Christiaan Hattingh is the Managing Director of AWPower, a specialist solar and water engineering firm based in Cape Town. With over a decade of hands-on experience in solar PV systems, energy infrastructure design, and embedded generation regulations, Christiaan is regarded as one of South Africa’s foremost experts on renewable energy integration.
Under his leadership, AWPower has completed more than 500 solar installations across South Africa, including pioneering projects in solar-powered wastewater systems, multi-unit developments, and grid-export-enabled PV systems. Christiaan’s engineering expertise and passion for energy efficiency have positioned AWPower at the forefront of innovative clean energy projects – where reliability, compliance, and cost savings intersect.
When he’s not overseeing projects or speaking to the media, Christiaan champions industry collaboration and has helped shape solar best practices in line with insurance, regulatory, and engineering standards.
A frequent contributor to media outlets like MyBroadband and BusinessTech, Christiaan is known for his ability to translate technical energy challenges into practical, sustainable solutions for businesses, residential estates, and municipalities. His insights regularly inform national conversations around solar policy, compliance, and the financial viability of going off-grid.
Follow Christiaan’s articles for practical, experience-backed advice on navigating South Africa’s evolving energy landscape – from smart solar investments and export-ready systems to solar audits and EV-ready infrastructure.
Cape of Good Hope SPCA, the founding society of the SPCA movement in South Africa and the oldest animal welfare organisation in the country, has chosen AWPower to implement a grid-tied solar solution, with additional modular battery backup systems to support essential loads.
Cape of Good Hope SPCA chooses AWPower for a Grid-tied Solar PV Solution Read More »
AWPower engineers have achieved outstanding success with designing solar PV systems for commercial buildings, including medium size shopping centres such as in this video story.
Solar Success for Commercial Buildings Read More »
Solar PV & power backup solutions (UPS’s) available today are certainly bringing some light to this dark tunnel of the pandemic, struggling economy and load shedding. The energy sector is producing solutions that are better and costing less, providing great savings and security.
Solar & UPS value leaders 2021 Read More »
Inframax Holdings (Pty) Ltd, a national property group with head office in Cape Town, contracted AWPower to design and install a solar PV system for their Kenridge Shopping Centre in Cape Town. Since being commissioned, the electricity generated through winter and arrival of summer supports an interesting business case that savings can pay for solar PV, and even more so when the system is configured to allow feed-in to the grid (energy export).
Case Study: Savings from solar PV for Kenridge Centre Read More »
AWPower engineers recently completed the conversion of its offices to sustainable living, including integrated facilities for charging battery powered electric vehicles (EVs). The objective was to design and install a solar PV system that would provide most of the energy requirements of the building by providing backup power during load-shedding, reducing costs and ensuring sufficient power to charge EVs during office hours.
SOLAR PV FOR OFFICE AND EVs Read More »
Don’t let load-shedding be a handicap to your home office. The 600W 12v DIY load shedding Power Box from AWPower will keep your essentials like Wi-Fi and PC/Laptop afloat during load shedding
Load-shedding Power Box – 600W 12V Read More »
In Harfield Village, a leafy suburb in Cape Town, AWPower was commissioned during the course of 2019 to design and install a solar PV system to achieve the home owner’s goal of avoiding downtime during prolonged load shedding, while saving on electricity costs over the long term.
Side-stepping load shedding by going green Read More »
If you are looking for a long-term modular approach towards energy security, plus savings, for a house, office or holiday cottage, then starting with a battery backup system that is fully expandable to solar PV may be the smart way to go.
Hybrid Inverters – From Battery to Solar Read More »
Cost-effective load-shedding solution for Home Office, Small Office, Restaurant, WiFi, POS Till Lanes & Pay-Point.
Load-shedding Power Box – 1000W (24V DC) Read More »
The Management and Board of Huis Nuweland decided to evaluate renewable energy for their retirement village in Newlands, Cape Town and after considerable research they appointed AWPower to implement a grid-tied solar PV solution as a first phase.
Solar PV solution for Huis Nuweland Read More »
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