Solar Compliance in Johannesburg: Make Your System Safe and Legal

A Certificate of Compliance (CoC). Issued by a registered electrical contractor for the electrical installation, including the solar system. Without one, an insurer can query a claim and a property transfer can stall. What a CoC does and doesn't mean.

SSEG registration. Any grid-connected system has to be registered with City Power or your municipality as a small-scale embedded generator. How SSEG registration works in Johannesburg.

Your insurer knowing. Tell your insurer the system is there, and keep the CoC on file, so a claim isn't refused over paperwork. Does your home insurance cover your solar?

• It was installed during 2022 or 2023 and you have never seen a CoC
• It has never been registered with City Power or your municipality
• Your insurer has never been told about it
• You are selling the property, or a transfer is underway
• You don't know who installed it, or the installer is no longer trading
• The isolators and DB board have no labels on them

Any one of these is worth checking. No CoC for your solar? Here's how to fix it.

1. Find out where you stand. A Solar Health Check (from R1,500) for most homes, or a Full Solar System Audit (from R5,000) if you are selling or your insurer has asked for proof.
2. Scope the fixes. You get an itemised quote for anything that needs work, with safety issues marked separately from compliance tidy-ups.
3. A registered contractor does the work and issues the CoC. You appoint them directly, and they sign the work off under their own registration. We manage the job. How remediation works.
4. SSEG registration. We prepare the application with you, and it goes to City Power.
5. A close-out pack. The CoC, SSEG documents and report in one place, ready for your insurer, a buyer or a conveyancer.

CleanVolts is not a registered electrical contractor, and we don't pretend to be. We inspect, scope, coordinate and handle the paperwork. The electrical work, and the CoC, come from a registered electrical contractor who meets our CleanVolts Approved standard and whom you contract directly.

We never buy or sell parts, and our fee is its own line on the quote. Where a partner pays us a referral fee, we tell you.

Not Sure Where You Stand?

Our free solar compliance checklist takes a few minutes. It walks you through the paperwork you should have and the warning signs to look for, so you know whether you need a Health Check, a Full Audit or nothing at all.

Solar Compliance: Common Questions

Is my solar system legal without a CoC?

A solar system should be covered by a Certificate of Compliance from a registered electrical contractor. Without one, your insurer can query a claim and a property transfer can be held up. The fix is an inspection, any repairs needed, and then a CoC.

Do I have to register my solar with City Power?

Yes. Any grid-connected system has to be registered with City Power or your municipality as a small-scale embedded generator (SSEG). We prepare the application with you.

Who can issue a CoC for a solar installation?

Only a registered electrical contractor. CleanVolts arranges the CoC through a registered contractor you appoint directly, who signs off the work under their own registration.

How much does it cost to make a solar system compliant?

It starts with a Solar Health Check from R1,500 or a Full Solar System Audit from R5,000. Any repairs are quoted per job; small fixes are often a few thousand rand.

Can you help if my original installer has closed down?

Yes. We can inspect a system without the original installer, and a registered contractor can fix what is needed and issue a new CoC.

Related Guides

• No CoC for your solar system: what it means and how to fix it
• What a Certificate of Compliance does and doesn't mean
• SSEG registration in Johannesburg
• Your legal duty as a solar system owner
• Does your home insurance cover your solar system?
• Selling a house with solar in Johannesburg: the paperwork you'll need
• My installer has gone out of business. Who services my system now?