South Africa’s third-largest mall has enough solar panels to cover 4.9 soccer fields

• Gateway Theatre of Shopping has enough solar panels to cover 4.9 soccer fields
• The system is the largest mall-based rooftop solar power system in South Africa, expanding on an initial 1.15MWp installation rolled out by SOLA Group and Pele Green Energy in 2022
• The uptake of self-generation has shifted from backup power availability to reducing the impact of ever-rising electricity tariffs