Wikus Kruger

Director - Power Futures Lab, University of Cape Town

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

About

Experience

POWER FUTURES LAB (Full-time · 9 yrs 11 mos)
- Director
  Dec 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos
- Researcher and Course Convenor
  May 2016 - Dec 2022 · 6 yrs 8 mos
  Renewable Energy Auctions Power Sector Investment Energy Access Sub-Saharan Africa
Research Officer at Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town
Jan 2015 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos
Senior Consultant at Restio Energy
Nov 2007 - Dec 2014 · 7 yrs 2 mos
Terminal Evaluation: Developing Energy Enterprise Program – East Africa (GVEP) Eastern Cape Off-grid Concession Social Impact M&E Management & Training (KfW) Carbon Reduction Opportunities in Tanzanian Agro-Processing (UNIDO) Market Development – StoveTec Stove (GIZ) & Philips High Efficiency Stove (Philips) Household Energy Use research – KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape (Eskom) Biomass Energy Use research – Tanzania (3RL) Renewable Energy Value Chain Analysis for East London IDZ Strategy (Kaiser Associates) Country Reports: Rural Electrification & Renewable Energy – South Africa, Botswana (AFD) Research & strategy development for off-grid concessions on non-payment (NuRa, KES) Framework & Action Plan development: Productive Use of Renewable Energy (SANERI) Management and administrative support, including HR management, proposal writing, marketing, communications and client liaison.
Energy Advisor at EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF)
Jul 2012 - Jan 2013 · 7 mos
ToR Development, Consultant Shortlisting, Marketing Communications, High Level Dialogue Support