
How stories are produced
Stories are researched and drafted with automated tools from the sources they cite, then checked against those sources before publishing: every figure, date and quote must match. Sections that interpret a change for solar buyers are SolarGuide's reading, not the source's. Stories never include provider prices or recommend a provider.
Who is responsible
Energy Watch is written and edited under Liam Keenan, editor of SolarGuide, an independent solar comparison and referral service.
Corrections
If a source changes or is withdrawn after a story is published, we add a dated correction to it. To report an error, email [email protected] with the story's link.
Commercial relationships
SolarGuide may earn a referral fee when a reader chooses a quote provider through the site. Energy Watch stories are not sponsored and are not written for any provider.