At a knee-wobbling height above ground, the roof of the Pick n Pay distribution centre in Edenvale rewards those who scale it with a breathtaking view of Johannesburg’s skyline.

Equally impressive are the solar panels atop the facility — all 7,200 of them — that generate as much as 2.4MW (enough to power 1,560 homes) for the energy-hungry distribution centre below...

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