- Eskom, CPUT sign MoA for RE training and skill acquisition for South Africans.
South Africa’s state-owned utility, Eskom, in partnership with CPUT’s SA Renewable Energy Technology Centre (Saretec), has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to create a renewable energy training centre at Komati Power Station in Mpumalanga.
Signing the agreement on behalf of Saretec at the Bellville Campus, Nhlapo noted that the agreement’s objective, which supports Eskom’s Just Energy Transition strategy, was to educate, re-skill, and upskill Komati’s staff and qualifying beneficiaries from the surrounding communities.
Nhlapo said the Western Cape’s largest university was the perfect home for a project of this nature.
“Saretec is already part of a portfolio of excellence at CPUT. We have a proven track record of being trusted with nationally imperative projects and consistently fulfilling and exceeding the brief.”
He further noted that Saretec had shown CPUT had the requisite skills and agility for the project, which is a tripartite agreement between Saretec, Eskom and the SA Wind Energy Association (Sawea) to establish an Eskom training centre as part of the Just Energy Transition.