Phoning around to price solar lights in Bloemfontein takes an evening you don't have. Send one request instead and we pass it to solar lighting suppliers and installers who serve Bloemfontein and nearby areas of Free State. They quote on the fittings, cabling, installation and warranty.
Solar Lights for Bloemfontein properties
Looking for solar lights in Bloemfontein? Independent suppliers and installers serving Bloemfontein and the wider Free State quote on solar outdoor lights for walls, gardens, driveways, flood lighting and streets. Tell them what you want to light, how much sun it gets and whether you want motion sensors.
Want to know more first? Our solar lights guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Outdoor lighting in Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is the judicial capital, with government buildings, hospitals, a university and shopping centres alongside suburbs like Langenhoven Park, Brandwag, Fichardt Park and Woodland Hills Estate. Homeowners want security lights on walls and driveways, plus patio and garden lighting, while estates often regulate fitting style and light spill. Smallholdings in Bainsvlei rely on solar flood lights for gates and stables. The Free State gets very cold, frosty winters and hot summers with spectacular lightning storms and occasional hail, so surge protection and sturdy lenses are worth the extra cost. Load-shedding and streetlight outages support solar. Local electricians issue a CoC.
Typical solar lights requests in the area come from:
- Homes: solar wall lights at the doors, path lights and a sensor flood light on the driveway
- Estates and complexes: solar lights on perimeter walls, guard houses and paths, keeping estates lit in load-shedding
- Shops and offices: solar lights for parking, signage and perimeter security that ignore load-shedding
- Municipalities, schools and clubs: solar street and park lights for informal settlements, taxi ranks and parks
- Farms and smallholdings: solar flood and pole lights on sheds, kraals, gates and long farm roads
- Industrial sites: solar flood lights on yards, fences and remote gates without trenching
Choosing fittings for Bloemfontein
The main thing that wears out outdoor lights in Bloemfontein is lightning, hail and hard frost, so ask for surge-protected IP65 fittings with toughened glass. A cheaper fitting that fails after one season costs more than a good one once the electrician's call-out is added.
Solar Lights usually come at IP65 to IP66, with 3000 K to 6000 K. Panel and battery, LiFePO4 or Li-ion.
What to include in your request
- Say what you want to light and how big the area is
- Note how much direct sun the spot gets
- Choose constant light or motion sensor mode
- Ask for battery type, capacity and panel watts
- Ask about warranty and replacement batteries
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Bloemfontein and surrounds
Suppliers and electricians on our network work in Bloemfontein and surrounding areas, including Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu, Langenhoven Park, Brandwag, Heidedal, Mangaung, Bainsvlei. Give the suburb so the quote can include travel, and say whether there is an existing outdoor circuit or the cable has to be run from the DB board.