Potlako Charging Station is a phased network of self-contained, solar-powered EV charging sites. Each station generates its own electricity, stores it in batteries, and delivers fast and standard charging — without relying on Eskom.
We place stations where they matter most: township malls and hospitals, busy taxi ranks, and the fuel forecourts along the home-route corridors families travel for December and Easter.
A 30 kWp solar canopy shades the vehicles and generates the station's own clean electricity through the day.
An 80 kWh battery bank stores daytime solar so the station keeps charging through the night and cloudy spells.
DC fast chargers top most EVs to 80% in about 25 minutes; AC chargers serve drivers staying an hour or two.
Every kWh dispensed at a Potlako station comes from the sun, not from Eskom's coal-fired grid. Here is what that adds up to once the network reaches its planned scale across all three phases.
We build and operate secure, solar-powered electric-vehicle charging across South Africa's townships and home-route corridors — the places the grid forgot. Our network is called Potlako.
Back transformative clean-energy infrastructure with strong returns. Our blended-finance model is anchored by development finance, climate capital and gender-lens equity — built to fund a national rollout.
Request the proposal →Malls, hospitals, forecourts and municipalities: host a station at zero cost to you. Earn a revenue share, enhanced B-BBEE recognition and more footfall — on a corner that earns nothing today.
Become a host →Reliable, safe charging close to home and on the routes you travel — plus local jobs in security, maintenance and operations at every station we build.
Find out more →Whether you're a funder, a potential site host, or simply want to learn more — we'd be glad to hear from you.