Stage Zero poised to radically disrupt unreliable residential power supply market
Vivica Group, which was established by bringing powerhouse local brands such as Vox, Frogfoot, Everlytic and Braintree into the same group as innovative high-growth start-ups such as Guardian Eye, Armata, Qwerti and HYPA, has launched Stage Zero, a power utility provider which is poised to radically overhaul how South African households are forced to deal with Eskom and local municipality unreliability. President Cyril Ramaphosa said in the second week of October that the country had turned the corner regarding loadshedding with the restart of another generating unit at Kusile. However, estimates suggest that the country’s energy availability factor (EAF) could decline as much as 25% by 2028. For reference, Nigeria’s EAF declined to 32.8% resulting in the grid collapsing four times. A collapsed grid requires a cold start which can take days or weeks. The fact remains that South Africa is not out of woods and the power crisis will linger for time to come. Stage Zero is not ...
