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# African Energy Leadership: Educating leaders to meet Africa's energy needs

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## Posts
- [Powering the Energy Transition: A Tale of Two Hemispheres | Part I: Setting the Stage](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/powering-the-energy-transition-a-tale-of-two-hemispheres-part-i-setting-the-stage/): Join the GBSN for Energy Transition Impact Community's multi-part series, Powering the Energy Transition: A Tale of Two Hemispheres - Part I: Setting the Stage on 2 May at 10:00am EST/ 16:00 CEST co-hosted by University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business, Wits Business School and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University .
- [African Energy Leadership Centre Video Archive](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/aelc-promo-african-energy-leadership-centre/): Secure your future - Enroll with the African Energy Leadership Centre
- [AELC and CHIETA partnership to advance research and skills in the Green Hydrogen Economy](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/aelc-and-chieta-partnership-to-advance-research-and-skills-in-the-green-hydrogen-economy/): The African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) and the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) are maintaining their partnership to advance research and skills in the Green Hydrogen Economy.
- [CARES 2025 – Dissecting the Future of Energy](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/cares-2025-dissecting-the-future-of-energy/): The vibrant African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) at Wits Business School is setting the pace in energy research and dialogue in Africa. Following two successful energy symposia in 2024 and 2025, the AELC hosted its first academic conference in November: the Conference for Academic Researchers in the Energy Sector (CARES) 2025. 
- [Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/postdoctoral-fellowship-opportunity/): Founded in 2017, the African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) is the first and only Centre of its kind in Africa. The Centre is located within the Wits Business School at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Its strategic aim is to develop leaders in the energy industry and related fields who think and act strategically and are equipped with the necessary skills to address the challenges of a changing African energy landscape, which is the primary focus of the Centre’s research and education.
- [The Future of Natural Gas Supply in South Africa Under the Spotlight at Wits Business School](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/the-future-of-natural-gas-supply-in-south-africa-under-the-spotlight-at-wits-business-school/): Wits Business School’s African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) will be hosted a symposium on the state of natural gas supply in South Africa on 7 May 2025 in collaboration with the Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa (IGUA-SA).
- [Leading the Conversation: Wits Business School Hosts First Natural Gas Symposium](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/leading-the-conversation-wits-business-school-hosts-first-natural-gas-symposium/): Stakeholders from the oil and gas industry descended on the Wits Business School campus on Wednesday 7 May 2025 for a much-anticipated conversation on the status of natural gas supply in South Africa.
- [The African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) & The Energy and  Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) 2023 Bursaries](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/the-african-energy-leadership-centre-aelc-the-energy-and-water-sector-education-and-training-authority-ewseta-2023-bursaries/): A limited number of bursaries are available to candidates registering for the following Energy Leadership programmes through Wits Business School:
- [WITS BUSINESS SCHOOL SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH THE AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER TO ADVANCE GROWTH IN THE ENERGY SECTOR](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/wits-business-school-signs-agreement-with-the-african-energy-chamber-to-advance-growth-in-the-energy-sector/): Wits Business School’s African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) has signed a three-year agreement with the African Energy Chamber (AEC) with the aim of advancing the growth and development of the energy sector in Africa, as well as championing access to power for all Africans in a bid to make energy poverty a thing of the past by 2030.
- [Experts discuss opportunities in oil and gas industries and SA’s approach to climate change](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/experts-discuss-opportunities-in-oil-and-gas-industries-and-sas-approach-to-climate-change/): A recent digital dialogue analysed how SA’s climate change commitments translate to energy policy
- [Off-grid households ‘targeted’ in proposed Eskom tariff hikes](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/off-grid-households-targeted-in-proposed-eskom-tariff-hikes/): If Eskom’s new proposed tariff hike is implemented, it could hit hardest the pockets of households using less electricity than the average — as well as those living off the grid.
- [Decolonising energy: Why SA must follow 2050 C02 plans despite its low carbon emission](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/decolonising-energy-why-sa-must-follow-2050-c02-plans-despite-its-low-carbon-emission/): “Africa doesn't need decarbonisation — we need energy.”
- [A green economy can be a catalyst for job creation and innovation](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/a-green-economy-can-be-a-catalyst-for-job-creation-and-innovation/): During a recent FM dialogue about the green economy, industry experts discussed how SA needed R250bn to put sustainable infrastructure in place for a just transition
- [A big congratulations](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/a-big-congratulations/): A big congratulations to Prof Lwazi Ngubevana who was awarded the Southern African Energy Efficiency (SAEE) Confederation’s “Energy Efficiency Hall of Fame” award for 2021.
- [Wits Business School signs cross-continental agreement with University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/wits-business-school-signs-cross-continental-agreement-with-university-of-houstons-bauer-college-of-business/): Wits Business School (WBS) has signed an historic agreement with the C. T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, US, which opens the door for robust collaboration between their respective energy centres.
- [Bursaries now offered for students wanting to specialise in electricity at WBS](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/bursaries-now-offered-for-students-wanting-to-specialise-in-electricity-at-wbs/): In response to South Africa’s ongoing power woes, Wits Business School (WBS) has introduced a new stream in its existing Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Management in the field of Energy Leadership which offers a specialisation in electricity.
- [Distinguished Professor in Future Energy joins WBS](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/distinguished-professor-in-future-energy-joins-wbs/): The Faculties of CLM and Science at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) are proud to announce the joint appointment of Professor Diane Hildebrandt as a Distinguished Professor in Future Energy, working within the Wits Business School (WBS) and the School of Chemistry respectively.
- [Wits Business School hosts Namibian delegation to talk opportunities in green hydrogen research and development](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/wits-business-school-hosts-namibian-delegation-to-talk-opportunities-in-green-hydrogen-research-and-development/): The African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) at Wits Business School recently hosted a delegation from the University of Namibia (UNAM) to discuss ways in which the parties can collaborate on future research, technology and commercialisation, specifically with regards to green hydrogen.
- [Wits Business School and Siemens Energy Sign a Collaboration Agreement](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/wits-business-school-and-siemens-energy-sign-a-collaboration-agreement/): Yesterday, Wits Business School (WBS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Siemens Energy (Pty Ltd) which will see the two entities collaborate on a number of training and development programmes in energy leadership.
- [Energy in Africa: Financing Energy Development in Africa](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/energy-in-africa-financing-energy-development-in-africa/): Lwazi Ngubevana was a panellist on CNBC Africa on 21st September, on a programme focusing on energy in Africa - strategies and policies needed to finance the continent’s energy needs.

## Pages
- [Home](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/): The WBS African Energy Leadership Centre
- [MMEL](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/mmel/): Programme Overview
- [PhD](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/phd/): The WBS PhD programme is the largest in South Africa and one of the most highly regarded on the continent. We seek out and bring together top candidates from across Africa to address important topics in their PhD research that are relevant to the advancement of business and society on our continent. We have students from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia and of course South Africa, and the best faculty from across the continent so that our PhD is authentically African in perspective.
- [PDEL](https://africanenergycentre.ac.za/pdel/): Good news! The deadline for applications has been extended to 31 October 2022
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