Business Plan For Solar Supply and Installation In South Africa

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  1. Orientation

Thamane Solar Supply (Pty) Ltd is a registered private company (Reg No: 2023/755985/07) that was incorporated in 2023 in terms of the South African Companies’ Act. The company is owned company by a progressive and determined entrepreneur Happy Skosana.

It is a renewable energy company focusing on solar supply and installations to home owners, property developers, bond houses, malls, corporate and government institutions. The establishment of the company was motivated by the global drive towards sustainable development and country’s energy challenges. The South African Government through the Department of Trade and Industry in its revised balanced scenario had 400 MW solar commitments. The above commitment creates an excellent opportunity for companies such as Thamane Solar Supply (Pty) Ltd to exploit. We have been able to secure a standard and well – positioned office/warehouse facility in Pretoria.

  1. Business model

Thamane Solar Supply (Pty) Ltd will offer services such as solar panel sales, installation, repair, servicing and maintenance et al. Our business goal is to become one of the leading solar panel installations, maintenance and repair company in Tshwane and we will make sure that we do all we can to compete favorably with leaders in the industry including solar panel manufacturing companies that are also into solar panel repairs. Our workers are going to be selected from a pool of certified and highly experienced solar panel / solar energy repair engineers and technicians in and around Pretoria and also from any part of South Africa as the business grows. We will make sure that we take all the members of our workforce through the required trainings that will position them to meet the expectation of the company and to compete with leading solar panel installation, maintenance and repair companies in Tshwane and throughout the country.

  1. Management Capability

Company Directors and key personnel have strong academic background and working experiences in the areas of HR management, enterprise development, law and strategy and business management. Our experience and qualifications is drawn from various organizations and academic institutions in the country and wide ranging experience has been obtained over the last 5 and 10 years respectively.

Business Information

1.1    Background

Thamane Solar Supply (Pty) Ltd is a black-owned company that was established in 2023. We are a solar panel installation, maintenance and repair company that is set to compete in the highly competitive solar panel installation, maintenance and repair services industry not only in Pretoria, but also throughout the whole province of Gauteng market. Our key business focus is renewable energy, specifically solar energy. Thamane Solar Supply (Pty) Ltd will supply a wide range of solar power modules ranging from 10Wp up to 300Wp and our attention will be focused on quality and service whilst at the same time offering the most competitive pricing.

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1           EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 4

2           BUSINESS INFORMATION.. 6

2.1       Introduction.. 6

2.2       Particulars of the Directors. 6

2.3       Particulars of the Business. 6

2.4       Vision.. 6

2.5       Mission Statement 6

2.6       Business Model 7

3           FUNDING REQUIREMENTS. 8

4           PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. 9

4.1       Products specifications. 9

4.2       Services. 9

4.3       Benefits to the user 9

4.4       Export potential 10

5           INDUSTRY ANALYSIS. 11

5.1       Feasibility Study. 11

5.2       Summary of the industry. 11

5.3       Market Overview… 11

5.4       Market Potential 12

5.4.1   Alternate Renewable Energy Technologies. 12

5.5       Value Drivers and Industry Price Structures. 12

5.5.1   Summary of Findings. 13

6           MARKETING PLAN.. 14

6.1       Introduction.. 14

6.2       Target Market 14

6.3       Marketing Strategies. 14

6.3.1   Planned Positioning: 16

6.3.2   Channels to Market 16

6.3.3   Promotion Strategy. 17

6.4       Competitive Analysis. 19

6.5       Competition and Industry. 19

7           SWOT ANALYSIS. 20

8           FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS. 22

8.1       Projections and assumptions. 22

8.2       Projected Monthly Income Statement 24

8.3       Annual Projected Income Statement 25

8.4       Projected Annual Cashflow… 26

8.5       Break-even Analysis. 26

9           OPERATIONAL PLAN.. 27

9.1       Module Production Line Technology. 27

9.2       Organogram… 28

9.3       Profiles of shareholders. 29

10         KEY MANAGEMENT CONTROLS. 30

10.1    Introduction.. 30

10.2    Reporting Structure.. 30

10.3    Monthly management accounts. 30

10.4    Key financial Management Controls. 30

10.4.1Fixed Assets. 30

10.4.2 Reporting.. 31

10.5    Cash Management 31

11         IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.. 32

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