With South Africa’s energy sector at a defining moment, with a dual imperative to ensure energy security and a credible transition to a sustainable low-carbon economy, this requires collaboration and a broader role for professional organisations.
This was highlighted by speakers during professional organisation the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers’ (SAIEE’s) Strategic Leadership Dialogue, held in collaboration with State-owned utility Eskom and statutory body the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), at the Eskom Academy of Learning, in Midrand, on July 8.
Eskom CE Dan Marokane stressed the need for collaboration, rather than the prevailing narrative of competition.
He pointed out that professional organisations needed to bring their voice and work together to deliver on the targets set out in the Integrated Resource Plan.
Marokane asserted that the utility’s turnaround showed that operational and financial recovery was enabled by deliberate leadership, as well as governance and workplace culture interventions.
