SALGA Energy Summit 20 ENERGY 18 SUMMIT “ Defining the Energy Future of Local Government “

Programme

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Objectives of the Energy Summit

1. To understand how the transition manifests economically, legally, financially and institutionally for Local Government.

2. To pursue consensus of the political leadership in the energy sector to agree that change is necessary.

3. To examine the possible scenarios for South African Energy sector and to define an ideal Future Local Government Utility.

4. To develop and define a framework on the country compact for the energy sector.

Themes of the Energy Summit

The purpose of this theme is to examine key megatrends in the energy sector that will drive change over the next five to ten years. The theme Megatrends in the investigates how changes such as decentralisation, democratisation, Energy Sector digitisation and decarbonisation will affect the energy sector, both internationally and nationally. It also looks at the drivers of the trends (such as market forces, policies and changing consumer behaviour) and the resulting risks and opportunities that are emerging for all players.

The purpose of this theme is to examine how legislative frameworks can act as key enablers of change in the energy sector. The theme looks Legislative at key opportunities and constraints in the legislative framework and frameworks investigates best practice examples in enhancing the legal framework to in the Energy create an enabling environment for energy sector transitions. The theme Sector also explores the electricity planning policy in with a focus on the Eskom/Municipality dichotomy and the roles of municipalities in terms of generation, transmission and distribution value chain.

Opportunities The purpose of this theme is to examine how opportunities shaping shaping energy energy economics help to ensure local economic growth. The theme economics in the considers appropriate market designs of the electricity supply industry Energy Sector and how municipalities in South Africa can continue to generate revenue while building economic opportunities in the energy sector. The theme covers topics such as municipal revenue sustainability, electricity affordability energy forecasting and opportunities for radical new business models for all players

Day 1: Wednesday, 7th March 2018 Time Item 09:00 – 12:30 Registration, Credentials Confirmation and receipt of Documentation 10:00 – 11:00 Media Briefing 11:00 – 12:00 National Executive Committee Meeting 11:00 – 12:30 Lunch and Arrival of Delegates

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Session 1: Setting the scene for defining the future of Local Government

Programme Director: Vuyo Mvoko (Radio and TV Personality) Time Item Speaker 13:00 – 13:20 Official Opening Ceremony Opening Prayers Rendition of the National Anthem 13:20 – 13:30 Welcome by Host Municipality Cllr. Herman Mashaba, Executive Mayor City of Johannesburg

13:30 – 13:50 Official Opening and Welcome Cllr. Parks MphoTau, Remarks SALGA and UCLG President 13:50 – 14:05 ’s Welcome Address Hon. , 14:05– 14:10 Introduction of the President of Hon. Dr , the Republic Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional affairs 14:10 – 15:00 Keynote Address His Excellency , President of the Republic of South Africa 15:00 – 15:30 TEA 15:30 – 17:30 The Grand Political Debate: Cllr. Parks Mpho Tau, “Defining the Energy Future of SALGA and UCLG Local Government” President Hon. Jeff Radebe, Minister of Energy Hon. , Minister of Public Enterprises Cllr. Xola Pakati, Executive Mayor of Buffalo City Cllr. Thembi Nkadimeng, Executive Mayor of Polokwane Mr Jabu Mabuza, Eskom Chairperson Mr Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of Amnesty International 17h30 – 20h00 Official Opening of Exhibition Area and Cocktail Function

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Day 2: Thursday, 8th March 2018

Session 2: Transitions, megatrends and future models in the energy space

Programme Director: Cllr Lindiwe Ntshalinsthali, SALGA Deputy President Purpose: Provide an overview of the energy transitions, megatrends and future models in the energy space. The main objective of this session is to introduce the three themes of the Energy Summit, namely: 1. Megatrends in the energy space internationally and nationally; 2. Legal framework; and 3. Policy implications as well as energy economics. Time Item Speaker 08:45 – 09:10 The Role of Local Government in the Hon. Dr Zweli Energy Landscape Mkhize, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional affairs 09:10 – 09:30 Resist or Purpose: The rapid Mr Hilton Trollip, Embrace trends taking place University of Cape the Energy globally are also visible Town, Energy Transitions: in South Africa, with Research Centre Implications potentially critical for South implications. South Africa Africa can decide to resist this change and keep the status quo or to embrace the change and grasp opportunities for radical new business opportunities. This presentation will analyse the consequences of these decisions. 09:30 – 09:50 South African Purpose: To give an Ms Nelisiwe Energy overview of the current Magubane, Landscape South African energy Current Board Landscape, the status Member of Eskom quo, complexities, and Former DG challenges and of Department of opportunities. Energy

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Time Item Speaker 09:50 – 10:10 The Energy Purpose: Major shifts Mr Jeffrey Transition and and trends have Logan, Chief Megatrends occurred in the energy Analyst, National in the Energy sector globally. The Renewable Energy Space speaker will present Laboratory, USA Internationally and assess these major transitions and discontinuities occurring in a range of countries around the world. 10:10 – 10:30 Constraints Purpose: Whilst Mr Thembani and the current policy Bukula, Former opportunities framework is Regulator Member in the current beginning to open up at NERSA policy to renewable energy, framework the electricity sector in South Africa is still largely dependent on a traditional, monopolistic coal- reliant electricity sector model. How can the policy framework enable effective adaptation to the current energy transition? 10:30 – 10:50 The future Purpose: Municipal Mr Paul realities and revenues are declining Vermeulen, City of innovations due to unaffordability of Johannesburg for a electricity, technology sustainable advancement and energy value slow economic chain growth - negatively impacting service delivery. How does the energy transition provide opportunities for municipalities to explore other sources of income and ensure revenue sustainability? 10:50 – 11:30 Discussions: Purpose: for audience to engage speakers in a Question and Answer session. 11:30 – 12:00 Te a

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Session 3: PANEL DEBATE: Can the South African energy value chain survive in its current format, without embracing the energy transition (Economically, socially and institutionally, technically, policy implications)?

