POWER FUTURES LAB
Building capacity in infrastructure investment, reform and regulation
POWER FUTURES LAB
Advancing solutions and building capacity for Africa’s power sector through research, education and policy
The Power Futures Lab at the UCT GSB is a leading centre of excellence and expertise. We strengthen knowledge and capability across Africa’s power sector, supporting the advancement of reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity systems. We work on three fronts:
- Providing education and training via postgraduate and executive education
- Research on investment, market design, reform, and regulation in Africa
- Industry capacity building and evidence-based policy advisory
RESEARCH AND TEACHING
Visit our Independent Power Projects (IPP) Dashboard, which tracks private investment across Africa
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WIKUS KRUGER
Director: Power Futures Lab
Dr Wikus Kruger is research lead and lecturer on power sector investment in sub-Saharan Africa at the Power Futures Lab, based at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business. His research focuses on measures to accelerate investment, in particular into renewables, through structured procurement programmes such as auctions. Dr. Wikus Kruger has been working in the African energy sector for 14 years. He holds a PhD from UCT; an MSc from Antwerp University; and MPhil, BPhil and BA degrees from Stellenbosch University.
Ideas Exchange
5 Future Power Trends for South Africa and the World
In a recent interview with the Daily Maverick, emeritus professor in the Power Futures Lab at the UCT GSB, Anton Eberhard, outlined a clear and viable path forward for South Africa’s energy transition by highlighting five key trends shaping the future of energy in South Africa and beyond. Between a balanced power supply mix to the burgeoning potential of private investment, the future could look bright of the right decisions are taken at the right time.
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Lighting the way
I worked in senior project roles at Eskom for over a decade and during this time, I was nominated to represent Eskom in the Association of Municipal Electricity Utility – Women in Electricity and joined the AMEU executive council.
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