A recent Vertiv industrial solutions webinar, chaired by business, leadership and technology consulting services provider Collaboretix MD Nils Gerstle, provided valuable insights into the challenges faced by, and the innovative solutions available to, the commercial and industrial sectors in Africa. The webinar featured expert panelists including Vertiv MD for Africa Wojtek Piorko, Vertiv Technical Director for Africa Jonathan Duncan, and Namibia-based Swakop Electrical CEO Jaco Duvenhage, who shared their perspectives on addressing power-related issues, embracing sustainability and deploying cutting-edge technologies across the continent. Tackling Power-Related Industrial Challenges
The Presidency has released new details showing that $613-million of the $821-million in grants pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) have now been allocated to projects. The disclosure has been made in the second instalment of the online ‘JET Grants Register’ covering the first two quarters of 2024, and set up to record the nature of the projects being supported and to name the grant recipients.