Solar installers in Germiston and Alberton

Germiston began when John Jack and August Simmer found gold on the farm Elandsfontein in 1886. The town grew around the Simmer and Jack mine and took the name Germiston in 1904. The Rand Refinery opened in 1921. Mining has faded, and steel making and distribution is now the biggest industry, with railway workshops, a glassworks and engineering firms. Landmarks include St Boniface Church, designed by Sir Herbert Baker in 1910, Germiston Lake and Rand Airport, which houses the South African Airways Museum.

Bedfordview was part of Elandsfontein farm. Sir George Farrar bought the Bedford farm in 1893, and the suburb got its name through a competition on 24 February 1926. Eastgate Shopping Centre and the oak-lined Van Buuren Avenue are its best-known features.

Alberton started when General Hendrik Alberts bought part of the Meyer farm in 1904. It is mainly residential, with Alrode as the industrial suburb dating from 1943. The R59 freeway runs through it and Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve borders the town. All three areas joined Ekurhuleni in 2000.

For your solar or backup power: Where Ekurhuleni supplies the power, solar is registered with the municipality. Where the bill comes from Eskom, registration is with Eskom, and systems under 100 kVA need it even if nothing is exported.