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Doug Kuni, MD, Independent Power Producers’ Association |
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Monday, 17 May 2010 12:04 |
Doug is an engineering graduate of London University and undertook postgraduate studies in Germany. Over a long career in the power sector, he headed the engineering division o fEskom's Generation Group for five years, comleting the Majuba Power Station in Eskom's last expansion programme. In Eskom Enterprises he worked on projectes in Africa, India and China. After eaving Eskom, he joined a Hong-Kong-based company acquiring assets in the power sector of China. He returned to South aFrica and headed IPSA Group PLC's operations, leaving in February 2009 to become an independent power consultant. He is also MD of the SA Independent Power Producers Association (SAIPPA).
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Ayanda Myoli, CEO, Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa |
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Monday, 17 May 2010 12:00 |
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Ayanda Myoli worked as an engineer at Sasol from 1990 to 1993 whenhe joined Koeberg nuclear power station as a mechanical maintenance manager until 2999. After working with SA Breweries and Nieces he became CEO of ARECSA Human Captial, a joint venutre between the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation and AREVA, the French nuclear company, for skills development for the South African Nuclear industry. More recently he was a consultant to the Department of Science and Technology and in Apriol 2010 was appointed CEO of the Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa.
He holds a BSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Cape Town and an MBL from Unisa
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Certified energy managers excel |
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Tuesday, 23 November 2010 13:51 |
 Skills development at executive level pays rich dividends
Since its inception in 1981, the Certified Energy Manager (CEM) credential has become widely accepted and used as a measure of professional accomplishment within the energy management field. The following case study from engineering, procurement, project and construction management firm Hatch shows the benefits.
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Chantal Naidoo, Principal Investment Officer, DBSA |
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Monday, 17 May 2010 07:56 |
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Chantal Naidoo is a programme manager championing the Develoment Bank of Southern Africa's environmental sustainability (including climate change) programmes and investment projects, in collaboration with multilateral and bilateral partners in the SADC region.
Her academic qualifications include a BComm from the University of Cape Town and a Postgraduate Diploma in Tax from Wits University, aside from several local and international technical training programmes on risk. strategy and capital markets. She is presently reading ofor a Master's in development financewith the University of Stellenbosch.
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Tuesday, 23 November 2010 12:05 |
 Risky climate techno-fixes blocked
In a landmark consensus decision, the 193-member United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) closed its 10th biennial meeting in Nagoya, Japan with a de facto moratorium on geo-engineering projects and experiments aimed at manipulating the Earth’s climate.
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Cornelis van der Waal, Energy Programme Manager, Frost & Sullivan |
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Monday, 17 May 2010 12:10 |
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Cornelis van der Waal has extensive experience in analysing sub-Saharan Africa's energy sector, having worked on energy markets across the region.
He is highly sought-after and respected consultant and commentator on energy issues, inclduign opportunities for private investment in power generation, co-generation, revewable energy projects, tariff setting, power rental, metering and energy feedstocks.
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Dave Collins, Independent Climate Change Consultant |
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Monday, 17 May 2010 07:42 |
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Dave Collins has worked as a process engineer, process design manager, research director, business consultant and MD in carious operations in Zambia, South Africa, the Netherlands and Germany, with Anglo-American, VanEck & Lurie / E.L. Bateman, De Beers, MAC Consulting and Promethium Carbon.
With a life-long interest in climate change he consults on climate-change response and energy strategies to many JSE top 100 companies, the SA coal industry and to various industry organisations.
He has a Master's degree in chemical engineering from Cambridge University.
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Wednesday, 25 May 2011 08:06 |
 or, Take On What You Can Do and Leave The Rest
On 20 April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling unit exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. The subsequent oil spill seriously impacted the environment. Commentators suggested that green project management could have prevented the disaster, made it easier to repair, or allowed key parties to communicate better.
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Enoch Godongwana, Deputy Minister, Department of Public Enterprises |
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Monday, 17 May 2010 07:15 |
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 Enoch Godongwana was born in the Eastern Cape and educted at St John's College in Umtata, where he matricultated. After being involved in various political structures within the ANC, he became a member of the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (Numsa) in 1983. He was General Secretary of Numsa from 1994 to 1997. He also served the labour movement in various capacities such as shop steward, local organiser, regional secretary and national organiser.
He has served in the various spheres of government under the ANC banner and was appointed Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises in May 2009. He holds a Master's degree in financial economics from London University.
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Monday, 27 September 2010 11:00 |
 Swiss injection to boost energy efficiency
South Africa and the Swiss Confederation have signed an energy efficiency agreement that will bring a major boost to government energy-efficiency programmes.
The agreement on the Energy Efficiency Monitoring Project entails the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation funding a R120-million climate change mitigation programme in South Africa.
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