Independent solar verification ยท Zimbabwe
Every installer makes promises. Fireflies checks the proof.
Installers vetted before they're dispatched. Finished systems checked against the approved proposal. Independent, evidence-based, on your side.
The questions no one answers after handover
A great proposal isn't proof.
The pitch was impressive. The numbers made sense. Then the installer left, and you were handed a system you have no way to check. So ask the three questions that actually matter.
Is it generating the energy you paid for?
A system can fall short of its forecast for months, even years, with nothing on the surface to show it.
Does the equipment match the proposal?
Panels and inverters get substituted. Labels get swapped. What's on your roof may not be what you signed for.
Were corners cut where you can't see them?
Missing protection devices. Skipped best practice. Incomplete monitoring. Invisible until it costs you.
You shouldn't have to be a solar expert to know. That's our job.
Why this matters
The system you paid for and the system you got aren't always the same.
Here's how an underperforming commercial system quietly erodes its own business case. An illustrative example, not a promise about your site.
Promised: 800 MWh
Promised: $120,000
Promised: 4.5 years
A shortfall this size rarely announces itself. It hides in a bill that's higher than it should be, and a payback date that keeps moving.
Illustrative figures based on common underperformance patterns. Your assessment reports your system's actual numbers.
How verification works
No site visit required. Just proof.
Verification is digital from end to end. We vet the installer before they reach you, then check the finished system against your proposal from documented evidence, not a hurried walk-around.
The installer is vetted
Before anyone is dispatched, we check the installer's credentials, licensing and track record against ZERA records, so you start with someone worth trusting.
The system is installed
Your chosen installer completes the work to the specification in your approved proposal.
The evidence is uploaded
The installer and you upload clear images of the fully installed system, from panels and inverters to wiring and protection, straight to Fireflies.
We verify it independently
We check the finished system against the proposal you paid for, and report back what matches and anything that doesn't.
How Fireflies helps
Independent verification, from vetting to sign-off.
Whether you're planning a project, financing one, or signing off on a finished system, we verify it independently, through vetted installers and documented evidence, not guesswork. Our review approach is aligned to international IEC standards and to the national standards and regulator practice of each market, such as SANS and NERSA in South Africa, and ZERA in Zimbabwe.
Installer Vetting
Credentials, licensing and track record checked against ZERA records before an installer is dispatched to your site.
Documented Installation Verification
Installer and client upload images of the finished system. We verify what was actually installed against the proposal you approved.
Equipment & Specification Check
Panels, inverters and components confirmed against the spec you paid for, from photographic and serial-number evidence.
Installation Quality Review
Workmanship, layout and safety reviewed against best practice from the documented evidence on record.
Independent Technical Report
A clear, impartial report of what matches your proposal and what doesn't, one you can act on.
Finance-Ready Reports
A clear, independent technical report you can share with a financing partner as one input into their own assessment.
Built for serious solar investments
If your solar is an asset, you should be able to measure it.
Already running solar?
Asset owners
Find out if it's delivering, and what it's quietly costing you if it isn't.
Assess my systemPlanning a project?
Buyers
Verify the proposal and the installer before you sign, not after.
Verify before I buyUnderwriting an installation?
Financiers
Get independent technical assurance you can put in a credit file.
Get a finance-ready reviewPower Your Home Now,
Pay Over Time.
A solar system is a big upfront cost. We're building partnerships with financing providers so you can spread it over time. Enquire once, and we'll route your enquiry to partners who lend for solar.
Repayments matched to your budget
Enquire online in minutes. Your enquiry goes to our financing partners, never to installers.
The verified installer network
The same standards we audit by, we hold installers to.
Grounded in hands-on solar engineering experience and a review approach aligned to international IEC standards and to each market's national standards and regulator practice, every installer in the Fireflies network is checked before they ever reach you. It is the trust layer beneath everything we do.
ZERA Credentials
Licensing and certification are validated against ZERA records before any installer appears in the network.
Documents Reviewed
Business registration, insurance certificates and tax clearance are reviewed by our verification team, not an algorithm.
Proven Work
Every applicant submits a portfolio of completed installations as part of their application.
Ongoing Standards
Verification isn't a one-off. Installers who fall short of our standards are suspended from the network.
Just want solar at home?
Just here for solar at home? Get free quotes from verified installers near you, or estimate your system and savings first. Free for homeowners.
Before you invest. Before you finance. Before you sign off.
Verify it with Fireflies.
Solar should be an investment you can measure, not a promise you hope is being delivered. Bring transparency, accountability and trust to your project.
Trusted network. Verified installers. Independent oversight.