Business Day interviewed Energy Partners’ CEO, Manie de Waal, about the groundbreaking Metalbox installation – South Africa’s first solar facade skyscraper.
Manie shared behind-the-scenes insights into how Energy Partners transformed the iconic Metalbox building with cutting-edge BIPV technology, integrating solar panels into the building’s façade to generate up to 300 MWh annually.
Check out the full interview to see how Energy Partners successfully and safely completed a project that de Waal says, “would have been impossible three years ago”: https://issuu.com/sundaytimesza/docs/energy_sep2024
Energy is now a boardroom issue: Why governance must catch up with South Africa’s energy market
Energy has shifted from an operational utility cost to a strategic boardroom issue. As South Africa’s electricity market liberalises, corporate governance, financial oversight and risk management must evolve to address PPAs, energy trading, compliance and long-term energy strategy.
