Johannesburg, South Africa - 12 June 2026
We have secured the power purchase foundation that supports Lumen, our combined migration model for agricultural operations that need more than an isolated on-site solar installation. The clean energy will be supplied from our 56MW solar generation site in the Free State and delivered through the grid once the wheeling phase is active. Client registration and eligibility assessment are open now so operators can prepare before activation.
Why this supply matters
Agricultural energy migration cannot depend only on what fits on a roof or a piece of land. Many operations have shaded structures, rented premises, limited installation area, night-time refrigeration, seasonal irrigation peaks or multiple meters. By securing a grid-delivered clean-energy pathway, we can design around the full operating profile instead of forcing every client into a rooftop-only answer.
The combined Lumen stack
Lumen combines two layers under one managed migration. The first layer is on-site solar through Generocity, where qualifying operators receive funded infrastructure on their own premises. The second layer is wheeled clean energy from our Free State generation site, delivered through the existing grid. Together, those layers are designed to move the complete load, including daytime production, night cooling, pumping, processing and seasonal demand.
A guaranteed 60 percent saving
Our Lumen structure is built around a guaranteed 60 percent saving for qualifying operations: 30 percent from on-site solar and a further 30 percent from wheeled clean energy. On heavier utility spend, the combined stack can scale toward 80 percent. We are making this guarantee central because operators need clear commercial outcomes before they can commit to energy migration, especially when power sits inside production cost rather than office overhead.
Why on-site solar alone is not enough
On-site solar is powerful, but it does not solve every agricultural load. Packhouses may cool at night. Pumps may run outside solar hours. Processing sites may draw more power than the premises can generate. Multi-site operators may need one migration view across several meters. Lumen exists because these operations need a clean-energy path that reaches beyond a single system while still keeping the assessment, tariff and commercial structure coherent.
Client intake before wheeling activation
We are accepting client profiles for Lumen before the wheeling phase activates. Early registration lets us review electricity spend, estimated consumption, tariff category, metering context, site suitability and network requirements. For multi-site agricultural groups, we also assess whether demand can be aggregated into a coherent commercial case. Formal outcomes remain subject to network conditions, distributor rules, metering readiness, partner approvals and signed commercial terms.
What we assess first
Our Lumen assessment starts with the whole operation. We look at the current tariff, monthly spend, day and night load, critical production systems, available installation area, premises control, meter structure and seasonal patterns. The assessment then determines how much of the load should be carried by Generocity on-site solar and how much should be carried by wheeled clean energy. The result is a single migration plan rather than two disconnected proposals.
Why proof matters for agriculture
Lumen is not only about a cleaner electricity source. For export-facing and finance-sensitive agricultural operations, renewable-energy evidence can matter in buyer reporting, sustainability audits, procurement conversations and long-term operating strategy. Our aim is to make that evidence stronger while moving the operation onto a new and improved tariff. Clean energy should not be a certificate bought on top of expensive power. It should be part of the improved supply path.
How Lumen fits with Generocity
We do not treat Lumen as a replacement for Generocity. Lumen includes Generocity where the premises can host useful on-site solar, then adds wheeled clean energy to cover the load the site cannot carry alone. Qualifying for Lumen therefore means qualifying for the combined stack. That is the difference between a partial solar project and a full agricultural energy migration.
Our view of the next phase
We believe the next phase of agricultural energy migration will be built around combined systems: on-site generation where it is useful, grid-delivered clean energy where it is necessary, and one commercial structure that makes the outcome legible to operators. Lumen is our commitment to that model. It gives qualifying agricultural operations a way to register now, prepare early and move toward a guaranteed new and improved tariff when the full supply pathway is ready.