Irrigation reliability
Pivots, boreholes and pumps need power inside narrow watering windows. Missed cycles become yield and quality risk.
Introducing Generocity
Solar on your land. Capital in your operation.
Fully funded solar on your own roofs and land. You buy and maintain nothing. Foundation-1 owns the infrastructure, and you simply switch to a new and improved tariff through a Power Purchase Agreement at a 40% discount.
Why agriculture
Energy failure becomes crop, stock and market risk.
Agriculture does not experience load-shedding as a simple interruption. Power failures hit living systems, cold rooms, water schedules, labour plans and export commitments at the same time.
Generocity focuses on the agricultural operators whose energy needs are tied directly to yield, product integrity and route-to-market competitiveness.
Cold-chain protection
Cold rooms, packhouses and dispatch points need stable power to protect fresh produce, seed, dairy, flowers and meat.
Diesel exposure
Generator backup keeps operations alive, but it creates volatile fuel cost, maintenance drag and carbon exposure.
Export readiness
Premium buyers increasingly expect proof that agricultural production and handling are moving toward cleaner energy.
The switch
You don't buy anything. You simply switch.
Generocity is not a solar purchase and not a loan. Foundation-1 owns and manages the infrastructure. You simply switch to a new and improved tariff through a Power Purchase Agreement at a 40% discount on your current grid tariff, from day one.
40%
New and improved tariff through a single Power Purchase Agreement with Foundation-1.
You simply switch
No purchase, no loan, no capital outlay. Your current supply arrangement is replaced by a managed clean-energy system on your own site.
We own and manage the infrastructure
Foundation-1 funds, installs, insures, monitors and maintains every component for the full term. The system stays our responsibility, not yours.
You switch tariffs
You enter a single Power Purchase Agreement with Foundation-1. That agreement is the new and improved tariff: 40% below your current grid tariff.
Zero capital expenditure
What zero capital expenditure means.
Your operation gets a solar installation without buying the system, applying for finance, or adding infrastructure to the balance sheet. You simply migrate and pay the new and improved energy tariff.
No infrastructure cost
The entire solar system, including panels, inverters and installation, is funded, owned and managed by Foundation-1. You migrate through the PPA and pay the new and improved tariff.
A new and improved tariff
You sign one Power Purchase Agreement with Foundation-1 and pay 40% below your current grid tariff, from day one.
No maintenance
System monitoring and performance guarantees are handled entirely by us. You focus on the operation.
What you get
Included in every solution.
Generocity is delivered as a complete, owned-and-operated system. Hardware, compliance, monitoring and on-call support are all covered for the full PPA term.
Tier 1 solar PV panels
25-year product warranty
Commercial BESS, 100–3200kWh
10-year warranty
Energy-saving LED lighting & smart metering
Water & electricity
Solar water heating & borehole filtration
CCTV cameras & SSEG registration
24/7 electrician & plumber on call
Full insurance & O&M for the PPA term
Who is this for?
Agricultural and commercial operations that meet specific qualification criteria.
Agricultural value chain first
Agricultural operations across production, packing, cold storage, dairy, poultry, irrigation and processing, alongside qualifying community and commercial sites.
R10,000+
Minimum monthly electricity expenditure to qualify for funding.
Suitable area
Unshaded area for high-yield solar panel placement and efficiency.
Must be operating
Registered PTY Ltd, CC or NGO with established history and stability.
South African
Operation must be based and operating within the Republic.
The process
From first contact to energy savings.
01
Operation qualification
Your operation's details are assessed against strict criteria to ensure eligibility for zero capital expenditure solar.
02
Partner feasibility
Foundation-1 conducts a technical and financial feasibility assessment of your premises.
03
Installation
Approved projects proceed to system design and professional installation. Foundation-1 carries the infrastructure cost; your operation pays the new and improved tariff after migration.
04
Ongoing savings
Your system generates clean energy and your operation saves through the new and improved tariff from day one, with ongoing monitoring handled by Foundation-1.
Backed by Nedbank
Institutional-grade financing.
Generocity UFMS is financed through a dedicated Nedbank facility, giving qualifying agricultural operations access to solar-backed energy without carrying the infrastructure cost or financing risk themselves.