Facilitator: Dr Willem De Beer Purpose: The panel will discuss whether the South African Energy value chain can survive in its current form or operation considering the changes in the sector which includes the energy transition amongst other things What are the current problems or challenges in the South African energy sector? What are the economic, social and institutional implications for the energy transition for South Africa? How should key South African stakeholders in the sector respond to the change? What needs to change in order to respond to the current challenges including the energy transition? Sharing International Experience.e Time Item Speaker 12:00 - 13:30 Panel debate • National Treasury and audience engagements • Department of Energy • Mr Brian Sechotlho, NERSA • Mr Louis Maleka, Eskom • Mr Sandile Maphumulo, Independent Municipal Expert • Mr Mvuleni Bukula, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality • Mr Kadri Nassiep, City of Cape Town • Mr Silas Zimu, Former Energy Advisor to Presidency 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch

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Session 4: What are the current challenges in the energy sector and how can these challenges be addressed in a manner that is sustainable, considering the energy transition? What does ‘embracing change’ mean for South Africa?

Purpose: The overall objective of the breakaway sessions is to examine possible business model scenarios for the South African Energy Sector and to define an ideal energy future for local government. Time Breakaway Sessions Breakaway Session 1: How can South Africa address the current challenges and major trends in the energy sector? Introduction of Breakaway Session: Mr Serutle Ntlatleng, Ekurhuleni Municipality and AMEU Session Sponsors: Hon. Andries Nel, Deputy Minister COGTA and Mr Sean Friend, Old Mutual Facilitator: Dr Willem De Beer Problem Statement: Numerous trends are challenging the South African Energy landscape, threatening the sustainability the Electricity sector. Outcomes • Possible Solutions for the current challenges in the energy sector; Breakaway Sessions • Possible Scenarios to address major trends in the South 14:30 – 17:30 African Energy Sector; and • Propose at least three scenarios of sustainable energy business models considering the current changes in the sector. Identifiying what municipalities can do to make the electricity service provision more sustainable, going forward. Breakaway Session 2: What does the Energy Transition mean for municipal revenue, and is it time to change the current business model? Introduction of Breakaway Session: Mr Clinton Carter- Brown, CSIR and Mr Sandile Maphumulo, Independent Municipal Expert Session Sponsor: Hon. Mondli Gungubele, Deputy Minister of Finance Facilitator: At vd Merwe

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Time Breakaway Sessions Problem Statement: Municipal revenues are declining due to unaffordability, rev- enue management challenges, adoption of alternative energy options and slow economic growth; which in turn negatively impact on service delivery and sustainability. Outcomes • Suggest at least five practical innovative solutions that can be implemented by municipalities to ensure new sources of municipal revenue from an energy perspective – views not to be restricted by current policy or regulatory frame- work; • Innovative solutions and potential financing instruments and mechanisms to ensure affordable energy for all South Africans; and • Assess the current business model and identify the necessary changes required in the electricity value chain to ensure that the transition to the proposed business models are successful (specifically in terms of resources, policy, governance, roles and responsibilities). Breakaway Session 3: What are the available opportunities Breakaway in policy to create an enabling environment and to ensure Sessions adaptation to the energy transition? 14:30 – 17:30 Introduction of Breakaway Session: Mr Thembani Bukula, Former Regulator Member at NERSA Session Sponsors: Hon. Thembisile Majola, Deputy Minister of Energy and Mr Sisa Njikelana, N a t i o n a l C le a n e r P ro d u c t i o n Ce n t re (C S I R )

Facilitator: Smunda Mokoena Problem Statement: The current legislative policies are perceived to constrain municipalities from pursuing innovative solutions in the energy space. Outcomes: • Identified constraints and opportunities of the legal framework; • Identified the necessary changes required in the electricity value chain to ensure that the transition to the proposed business models are successful in the context of the legal framework; and • Propose a minimum of three recommendations on legal framework enhancements.

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Time Breakaway Sessions Breakaway Breakaway Session 4: How can South Africa develop a sus- Sessions tainable energy value chain? 14:30 – 17:30 Introduction of Breakaway Session: Leslie John Rencontre, City of Cape Town and AMEU Session Sponsor: Cllr. , Executive Mayor City of Tshwane and Brian Statham, SANEA Facilitator: Nelisiwe Magubane Problem Statement: Currently the market structure is not well defined or deployed appropriately to facilitate the optimal market participation and distribution of electricity to the end customers . Outcomes: • Market model and practical approach to the electricity market design for South Africa; • The role of Eskom and municipalities in the energy transition; • Approach to the integrating of innovative options to enhance the electricity market design (Trading, Wheeling, Decentralised electricity generation); and • Proposed innovative approach to asset management to enhance the value of the existing electricity grid. Breakaway Session 5: How can the energy transition stimulate economic growth and benefit local economies? Introduction of Breakaway Session : Ms Refilwe Mokgosi, City of Tshwane and AMEU President Elect Session Sponsor: Hon. Bulelani Magwanishe, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry and Mr Patrick Dlamini, DBSA CEO Facilitator: Ntombifuthi Princess Ntuli Problem Statement: The slow economic growth at a local level is negatively affecting community development. It is imperative that an energy transition is manifested in a manner that is inclusive and encourages economic growth. Outcomes: • Proposals for institutions, transformation initiatives, job creation and other economic activities, keeping in mind the workforce currently deployed in an existing business; and • Potential economic activities linked to the energy transition (innovation, youth development, transformation etc.) that could be leveraged. 17h30 – 20h00 Cocktail Function

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Session 5: Towards a Sustainable Energy Transition for South Africa

Programme Director: Cllr Zandile Gumede, SALGA Deputy President Purpose: The main objective of this session is to analyse the outcomes of the breakaway sessions. This will highlight the proposals and recommendations made by the participants. Time Item Speaker 09:00 – 09:10 Video Purpose: The video Video will provide an overview of Day 1 09:10 – 09:20 Introduction of the Programme Director Session 09:20 – 10:00 Overall feedback Purpose: Presenting Dr Willem De from Breakaway the main outcomes of Beer Sessions the discussions from the five Breakaway Sessions? 10:00 – 10:30 Morning Tea

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Session 6: PANEL DEBATE: Paving the way forward: how to implement an energy transition in South Africa and to design the energy future for local government?

