Issues

In the last decade, the continent has slowly been gaining momentum on branding itself as the investment destination for energy and electricity projects. The sector has seen progress around utility-scale greenfield and brownfield projects for generation and regional cross-border transmission lines; off-grid solutions for both rural and urban communities, and more recently the advent of renewable energy project development.

The first quarter of 2015 has kept us on tenterhooks as stories have unfolded that are changing the face of the industry, from the firing of a utility managing director to the news that yet another delay has set back the anticipated Medupi power plant.

In the spirit of the Swahili proverb wisdom is wealth – it is my pleasure to impart a slice of wealth to you through the articles between these covers on public lighting, arc flash personal protective clothing, a conversation with Reuben Okeke (National Power training institute of Nigeria) on education, and ESI’s new regular feature on Women in Energy speaking with South Africa’s first female nuclear engineer [pg 84] sharing her life lessons and the role of women in the nuclear sector.

It is our pleasure to announce the digital launch of the third edition for 2014 of ESI Africa.

It is our pleasure to announce the digital launch of the second edition for 2014 of ESI Africa.

It is our pleasure to announce the digital launch of the first edition for 2014 of ESI Africa.

It is our pleasure to announce the digital launch of the second edition for 2013 of ESI Africa.

It is our pleasure to announce the digital launch of the first edition for 2013 of ESI Africa.

It is our pleasure to announce the digital launch of the fourth edition for 2012 of ESI Africa.