The role of engineers in a sustainable Africa
Engineering is often referred to as the workhorse of innovation. For the African continent, innovation has the power to shape and change the lives of its people and transforming its socioeconomic environment.
Engineering Spotlight: Winfrida Swai
Today, we’re talking to Winfrida Swai, Senior Planning and Controls Engineer at CSI Energy Group, at our flagship project in Tanzania, the Kinyerezi 1 Extension Project. The story of Winfrida (Winnie as she’s called by her peers), starts back in 2016 when she spent three months within the organization as part of her university industrial practical training. Later, in 2017, she enrolled to our internship programme and was then employed as Planning Engineer Trainee in 2018.
What the energy transition means to Africa and the world?
Energy transition, climate change, electrification, decarbonization, you may have come across these terms, but what do they mean? We try to demystify them and help you understand the century’s biggest challenge!
What is an open cycle gas turbine ?
Diversity, Inclusion & Equity– A driver for authentic growth
Open-cycle gas turbines will appeal to energy infrastructure developers and could play a role in reducing the electricity shortages in Africa in the years to come. As we are currently using open cycle gas turbine at one of our flagship projects in Tanzania, the Kinyerezi 1 Extension Project, Mike Huth, our Projects Director gives some more insights on this technical term.
As the world transitions to a more accepting and inclusive system, corporates are now bound by this same ethos, requiring them to embrace diversity that has long been scarce in the professional arena. Several events of these past years, including woes of COVID-19, as well as the economic crisis have made values such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) stronger than ever. There is now prevalent and growing consensus that companies entertaining a strong identity anchored in DE&I are more prone to long-term success.