Facilitator: Bertha Dlamini Purpose: The panel will discuss a way forward based on the outcomes of the discussions during the summit that will ensure South Africa starts transitioning effectively towards a sustainable energy future. Proposal: Agree on an energy sector “structure” that will drive energy transitions. This will include who must serve and who will be the owner, as well as what should be done by the structure. What actions can be implemented in the short to medium term within the current context post the Summit (considering policy and resources)? How do we ensure that the challenges identified in the energy sector are adequately addressed? How do we ensure that all relevant institutions and stakeholders participate in the implementation of the solutions that have been identified to adapt to the transition? Time Item Speaker 11:00 – 12:45 Panel Debate • Mrs Phindile Baleni, Director General Gauteng Provincial Q and A Session Government • Mr Tom Nndwamato Mutshidza, City of Tshwane, AMEU • Mr Mike Levington • Mr Philemon Mashoko, eThekwini • Mr Brian Dames, former CEO at Eskom • Mr Brian Statham, SANEA • Mr Smunda Mokoena, Former DDG: Energy at the Department of Minerals and Energy, Former CEO of NERSA

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Session 7: Declaration and closure: implementing the change for a sustainable South African Energy Sector

Programme Director: Cllr , SALGA and UCLG President Purpose: The energy transition will require hard work and bold decision making. The closing session will ensure that there is commitment, as well as ownership of the outcomes of the Energy Summit, from local government and other key role players needed to drive the sector forward. Time Item Speaker 12:45 – 13:00 Declaration Declaration of outcomes of the Energy Summit

13:00 – 13:30 Energy Summit Formal Cllr T Makolomakwa, SALGA Closure NEC Member

13:30 Lunch and departure

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SALGA ENERGY Summit Speaker Profiles

“ Defining the Energy Future of Local Government “

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Cllr. Parks Tau President of SALGA

Cllr. Parks Tau is the President of the world body for local government, the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), and the President of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA). As an innovative and effective advocate of local government in these two roles, he has been advancing the interests of a developmental local government in a bid to locate the sector at the centre of a changing world, and promote collaborations with strategic partners. He is the former Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg (2011 – 2016), wherein he drove a spatial and socio-economic transformation agenda. Cllr Tau - also the Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) Greater Johannesburg Region - is a seasoned local government practitioner with over 20 years’ experience in various portfolios that include Development Planning, Transport & Environment, as well as Economic Development and Finance. He was appointed the co-Chairperson of the United Nations High Level Independent Panel, which was established to oversee to the effectiveness of the UN-Habitat. Furthermore, Cllr Tau is the Chairperson of the South African Cities Network, a member of the C40 Climate Change Network Steering Committee, and a board member of the World Resources Institute. His highest academic credentials include being a University of London alumni with a Masters in Public Policy and Management.

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His Excellency Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa – President of the Republic of South Africa

President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa was born on 17 November 1952 in Johannesburg. His family was moved from Western Native Township to Soweto in 1962, where he attended Tshilidzi Primary School. He completed his high school at Mphaphuli High School in Sibasa, Venda in 1971. He began his studies at the University of the North in 1972, where he became involved in student politics, joining the South African Student Organisation (SASO) and the Black People’s Convention (BPC). His credentials for the struggle against apartheid can be traced to his activism in student politics at the University of the North (now University of ). After completing his degree, he joined an independent trade union movement, the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA). He also played a leading role in the Mass Democratic Movement that preceded the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC). When the ANC held its first conference in 1991 (after liberation movements were unbanned), Ramaphosa was elected Secretary General of the ANC. He became part of the leadership core team that emerged from this conference with a mandate of negotiating the new Constitution with the then National Party (NP) government. He is widely recognised as a successful businessman and respected politician who is commended for his humility. Among other positions, he has been the executive chairman of Shanduka Group, a company he founded. Shanduka Group has investments in the resources sector, energy sector, real estate, banking, insurance, and telecoms (SEACOM). He also chaired The Bidvest Group Limited and MTN. His other non-executive directorships included Macsteel Holdings, Alexander Forbes and Standard Bank. In July 2013 he retired from the board of SABMille and in 2014, was appointed by President as Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa on 25 May 2014. Mr Ramaphosa holds a law degree from the University of South Africa. He has received several honorary doctorates from local and international universities. He received the Olof Palme prize in Stockholm in 1987. He was awarded the National Order of the Baobab in Silver in 2009 for his contribution to the multiparty negotiations and for chairing the Constitutional Assembly. He was also the Deputy Chairperson of South Africa’s National Planning Commission. In December 2017, he was elected President of the ruling African National Congress and on 15 February 2018 was elected as President of the Republic of South Africa.

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Mr David Makhura Premier of Gauteng

Malemolla David Makhura was born on 22 February 1968 at Mara Buysdorp in Soutpansberg District of the Limpopo province near Mapungubwe World Heritage Site. Between 1984 and 2004, Makhura was involved in student and youth politics and held various leadership positions, including the Presidency of the SRC at Turfloop University. Makhura was recruited to the ANC and SACP in 1986 and 1987, respectively. Between 1997 and 2001, he was the National Education Secretary and subsequently the Deputy General Secretary of the National Education Health & Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU). Between 2001 and 2014, he served as the ANC Gauteng Provincial Secretary. He also served in several sub-committees of the ANC National Executive Committee and was the 1st Convener of the South African Communist Party National Youth Desk. Makhura has been part of several delegations of the ANC and NEHAWU that visited sister parties and trade unions in the African continent, China, Cuba, Latin America and Europe to exchange experiences on party-building, socio-economic development and governance. Makhura holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Public Policy and Management from the University of London. Premier Makhura is a trustee of the Board of the Foundation.

