EV charger installation in Cape Town

Cape Town EV charging, from basements to driveways

Cape Town’s EV owners are spread across very different property types. On the Atlantic Seaboard and in the City Bowl, many live in apartment blocks with shared basement parking. In the Southern Suburbs and northern suburbs, it’s more often a freestanding home or a townhouse complex. Our approach changes with each.

Our Cape Town team [based in [Suburb]] handles site assessments, supply, installation, commissioning and the Certificate of Compliance.

Apartments and sectional title blocks

In Sea Point, Green Point, Tamboerskloof and Camps Bay, a charger usually means working with a body corporate. The building’s supply is shared, the cable route runs across common property, and the trustees will want to know who pays for the electricity.

We help residents and trustees work through it:

• A load assessment of the building’s supply.
• A cable backbone that serves future bays, so the second and third owners pay less.
• Separate metering for each bay, so charging costs land with the right owner.
• An approval pack for the trustees.

See EV charging in a complex if you’re a resident, or body corporates and HOAs if you’re a trustee.

Working with the City of Cape Town

We haven’t found a City requirement specific to installing a private EV charger. A charger on its own needs a dedicated circuit and a CoC.

Where the City is your supplier, supply upgrades (for example to three-phase) and solar applications are made through the City’s e-Services, with the electrical contractor’s details (City of Cape Town). Some areas of the metro are supplied directly by Eskom, which has its own process.

Solar plus EV: use the approved list

Cape Town has plenty of rooftop solar, and many owners want to charge their car from it. The City publishes a list of approved inverters, and inverters that aren’t on it won’t be authorised (City of Cape Town SSEG FAQ). We specify listed equipment from the start, so your system can be registered. More on solar and EV registration and our energy resilience solution.

Wind, rain and salt air

Between the south-easter and winter fronts, outdoor chargers in Cape Town take a beating, and seafront suburbs add salt air. For exposed bays, we recommend chargers with a suitable IP rating, sealed cable entries and corrosion-resistant fixings. Compare options in our home and wallbox chargers range.

Businesses and office parks

For offices and business parks in Century City, Bellville and Claremont, see workplace charging and office parks and commercial property.

Get a Cape Town quote

Send us photos of your DB board, meter and parking bay on WhatsApp or by email, and we’ll respond within [X working days].