Conlog, Africa’s largest smart metering solutions provider has announced a strategic partnership with home energy management company Plentify.
Kailas Nair, chief growth officer at Plentify, comments: “Utilities are under increasing financial pressure as their highest-paying customers turn to rooftop solar to avoid grid instability and rising tariffs. This reduces utilities’ daytime revenue while increasing demand during costly peak periods. As a result, utilities are forced to impose double-digit annual tariff hikes, placing even more strain on households and businesses, causing further defection.”
With Conlog’s presence in over 58 countries and over 17-million smart meters deployed globally, this partnership positions Plentify’s flagship products, HotBot and SolarBot, to scale rapidly through Conlog’s trusted distribution and utility networks. This means that millions of South African homeowners could soon save more, have more control and backup power from the infrastructure already in their homes.
Logan Moodley, CEO of Conlog, says: “Our strategic vision with this project is fundamentally about evolving towards being more consumer-centric in the adoption of smart metering. We aim to understand and address the impact of energy access on consumers. The advent of digital technologies has created a strategic alignment between what Plentify offers from a technology perspective and our long-standing industry challenges.
“Traditionally, municipalities and distribution authorities focused on metering activities. However, with this synergy, we are introducing a more dynamic and data-driven energy ecosystem that includes the consumer as a principal player.”
Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify, says: “At Plentify, we’re focused on making homes part of the energy solution, not just passive consumers. By combining our smart technology with Conlog’s trusted metering platform, we’re creating new value for utilities, municipalities, homeowners and property developers. Together, we’re offering a complete Home Energy Management System that goes beyond basic load control, enabling smarter, more flexible energy management across Africa’s energy ecosystem.”