Mr Jeff Radebe Minister of Energy

Jeffrey Thamsanqa “Jeff” Radebe (born in Cato Manor on the 18 February 1953) is a South African politician. Minister Radebe studied towards a law degree at the University of Zululand, and completed an LLM in International Law at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig in 1981. Minister Radebe joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1976, while he was a student. In 1977 the ANC sent Radebe to Mozambique and soon after to Tanzania where he worked as a journalist for a radio station in Dar es Salaam.

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After the 1994 democratic elections, Minister Radebe served as Minister of Public Works under Nelson Mandela. Under the leadership of Thabo Mbeki, Minister Radebe served as Minister of Public Enterprises (1999–2004) and Minister of Transport (2004–2009). Under the leadership of Jacob Zuma, he also served as Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development from 2009 to 2014 and Minister in the Presidency from 2014 to 2018. He was recently appointed as Minister of Energy. Minister Radebe is South Africa’s longest continuously serving cabinet member, having been part of every national administration since 1994 and under every post-apartheid President.

Dr Zweli Lawrence Mkhize, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA)

Affectionately known as Dr Zweli Mkhize, Zweli Lawrence Mkhize was bornin Willowfontein, Pietermaritzburg on 02 February 1956. Dr Mkhize played a pivotal role in the process leading towards the establishment of a democratic government. In 1986, he went into exile and continued with his medical practice in Swaziland and Zimbabwe. He returned to South Africa in 1991 to work at Themba Hospital in the Eastern Transvaal. Later the same year, he started his private practice in Pietermaritzburg. Dr Mkhize served as the provincial chairperson of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal from 2008, a position he was re-elected into in 2012. He played a pivotal role in the successful hosting of the 2010 World Cup Soccer tournament. His previous appointments include MEC for Finance and Economic Development from 2004 to 2009. Dr Mkhize also held the position of Chairperson of the ANC’s National Education and Health Sub-Committee and was leader of Government Business in KwaZulu-Natal between 2004 and 2009. He served as MEC for Health in KwaZulu- Natal from 1994 to 2004. He served as Premier of the KwaZulu-Natal Province from 2009 to 2013 and has been the Chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal since 2009. At the ANC’s 53rd National Conference in Mangaung, December 2012, he was elected as the Treasurer General of the African National Congress, a position he held until December 2017. Dr. Mkhize was recently appointed as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

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Mr Pravin Gordhan - Minister of Public Enterprises

Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan (born 12 April 1949) is a South African politician who served as Minister of Finance from 2009 until 2014 and again from 2015 until 2017, and as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2014 until 2015. Gordhan was re-instated into the Cabinet as Minister of Public Enterprises in February 2018. During the 70s, Minister Gordhan helped establish grassroots organisations that became involved in underground activities and associated with the African National Congress (ANC). He completed his pharmacy internship at King Edward VIII Hospital, worked there until 1981 when the Natal Provincial Administration dismissed him for his political activities. He was released from jail in 1982 and received banning orders effective until June 1983. Gordhan attended the preparatory meeting for the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) in 1991 as a joint NIC/Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) representative, and was appointed NIC/TIC delegate to the steering committee responsible for organising Codesa. In 1993 he was appointed to the panel of chairpersons on the planning committee of the multi-party negotiation process. As a member of parliament from 1994 to 1998, Gordhan chaired the parliamentary committee that focused on the implementation of the new Constitution and the transformation of local government in the post-apartheid. He is the previous Commissioner of the South African Revenue Services, a position he held between 1999 to 2009.

Ms Thembisile Majola, Deputy Minister of Energy

Ms Thembisile C. Majola currently serves as the Deputy Minister of Energy. Born in Soweto, Johannesburg, she received her basic education from Botswana, Zambia and Cuba, where she also received her Junior Degree in Civil Engineering in Camaguey. She also holds a Masters Degree in the same field and has worked as a Project & Site Engineer at Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO), Mazimbu, Tanzania from 1986-1987, whereafter she received Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Training, Caculama, Angola from 1987-1988.

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She was the Executive Secretary Women and Development Programme, World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland from 1993-97 and then became the Chief Director International Relations and Trade, from 1997-2001. She was Ambassador Extraordinaire et Plenipotentiare to Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde, Gambia & Guinea Bissau (2006-2008). In 2009 she became the Deputy Coordinator - Core Business, National Intelligence Coordinating Committee. From 2010-2013 she was the Market Development Manager for Africa, Aurecon. From 2013 to early May 2014 she was the Director, Thenoma Consulting, Ekurhuleni.

Mr. Andries Nel, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)

Mr Nel is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. He has held his current portfolio since May 2009 and has been a Member of Parliament for the African National Congress (ANC) since 1994. He holds a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Pretoria. He served as whip of Portfolio Committee on Justice and House Whip. Between 2006 and 2007 he served as Acting Chief Whip of the African National Congress (ANC) and as a Chairperson of House of the National Assembly between 2008 and 2009. He had served on various Portfolio Committees including Justice and Constitutional Development, Correctional Services, Health, Home Affairs, and Communications. He also served as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA). Deputy Minister Nel was involved in the End Conscription Campaign and had been active in politics since high school.

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Mr Bulelani Gratitude Magwanishe, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry

Mr Bulelani Gratitude Magwanishe is the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry since 31 March 2017 and has served as a member of Parliament since 1999. Before his appointment at the DTI, Deputy Minister Magwanishe served as the Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises, a position he held from June 2012 to 30 March 2017. Deputy Minister Magwanishe holds a Master of Business Administration from the Regent Business School; a Bachelor of Science in Jurisprudence and a certificate in Strategic Leadership from the University of the Witwatersrand Business School. Mr Magwanishe served as a chairperson of the Joe Slovo (Tsakane) Youth and as branch executive committee member responsible for religious affairs in 1990. He was a member of the Governance Committee in the Ekurhuleni Region in 2005 and served as a member of various committees and ad-hoc committees from 1999 to 2004. He has also served as whip in various committees; as cluster whip for Justice and Constitutional Development; Defence; Home Affairs; Foreign Affairs; Safety and Security; Correctional Services and Intelligence from 2004 to 2009 and as deputy chief whip of the ANC in the National Assembly from October 2008 until his re- deployment as a Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises in 2012.

