Jaco Botha

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Solareff

Jaco Botha is Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Solareff, in the role since 2010.

Solareff designs and builds commercial and industrial solar and battery storage systems for clients in agriculture, retail, mining and heavy industry. It has completed more than 500 projects.

In the job

  1. Solareff opened a Cape Town office, which grew from two employees four years earlier to 22. Source

  2. Solareff set a goal of more than 1 GW of installed solar capacity by 2030. Source

Career before

  1. 2010-presentCo-founder and CEO, Solareff

Sources

  1. crown.co.za
  2. globepost.co.za
  3. engineeringnews.co.za

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