Energy Conversations Podcast

🎬 We’re Back! 🎬 Bigger. Better. Bolder. The Energy Conversation Podcast returns with powerful discussions that matter! 💡⚡

She explained why SA’s car industry isn’t ready for CBAM. Now hear how she got there. 🔍 Reabetsoe Kgoedi on building a career in energy and sustainability. Out now on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts 🎧 #EnergyConversations #CareersInEnergy #Sustainability #SouthAfrica #GreenJobs

A wind farm pays dividends to your community. But who decides how it’s spent? 👀 Abey Tau from Mulilo Energy explains. Full episode out now 🎧 #EnergyTok #RenewableEnergy #SouthAfrica #CommunityTrust #JustTransition

A wind farm is coming to your town. Do you just get a job? Not quite 👀 Full episode Tuesday 🎧 #EnergyTok #RenewableEnergy #SouthAfrica #WindEnergy #SolarEnergy #JustTransition

Most of the cars South Africa exports go to Europe. New carbon rules could change that. 🚗 Reabetsoe Kgoedi studied how Eastern Cape carmakers are working to decarbonise, and what's at stake for around 500,000 jobs. New episode Tuesday on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts 🎧 #EnergyConversations #JustTransition #SouthAfrica #CBAM #Decarbonisation

Your tender can fail before anyone reads your proposal. 📋 Here's how to be commercially ready. 🎧 Full episode on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Link in bio. #EnergyConversations #Tenders #SmallBusinessSA #SouthAfrica

Your B-BBEE certificate gets you in the door. It won't win the tender. 👀 A former procurement specialist, now running her own energy business, shares what it really takes to secure and keep a contract. 🎧 Full episode at the link in bio. #EnergyConversations #EnergyEntrepreneurs #Tenders #SMMEs #SouthAfrica #BusinessTok

New Episode Out Now ⚡️ From apprentice electrician to Director of Energy and Electricity Technical Services at the City of Tshwane ⚡️ Lomile Modiselle's story isn't unusual. Many South Africans are financially locked out of prestigious institutions. What sets her apart is that she found a way in anyway. New episode of Energy Careers is out now — link in bio 👆 #EnergyConversations #WomenInEnergy #EnergyCareers #EnergyTransition

Not everyone's on-ramp into energy looks the same. Lomile Modiselle couldn't afford university, so she started at an FET college instead, and built a two-decade career from there to become director of energy and electricity technical services at the City of Tshwane. University isn't the only prestigious path in, it's often just the most expensive one. We drop a new Energy Careers Episode tomorrow on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Search “Energy Convos” on your preferred platform and subscribe to stay in the loop. #EnergyConversations #EnergyCareers #SouthAfrica #TVET #WomenInEnergy

Across South Africa’s municipalities and metros, the frameworks, strategies, and master plans are already written. But at the substation and feeder level, actual implementation is struggling to keep up. In the latest episode of Energy Conversations, Lomile Modiselle (Director of Energy and Electricity Technical Services at the City of Tshwane) breaks down the real bottleneck: the gap between ambitious energy policy and true municipal readiness. Full episode available now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Tap the link in our bio to tune in. Where is the real breakdown? unrealistic policies, or a lack of technical capacity and funding to execute? Drop your thoughts below. #EnergyConversations #EnergyPolicy #MunicipalServices #PublicAdministration #JustTransition #SouthAfrica #WitsBusinessSchool #KaniSolutions #GridInfrastructure

"We still have the power of deciding what we demand from our municipality." 🗳️⚡ New episode is LIVE 🎙️ Elections are coming, and this episode couldn't land at a better time. Lomile Modiselle (City of Tshwane) breaks down why your municipality, not Eskom, is what decides whether the energy transition reaches your home. Her research found renewable energy progress is wildly uneven between municipalities. Before you vote, know what your municipality is delivering. Full episode link in bio 👆 #EnergyConversations #SouthAfrica #Elections #EnergyTransition #Municipalities #Eskom