Mr. Mondli Gungubele - Deputy Minister of Finance

Mr Mondli Gungubele is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Finance. Born 1 February 1957, Mr Gungubele previously held the position of Executive Mayor of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. Mr Gungubele has a B Com (Law) Degree and also holds a National Diploma in Nursing. He has also headed the Economic Affairs Portfolio Committee in the Gauteng provincial legislature (2004-2007). Mr Gungubele has also been a MEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts & Culture (1999-2004), MEC for Health (1997-1999) and MEC for Social Development and Community Services (1994-1997) all in the Gauteng province. In the ANC, Mr Gungubele has been Chairperson of the party’s Vosloorus branch (1992). Prior to this, he was a teacher at the Falo Senior Secondary School (1980 - 1981).

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Cllr Xola Pakati Executive Mayor

Councillor Xola Pakati is the Executive Mayor of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. He has been instrumental in leading ongoing substantive change and institutional transformation in the city through effective leadership and guidance to municipal officials. Previously he served as the Deputy Executive Mayor of the City where he was assigned the responsibility of leading the process towards the development of the City’s first ever long term plan, the Metro Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) Vision 2030. The MGDS has now been adopted by council and it is seamlessly being implemented through the annually reviewed five year Integrated Development Planning process. Pakati was the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in the Eastern Cape Legislature. His responsibilities during this period were to provide overall strategic oversight to the Department of Economic Development, Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency(ECPTA), COEGA Development Corporation(CDC), Eastern Cape Development Corporation(ECDC), Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board (ECGBB), Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) and the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ). He served 23 years in the leadership ranks of the trade union movement and in seven of these years, he was the Provincial Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Eastern Cape. He was the first Deputy President of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) after its formation in 2000. He is a dedicated political activist currently serving as the Chairperson of the ANC in Dr WB Rubusana Region.

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Cllr Thembi Nkadimeng Executive Mayor

Cllr Thembi Nkadimeng is the executive Mayor of City of Polokwane. She furthered her education at the University of the North by obtaining the Higher Education Diploma and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree. Thembi continued to further her education at the University of Stellenbosch where she obtained the BPhil (Policy Studies). She served in various leadership roles at branch level of the organisation before elected Provincial Secretary of SASCO. Thembi also served excellently at the Broad Trans formation Committee (BTC) of the University ensuring that it moves in line with transformation in the country particularly the improvement of conditions of the working class. She held various managerial roles in both government and the private sector, amongst them being the Assistant Director: Department of Safety, Security & Liaison between 1997 and 1999 and Deputy Director: Communications Services, Dept. of Public Works between 1999 and 2002. With her good demeanour for accepting new challenges she moved upwards to occupy Directorship for Corporate Communication & Marketing in the Office of the Premier in 2002 until 2006 when she became Chief Director: Human Resources and Corporate Services at the Department of Agriculture. A position she occupied until 2009 when she moved to the private sector to join Anglo American Platinum as Corporate Affairs Manager until 2013.

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Mr. Jabu Mabuza Eskom Chairperson

Mr. Jabulane Albert Mabuza, also known as Jabu, has been the Executive Chairman of Sphere Holdings Pty Ltd. since March 2015. Mabuza served as the Managing Director of Southern Sun of Gaming Investments (Pty) Limited. Mabuza served as Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Tsogo Sun Holdings Limited from February 24, 2011 to September 30, 2011. He served as the Chief Executive of the Foundation for African Business and Consumer Services (Pty) Ltd (FABCOS) amongst others. He also served as the Group Advancement Manager for South African Breweries Ltd. for 3 years. He served as the Country Advisor to United Bank of Switzerland (UBS). He served as an Executive Director at Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited. He has been the Chairman of Africa Board at Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV since October 2016. He has been Chairman of Telkom SA SOC Limited since November 14, 2012. He held directorships for various companies including: Amalgamated Retails Ltd. He is President of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA). He is the Chairman of the Board at Casino Association of South Africa, Chairman of Marketing Federation of Southern Africa (MFSA) and also served on the board of Unisa School of Business Leadership (SBL). Mr. Mabuza is widely recognised as a successful entrepreneur. On executive development, he attended the Effective Leadership Program at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA in August 1996 and the Executive Development Program: Financial Statement Analysis at the John E Anderson Graduate School of Management at University of California, Los Angeles in October 1999.

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Kumi Naidoo

After stepping down as Executive Director for Greenpeace International, Kumi has since been serving as the Interim Board Chair for the Pan-African civil society movement, Africans Rising for Justice Peace and Dignity. Kumi is a founding ambassador to the Campaign for a Just Energy Future in South Africa and is a patron of Future SA which both advocate for accountability and an end to corruption in South Africa. He has served as Secretary General of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Board Chair of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAAP) and President of the Global Call for Climate Action (GCCA). Kumi now serves as Board member for 350.org, the Global Greengrants, and as an ambassador to the Southern African Faith Communities Environmental Institute. Kumi is also an advisor to Transparency International and the Environmental Grantmakers Association. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., he is currently involved in setting up a new Institute for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment. Kumi has recently been appointed as the Secretary General of Amnesty International, and will assume this new position in August of 2018.

