About Cape Town Solar
Local expertise. Hands-on installations. Power designed around your home or business.
Meet the owner
Liam McGurk
With over 20 years in the electrical trade and more than 200 Deye installations, Liam leads Cape Town Solar’s installation team. His experience spans residential solar, commercial rooftop arrays, battery backup and off-grid systems on remote islands in Fiji.
From the first site assessment to sizing, installation, commissioning and compliance sign-off, Liam takes a hands-on role. Commercial designs start with real load data from our Qualitrack meter; roof layouts are planned in OpenSolar around the space available.
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Herholdt's Group Premium Partner
Cape Town Solar is a Herholdt's Group Trusted Installer and Premium Partner, bringing established electrical expertise to solar and battery installations.
Residential, commercial and off-grid experience
Qualifications & professional training
Trade-tested electrician
Electrician (Construction), 2007.
Registered Installation Electrician
Electrical inspection, testing and compliance sign-off.
Registered electrical contractor
Department of Employment and Labour registration, valid December 2025–December 2028.
Solar PV design & installation training
PQRS Solar PV Excel — Design & Install, January 2024.
Three-phase inspection & certification
EWSETA competencies in industrial and commercial inspection and issuing Certificates of Compliance, 2024.