Switch Energy

Switch Energy is a South African smart metering and energy trading platform built for utility companies, property developers and managers, metering providers, and large power users that need accurate water and electricity measurement, utility administration, and billing support.

Key capabilities include:

• End-to-end smart metering for water and electricity, combining metering hardware with a user-friendly management interface for monitoring and utility administration
• Utility management and revenue support, including tools used for revenue billing management and collection in smart metering projects
• Fully managed metering services as well as white-labelled SaaS for organisations that want to offer metering and utility management under their own brand
• Energy trading software designed for South Africa’s evolving open energy market, supporting bi-directional energy flows and more complex transactions between multiple stakeholders

Available on Web (management platform), iOS, and Android (mobile app for end users).

Target users include B2B customers (utilities, property developers, property managers, metering companies, and large power users) and end consumers who use the mobile app to monitor consumption, manage accounts, and handle invoice payment and prepaid options.

Notable in the South African context, the company has delivered utility management projects such as water metering and pressure monitoring for the Transnet Ports Authority at the Port of Durban, using a private LoRaWAN network for security and uptime, and it was founded on academic research focused on energy trading and smart grid technology.