Hilton Trollip

Hilton graduated with an MSc Electrical Engineering from Wits in 1983. He has been involved in policy development since 1990 and was centrally involved in developing the 1998 energy White Paper Policy. He was a founding director of PETROSA, a Director of energy consultancy Sadelec and Chaiman of African Energy Ventures (Pty) Ltd. In 2000 he has was appointed senior lecturer and was the Postgraduate Director of the Energy and Development Studies Programme at UCT. In parallel to policy development he has remained involved in quantitative energy and economic modelling in some form since 1986 and in 2010 was central in the scenarios of the Review of the Renewable Energy White Paper, demonstrating the potential role of renewable energy, which was relied on in establishing renewable energy in the IRP2010. He was Principal Engineer Energy and Climate Change at the City of Cape Town in 2011-2013 and is currently a senior researcher at UCT with his main interest being Energy Transitions.

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Nelisiwe Magubane

Ms Nelisiwe Magubane holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, registered electrical engineer and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration and started her career in Eskom. She joined the Department of Minerals and Energy as the Chief Director responsible for the restructuring of the electricity sector, planning and implementation of the electrification programme. She was later appointed as a Deputy Director General responsible for the development of the policies that govern the electricity, nuclear and clean energy in South Africa. She was appointed as Director General of Energy in December 2009. She has also been appointed to the Board of State Information Technology Agency (SITA as well as newly appointed to the Board of Eskom. She has established Matleng Energy Solutions, a 70% women owned company that provides energy solutions.

Jeffrey Logan

Jeffrey Logan has 25 years of experience in energy policy analysis, low-carbon market development, energy security, and strategic planning. Over the past 10 years at NREL, he has led innovative work on international power sector transformation, natural gas and renewable energy synergies, renewable energy policy design, and collaboration with key developing countries. He served as Special Advisor for the IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation, published in 2011. He had previous positions at the U.S. Congressional Research Service, the World Resources Institute, the International Energy Agency, and Pacific Northwest National Lab. Logan spent 5 years living in developing Asia, and has published and spoken around the world on energy and climate change topics.

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Thembani Bukula

Thembani Bukula is the Chief Executive Officer of Powerx Propriety Limited (a licenced electricity trader in South Africa). He was the Regulator Member primarily responsible for electricity regulation at the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) from 2005 to 2016. He obtained his (B.Sc.) in Engineering from the University of Natal (now University of KwaZulu-Natal), a post graduate diploma in Engineering Business Management from Warwick University and M.Sc. Mathematics, Science & Technology Education from the University of South Africa. Prior to joining NERSA he was a Managing Director of the Testing & Conformity Services at the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS).

Paul Vermeulen

Paul Vermeulen (City Power Johannesburg). Paul joined the Johannesburg City Council Electricity Department in 1980 as a trainee technician, qualifying with a Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Light Current, in 1984. Starting as a Telecommunications Technician, his career progressed to include substation tele-control with its evolution into SCADA systems. He managed the full SCADA function for a period of ten years, with the inclusion of centralised ripple control systems in his portfolio. This was his introduction to demand side management. DSM, EE and alternative energy sources have since become key aspects of electricity distribution. He currently holds the relatively new post of Manager DSM and SSM at City Power, and in 2014 completed the BSc (Hons) degree in Energy Studies at UJ.

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Louis Maleka

Mr Louis Maleka holds many qualifications, such as a Masters in Business Leadership MBL UNISA School of Business Leadership and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management (BBA Accounting) University of North West. He has 25 years’ experience in Power Engineering Industry and providing Strategic Operations Leadership through challenging situations. He started his career in 1992 at Eskom as Senior Technician, and held the following positions, System Analyst and Maintenance Manager, Engineering, Field Services Centre Manager, Engineering, Commercial Services Manager, Regional Manager Sales, General Manager Distribution, and he is now the Senior General Manager in Distribution Division. Mr Maleka was nominated the Executive of the year in 2011 and continues to strive towards business excellence and keeping the lights on.

Sandile Maphumulo

Mr Maphumulo is a highly motivated business leader with significant experience and achievements in Power business - Grid Solutions and Distribution Power within the Municipal Services. He has the ability to engage, influence and operate in a vertical and geographically dispersed environments. He was instrumental in the formulation of the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) policies as a member of the National Electrification Advisory Council (NEAC) established by the Minister of Energy. Mr Maphumulo has been part of the SALGA delegation addressing Local Government issues at the various Parliamentary Portfolio Committee meetings. Under his leadership at eThekwini Municipality Electricity he was able to connect 137 505 households from November 2006 to June 2017. As at the end of June 2017. As of end June 2017, he was responsible for the operation with the turnover of more than R12 billion, with a surplus of over R1 billion.

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Mvuleni Bukula

Mvuleni, is a Chartered Director (SA) on Good Corporate Governance as a member of Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA), member of Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) and he is a registered Professional Project Manager (Pr. PM) by Project Management South Africa (PMSA). Currently he is director for the retail business within the Electricity and Energy department of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality During his time at the municipality, he developed a passion for green-energy and has pursued various projects within the municipality, one of which resulted in his team winning the Innovation Award for Green Economy Team in 2010.

Dr. Willie de Beer

Dr Willie de Beer is a registered professional certificated electrical engineer and accredited through the Carnegie Mellon University, Washington, as a Smart Grid Maturity Assessment Navigator. He is involved with the electricity supply industry for more than 40 years and was privileged to gain extensive international and local exposure in this field. During his career he worked for various municipalities and Eskom in South Africa. He served the EDI Holdings company as Chief Operating Officer, where he was among others responsible for the development of the future industry model and the programme management of the readiness deliverables. He is the recipient of the 2016 SANEA Energy Award for his outstanding sustained contribution to the enhancement of the South African energy environment. Currently he serves as a member of the Ministerial Advisory Commission on Energy. Since 2011 he is operating as an independent energy sector consultant with various clients in South Africa and Africa with the focus among others on business performance improvement, utility coaching and training.

