South African energy startup Wetility has launched an interactive lookup tool that allows anyone to search their municipality and view a detailed outage profile, including average duration, monthly trends and how their area compares to the national average.
Wetility is one of the fastest growing South African solar energy companies, providing smart technology solutions for homes and businesses. Through its integrated platform, combining energy-as-a-service, fintech infrastructure and AI-powered data intelligence, it provides an affordable multi-utility platform at no upfront cost to customers.
The startup has just released the Wetility 2025 Energy Resilience Report, a publicly available dataset that reveals stark disparities in grid reliability across South Africa’s municipalities — with the average power outage lasting under two hours in some areas and exceeding 24 hours in others.
In addition, the company has launched an interactive lookup tool allowing residents to search their municipality, and view a detailed outage profile. This includes average duration, monthly trends and how their area compares to the national average.
“This data makes clear that the conversation about grid reliability cannot be a national one alone,” said Franta Pour, chief commercial officer at Wetility. “Many municipalities are operating under significant pressure — from ageing infrastructure and cable theft to revenue collection constraints — and that reality is reflected in the variability we see. What this dataset provides is visibility: a way for municipalities, businesses and households to better understand local conditions and make more informed decisions.”
