Solar water Heating:

Households in South Africa use 45% of all their energy by heating geysers for hot water. The south African Government has initiated a project where each new RDP house will receive a solar water heater.

This system does not generate electricity but simply heats up the water by making use of the suns energy. It is a popular way of saving energy as Eskom now also pays back a rebate if any household installs one of these systems.