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Clinton Carter-Brown

Dr Clinton Carter-Brown has BSc (Cum Laude), MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa, and is the recipient of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) Young Achievers Award for 2003, and 2003 Eskom Chairman’s Award for Technical Excellence and Innovation. Clinton was awarded 2012 specialist of the year in the Eskom Technology Group. He is the outgoing South African representative on CIGRE Study Committee C6, Distribution systems and Distributed Generation. Clinton is well published, receiving numerous conference best paper awards. Clinton has recently (July 2017) joined the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as a Chief Engineer focused on the sustainable energy transition, renewable energy grid integration and microgrid planning and design.

Mr. Sisa Njikelana

Sisa Njikelana is currently the chairman of the South African Independent Power Producers Association (SAIPPA). He was a member of parliament for 10 years until May 2014, serving on the Portfolio Committee on Energy as its Chairperson and the NA Rules Committee as well as the Joint Rules Committee as an ordinary member. Furthermore, 5 of the 10 years were spent in the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry. He was also a Councillor in the City of Johannesburg-Eastern Metro (1995-1998) and was active in the trade unions such as the South African Association of Water Utilities and National Education Health & Allied Workers’ Union in addition to a myriad of Non-governmental organizations. Mr Njikelana holds a Social Studies Diploma from Ruskin College, Oxford, UK and a Leadership Development Program Certificate in Leadership in Communication. He is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Local Economic Development. Mr. Njikelana is a shareholder and director of iKapa Energy (Pty) Ltd. He was the Chairperson of the Solidarity Group for Peace and Justice in Sri Lanka from 2007 to 2012. Sisa has worked with ANC Chief Whip, , to intervene on service delivery protests in 2010. Another highlight was convening the People’s Assembly and Taking Parliament to the People. 29 SALGA Energy Summit

Refilwe Mokgosi

Refilwe Mokgosi has 16years experience in the power engineering industry. She has wide-range of experience in power engineering, worked in Operations and Maintenance, Planning, Technology Management and Revenue Divisions. She started her working career with the City of Tshwane and worked for City Power, Eskom Generation and Distribution and moved to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. She returned to City of Tshwane as a Deputy Director in the Utility Services Department: Energy and Electricity Division. Ms Mokgosi is the AMEU President-Elect and former AMEU-WIE Chairperson. Also involved in the ECSA business as an assessor, reviewer and moderator. She serves at different National Standards committees (SABS, NRS etc.). She holds a B-Tech in Electrical Engineering, Project Management Diploma and recently completed her Masters in Business Leadership with UNISA and GCC (Government Certificate of competence).

Ntombifuthi Princess Ntuli

Ntombifuthi Ntuli is a Board Member of the South African Wind Energy Association. She holds an MPhil Degree in Energy Studies (University of Johannesburg) and a Certificate in Economic and Development Policy (University of Witwatersrand). She is an Alumnus of the United States International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) as well as the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE). Currently she works for the CSIR as a Research Group Leader: Energy Industry. Previously she worked for the Department of Trade and Industry as a Director: Green Industries, where she was responsible for facilitating the development of the local renewable energy industry. Before joining the DTI, she spent 3 years at the Embassy of Denmark working as a Coordinator for the Business to Business Programme, where she facilitated business linkages between Danish and South African companies.

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Mrs Phindile Baleni – Director General Gauteng Provincial Government

Mrs Phindile Baleni, studied for her BProc and LLB degrees at the University of Witwatersrand and is admitted as an attorney and a conveyancer. In 1994 she became a special legal advisor to the then Gauteng MEC for Local Government and Housing on constitutional and administrative law issues. During her tenure, she was also appointed by President Nelson Mandela to the Board of Directors of NURCHA, one of his lead projects for the Reconstruction and Development Programme. At the end of 1996, Baleni joined the City of Johannesburg, where she accumulated substantive experience in strategic planning and management of complex and diverse projects, spearheading some of the transformation initiatives and the formation of new municipal owned entities. She ended her tenure at the City as an Executive Director of the Contract Management Unit. In July 2003, Baleni joined Electricity Distribution Industry (EDI) Holdings as Chief Executive Officer, an organisation formed to establish six financially viable Regional Electricity Distributors (REDs) in South Africa, by the then Department of Minerals and Energy. This national project involved assets worth R270 billion and approximately 30 000 employees. Baleni was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) in April 2011. Furthermore, in this capacity, she was the Chairperson of the Regional Electricity Regional Regulators Association (RERA) in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and an Executive Committee Member of the African Forum for utility Regulators (AFUR). She serves on the boards of the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (MERSETA), the CSIR as well as the Council of Wits University. In March 2015, Baleni assumed duty as the Director-General in the Gauteng Office of the Premier.

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Nndwamato Mutshidza

Nndwamato Mutshidza is currently employed as the Divisional Head: Energy and Electricity at City of Tshwane, responsible for the infrastructure rollout in the entire energy sector (from generation, transmission, distribution and reticulation level). He is an Executive Member of Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities of Southern Africa (AMEU). Previously, Nndwamato started his career as a Researcher and Electrical Engineering Lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology. In 2004 he joined the Department of Minerals and Energy as Deputy Director: Electricity Generation and later joined Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as Programme Manager: Energy and Environmental Steward. He also has worked for Department of Public Enterprises as a Director: Energy & Broadband, wherein he was instrumental in negotiating the Funding models of Eskom with Lenders and financiers. Nndwamato holds many qualifications, such as National Diploma: Electrical Engineering (TNG), Municipal Finance Management Programme (University of Pretoria)), Climate Change Mitigations and Adaptation (WITS) and a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Development and Negotiation (UCT).