New episode is out now🎙️ Eskom generates it. Your municipality delivers it. And that's where South Africa's energy transition will actually be won or lost. Lomile Modiselle (City of Tshwane) breaks down what her research found: policies are ready, but implementation isn't. And the skills gap holding municipalities back isn't technical, it's translation. 🔑 Full episode link in bio 👆 #EnergyConversations #SouthAfricaEnergy #EnergyTransition #Eskom #RenewableEnergy #JustTransition #Municipalities

Who keeps the lights on when the energy market changes? 💡 Tomorrow on Energy Conversations, we sit down with Lomile Modiselle, Director of Energy and Electricity Technical Services at the City of Tshwane, to talk municipalities: the pressure they're under, and where they fit in SA's new energy market. 20+ years in the power sector. Millions of residents relying on the grid she helps run. One honest conversation about what change on the ground really looks like. 🎧 Dropping tomorrow on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts 📍 Link in bio #EnergyConversations #EnergyTransition #SouthAfrica #Municipalities #PowerSector

South Africa's electricity pricing rules are being rewritten for the first time since 2008. Government has published a revised Electricity Pricing Policy, open for public comment until the 28 September 2026. You can view that here: gov.za/documents/notices/ele… It sets out how your bill gets broken down, how tariffs move toward reflecting the true cost of supply over the next five years, and what protections stay in place for households that need them. Over the next few weeks, we'll be unpacking this policy piece by piece, and answering questions like: Will this policy make electricity more or less expensive? Why might electricity bills begin showing separate energy, network, service and subsidy charges? What happens to Free Basic Electricity and other protections for low-income households? Will I eventually be able to buy electricity from suppliers other than Eskom or my municipality? Does my comment influence proposals like this? Public participation is a formal part of how South African policy gets made, but the process itself is rarely explained in plain language. Closing that gap is exactly what we're here for. Got a question of your own? Drop it in the comments, we'll be answering as many as we can as part of this series. Follow along so you don't miss it.

Natural gas is a key input into fertiliser production. So the same global disruption squeezing crude supply is squeezing petrochemicals too, and that means rising input costs for SA agriculture. ⚠️ Higher input costs now = food inflation later. This could hit household budgets harder than the petrol price itself. Watch the full episode to see the breakdown 🎧 link in bio #EnergyConversations #SouthAfrica #EnergyTransition #FoodInflation #LoadShedding

It's not just electricity. It's not just engineering. 🔌⚡ South Africa's Just Transition is creating careers in law, finance, journalism, agriculture, logistics, community development, policy, hospitality, and careers most people never think to look for here. The shift away from coal isn't only being built by engineers. It's being built by everyone willing to bring their skills to the table. Wherever your interest lies, there's an onramp for you. Watch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

As Women's Month draws to a close, here's a powerful reminder that building your career is about more than internships and degrees — it's also about your circle. "Choose the partner who doesn't hold back your career," says DBSA's Phindile Masangane. Watch the full episode now: youtube.com/watch?v=-b2BdIy4…

Building a career while juggling the aspirations of motherhood doesn't come with a manual. But this conversation with Dr. Phindile Masangane is about as close as we've gotten to one. She talks about the guilt, second-guessing whether putting yourself first is selfish, or whether it just needs reframing. And she gets specific about something we don't talk about enough: what the right partner looks like for the journey you're building. #SheIsPower Full conversation drops next week on Energy Conversations. Don’t Miss it.

To every woman who's walked into a room and realized she's the only one like her there, this one's for you. Watch the full episode on YouTube — link in bio. #SheIsPower #WomensMonth #WomenInEnergy #EnergyConversations

"The divide just keeps widening." 🎙️ A kid in the Eastern Cape without digital access. A kid in Joburg with ChatGPT. Same country, different starting line. This is the exact problem we're solving. Tools are coming. 👉 Full episode + WhatsApp community via the link in our bio. #EnergyConversations #DigitalDivide

You don't need the perfect moment to start the work. That's the mindset Refilwe Sebothoma brings to entrepreneurship. Start where you are, with what you have, and find partners who are strong where you aren't. This Women's Month, we're looking at the women doing exactly that in the energy sector. And if a community in energy is what you’re after, join the Energy Conversations Whatsapp group: chat.whatsapp.com/D1vbrYBlji… #WomensMonth #WomenInEnergy #HakemEnergies