Eskom has appointed Mr Bheki Nxumalo as Group Executive: Generation, effective from 1 July 2019. Nxumalo has over 20 years’ experience in various positions in Eskom’s generation business.

ELPA, the Earthing and Lightning Protection Agency, and AREP the Association for Renewable Energy Practitioners, are together hosting a one-day seminar in August, to address earthing and surge protection in solar photovoltaic systems.

They’re young, professional, altruistic, passionate about the world around them and they’re women. Norconsult Iyanda – a Black-women-owned electrical engineering firm that provides expertise in design and project management for electrical engineering projects – recently honoured three young women who are working with the company, in the traditionally male-dominated engineering sector.

Schneider Electric South Africa was recognised for its efforts in sustainable development when it was awarded first and second place at the annual SEIFSA (Steel and Engineering Industry Federation of South Africa) Awards for Excellence on 23 May for Best Corporate Social Investment. On the same evening, the company won the Best Business Collaboration France-South Africa at the French South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FSACCI) Annual Gala Awards.

Renewables now account for more than a quarter (26%) of global electricity production. However, current trends in the sector indicate that bolder policy decisions are needed across all end-use sectors to make our energy systems sustainable.