Mike Levington

Mike has over 25 years’ experience of structuring and marketing commodity and energy transactions in London, New York and South Africa. Mike been heavily involved throughout his involvement in the South African energy sector, being recently involved in SAPVIA and SAREC. Previously he was an Expert Reference Group member for the SIP8 and SIP10 Strategic Environmental Assessment processes which has resulted in the establishment of Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZs) and Transmission Corridors to facilitate long- term energy planning in South Africa. Mike represents the renewable energy sector in the BUSA Energy Subcommittee and is a member of the NEDLAC Energy Task Team. He was a Council member of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Energy (MACE) until February 2017 and chaired the MACE IRP Working Group. He is also a member of the BRICS Energy & Green Economy Working Group. 32 SALGA Energy Summit

Phil Mashoko

Phil Mashoko is a Professional Engineer and holder of a BSc Civil Engineering Honours degree and MBA both from the University of Zimbabwe. He is also a qualified company secretary with a CIS Post Graduate qualification. He is currently the Deputy City Manager Trading Services (Electricity, Water and Solid Waste) for the City of eThekwini. Before that he was Head of Department :Water and Sanitation for Ekurhuleni Metro Municipality, Director of Water and Sanitation Services for the City of Cape Town and Deputy City Manager: Infrastructure Services for Msunduzi Municipality. He has acquired invaluable insight and experience in providing strategic leadership to Electricity and Water Utilities.

Brian Dames

Brian Dames is the Chief Executive of African Rainbow Energy & Power Pty Ltd (“AREP”), and the Former Chief Executive of Eskom Holdings SOC Limited, the national electricity utility in South Africa. Brian plays a leading role in international and local business, is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Council on the Future of Energy, a former member of the Administrative Board of Sustainable Energy For All, as well as Non-Executive Director of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Nedbank Group. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) [BSc (Hons)] from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa and a Master of Business Administration [MBA] from Samford University in the USA. He is also a graduate of the Senior Management Programme of the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and holds a Graduate Diploma in Utility Management from Samford University in the USA.

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Dr Les Rencontre

Dr Rencontre has a degree in Engineering and a PhD in Computational Mechanics from the University of Cape Town. He is the Director of Electricity Generation and Distribution in the City of Cape Town, a position he has held since 2005. He is also an Executive Member of the AMEU since 2006. He has served as an executive and non-executive director on a number of companies and institutions.

Brian Statham

Brian has some 40 years of experience in energy and has been involved in construction [coal, hydro and nuclear], operations, research, production planning, investment planning, project development [coal, hydro, LNG, natural gas, nuclear] and strategic planning, predominantly in the area of power generation. Brian served two terms as an Officer [Trustee] of the World Energy Council and at the 2016 Executive Assembly Brian was elected as an Honorary Officer of the World Energy Council. Locally, Brian has served on a number of governmental task forces and committees dealing with energy matters, including a two year term as a member of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Energy from February 2015. Since 1999 Brian has also been actively involved in the work of the South African National Energy Association [SANEA] and the World Energy Council [WEC]. He served as Secretary General of SANEA from 2000 to 2006 and in 2007 he was appointed as Chairman; a role he still fulfils today.

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Smunda Mokoena

Mr Smunda MOKOENAhas more than 30 years’ experience in the mining and energy industries. He spent over 14 years in the public sector where he was involved in infrastructure development, policy making and economic regulation. During his tenure as Deputy Director-General Energy at the then Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) , he served as Non-Executive Director on the Boards of CEF, NECSA, iGas and Süd Chemie Zeolites (Chairperson). Mr Mokoena’s many other senior roles included Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines (1996-1998) in DME, DDG responsible for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (2001-4) in the Presidency, CEO of the National Electricity Regulator (NER) and National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) (2004-11). Mr Mokoena recently served as Non-Executive Director of PetroSA (2013-15) as well as a Member of the South African Deputy President’s Advisory Panel on Eskom Turn Around Strategy and Electricity Industry (2015-2016). He currently serves as a Non- Executive Member and Chairperson of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and Non-Executive Member and Deputy Chairperson of the Minerals and Petroleum Board.

Moferefere ‘’Tshabi” Tshabalala

Mr Tshabalala has many qualifications, among which are a National Electrical Engineering Diploma from Vaal University of Technology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the North West University.He has more than 20 years’ experience in the electricity field working at Eskom, Lekoa Vaal Metroploitan and Emfuleni Local Municipality where he is currently Operations Manager. In October 2016 he was also elected president of the AMEU.

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Kadri Nassiep

Kadri Nassiep is the Executive Director of Energy at the City of Cape Town. He holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and has 25years experience in the Energy sector. He has played a key role in coordinating energy research in the country to advocate for a greater share of cleaner energy in our energy mix. During his career he has been responsible for the development of policy, strategy, legislation and regulations supporting the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy. He was the CEO of the South African National Energy Development Institute and has held several senior management roles in National Government and Eskom. He has also held several advisory positions, both locally and internationally, including representing South Africa at the International Energy Agency’s Committee on Energy Research and Technologies, as well as the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21).

VUYO MVOKO

Vuyo Mvoko is a senior anchor and co-host of Newsnight, eNCA’s Prime Time programme which airs weekdays between 18h00 and 20h30, providing viewers with in-depth reports, interviews, debates and panel discussions about all the important news and political events of the day. He has 25 years journalism experience – 10 of those years spent at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), first as Group Political Editor (2002-2006) and later as a Contributing Editor (2011-2017) and face of the public broadcaster’s coverage of all major political events. Name any post-1994 South African President or influential political leader, Vuyo has interviewed them, most probably several times. That in addition to covering numerous continental elections, as well as interviewing those countries’ heads of states and heads of government. Among the heads of multi-lateral institutions that Vuyo has interviewed are Kofi Annan and Don McKinnon, former secretaries general of the United Nations & The Commonwealth respectively.

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Vuyo began his career at the Weekly Mail newspaper (now Mail & Guardian), and went on to work for several other media organisations including television channel ETV, newspapers Business Day and The Herald, as well continental business magazine Forbes Africa. Having helped found and chaired community station BAY TV, he remains active in that sector, where he often facilitates training and skills transfer programmes. Vuyo holds BA and MA (Journalism) degrees, and is also the 2016 co-recipient of the annual South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) Nat Nakasa Award. The award recognises a media practitioner who has shown integrity, commitment and courage in the course of doing their job.

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