Growing some backbone: It’s all about the grid.

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Hosted by: Kevin Bloom & Professor Mark Swilling

Panellists: Chantal Naidoo, Executive Director and Founder Rabia Transitions Initiatives,  Ronald Marais, Strategic Grid Planning Manager, Eskom SOC, Mohale Rakgate, Chief Investment Officer, Infrastructure Fund, and Kashif Wicomb, Chief Executive Officer of Adenco Construction

About: In the winter of 2023, almost three decades into our democracy, there is no South African infrastructure challenge that’s quite as urgent as the rollout of an upgraded transmission grid. And so, in the context of our energy crisis, we bring you an expert panel that will unpack the requirements for bringing more power online, the technical constraints of the current grid, the methods to finance grid buildout, and the lessons learned from countries undergoing similar challenges. If you want to understand one of the major levers to rebuilding our economy, join us on 28 June 2023 for the live discussion.

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