Clean,
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ABOUT SUSTAINGROUP

SustainGroup is a leading African clean energy equipment and operations company mastering niche technologies such as biogas, landfill gas, off-grid solar, battery storage and others. The SustainGroup’s brands integrate complex, clean energy technology in rugged packages, ensure turn-key delivery and provide operations and service supported by financing solutions.

SustainPower Horizontal

Biogas, Landfill &
Natural Gas-to-Power

SustainPower is a unique power equipment packager that operates in the gas-to-power industry focusing on high-quality solutions for decentralised sustainable power generation using biogas, landfill gas and natural gas. The gensets and combined heat and power plants (CHPs) are designed and manufactured in South Africa with world-class engines and components. Aside from saving clients’ money through power outage protection, peak shaving & waste heat recovery, SustainPower reduces carbon emissions by displacing diesel and coal in an efficient way.

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Off-Grid Solar
Solutions

SustainSolar is a leading system integrator of high quality, turn-key containerised solar and battery storage systems. SustainSolar offers an innovative range of products consisting of modular, plug and play solutions suitable for various applications such as off-grid power supply, mini-grids for rural electrification, hybrid diesel fuel saver systems for commercial solutions and rapid deployment mobile systems.

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Battery Energy
Storage Systems

SustainStorage offers turn-key, fully integrated and modular, AC-coupled containerised battery energy storage systems (BESS) with optional PV integration. Designed together with our technology partners, our product range is applicable to both off-grid and grid-tied energy storage applications such as back-up, peak shaving, energy shifting and frequency regulation. Where required, the SUSTAIN STORAGE™ BESS range can offer energy management systems (EMS), black start capability and diesel generator integration.

Our Mission & Vision

Scope

Developing economies face numerous challenges regarding reliable electricity supply and waste management. SustainGroup responds to these needs with our unique sustainable power generating solutions.

Mission

With dedication to quality, passion for efficiency, and an urge to fulfil our responsibility to people and the planet, we strive to make a difference in the way developing economies generate power.

Vision

SustainGroup will become the leading African supplier of clean energy solutions for sustainable power generation from biogas, landfill gas, natural gas and other sustainable and alternative energy sources such as solar and wind.

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Rapid Deployment

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modular & Expandable

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Clean
Power Option

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Remote Monitoring

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Turn-key solution

GAS-TO-POWER

Biogas  |  Landfill Gas  |  Natural Gas

off-grid solar

Mini-Grids | Hybrid Fuel Saver | Mobile Rapid Deployment

battery energy storage

Peak Shaving | Frequency Regulation | Energy Shifting

Selected Projects Across Africa

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CLIENT EQUATORIAL POWER
CAPACITY 40 kWp, 90 kWh LFP
LOCATION MUKONO, UGANDA
YEAR 2020

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CLIENT DISTELL BIOGAS CHP
CAPACITY 440 kW 
LOCATION SPRINGS, GAUTENG
YEAR 2018

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CLIENT SUGARBIRD MANOR
CAPACITY 50 kVA & 20 kVA
LOCATION STELLENBOSCH
YEAR 2020

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CLIENT CAVALIER FOODS
CAPACITY 190 kW BIOGAS CHP
LOCATION MAMELODI, GAUTENG
YEAR 2017

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CLIENT UNITED PURPOSE, UK
CAPACITY 11.52 kWp, 19.2 kWh
LOCATION DEDZA, MALAWI
YEAR 2020

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CLIENT SIEMENS
CAPACITY 222 kWh BATTERY STORAGE
LOCATION EAST LONDON, SA
YEAR 2021

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CLIENT EQUATORIAL POWER
CAPACITY 5 X 5.46 kWp/14.8 kWh
LOCATION UGANDA
YEAR 2022

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CLIENT ONEPOWER (1PWR)
CAPACITY 7X 19 kWp/51.8 kWh
LOCATION LESOTHO
YEAR 2021

Some of our Clients

Management Team

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Tobias Hobbach

Managing Director

Tobias accumulated a wealth of experience in Financial Management and Business Strategy during the 10 years he spent working in Japan and Germany for one of the leading German car and truck manufacturers. He came to South Africa in 2012 as the CFO of one of the largest manufacturing companies in the country. His leadership skills and passion for manufacturing led to his role as CEO in a medium-sized, South African, engine building firm, before founding Sustainable Power Generation in 2016.

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Ames Martin

Operations Director

Prior to joining SustainPower, Ames was Regional Business Development Manager of Sub-Saharan Africa at one of the world's largest oil and gas service companies. With over 12 years of extensive experience in managing projects, involving the maintenance and delivery of large equipment packages, throughout the developing world and qualifications in Diesel and Industrial Technology and Project Management, Ames is a significant contributor to SustainPower's strategy.

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Winston Latham

Chief Financial Officer

Winston is an experienced Chartered Accountant (CA) with board-level experience in various industries, both in South Africa and internationally. He headed up finance at Richard Branson's (Virgin Group) largest interest in South Africa, building financial and governance systems into businesses that grew from start-ups to established market leaders. He left Virgin to pursue a career in clean energy, initially in utility-scale renewable energy, then joining the Sustain team in 2020.