TIPS Development Dialogue held on 24 April 2023

This Development Dialogue will unpack how industrial policy can assist all businesses to stay resilient. It will explore the real cost of electricity and diesel, how the communities on the ground are impacted, alternative solutions to working off the grid, rolling out solar energy and other renewable energy sources, and how the different sectors can build for resilience in spite of the Eskom reality.
Opening and welcome by chairperson: Saul Levin

Global trends in Quality Infrastructure: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke

Presentations and discussion:

Tafadzwa Chibanguza: SEIFSA - Load Shedding Impact Assessment on the Metals and Engineering Sector

Dr Silas Mulaudzi: Salga - Impact of loadshedding on municipal finances and services survey

Dr Neva Makgetla: The economy and the energy emergency

About the Speakers

Neva Makgetla is a senior economist at TIPS. Makgetla has published widely on the South African economy and worked for many years in government.

Tafadzwa Chibanguza is Chief Operating Officer at SEIFSA. Previously, he worked as an Economist at the Minerals Council South Africa, as a Senior Economist at SEIFSA and a Technical Wealth and Investment Analyst at Rand Merchant Bank. In the mining and metal sectors his broad focus areas include formulation of mineral, industrial policy, and micro/macro-economic impact assessment modelling.

Dr Silas Mulaudzi is a Specialist at SALGA responsible for Sustainable Energy. He has more than 15 years’ work experience in the energy sector at a local and national government. He has previously worked for the Department of Energy as a Deputy Director responsible for Grid-Connected Renewable Energy and City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality as a Deputy Director responsible for Energy and Environment.

Neva Makgetla is a senior economist at TIPS. Makgetla has published widely on the South African economy and worked for many years in government.

The Development Dialogue brings together academics, policymakers, civil society organisations, workers and practitioners to discuss these issues and share ideas on the way forward.

TIPS is partnering with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic).
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