Duncan Palmer has had a renewable energy-focused career dating back over a decade, with more than 10 years on solar specifically. As CEO of STI Norland South Africa, Palmer aims to drive continuous improvement in the energy industry to provide solutions with long-term returns. This profile was published in the African Power & Energy Elites 2023. “Every watt of solar power installed helps ease the burden on 60.9 million people.” Despite his desire that solar has its day in the sun, Palmer acknowledges there is still a need for coal and nuclear in South Africa’s energy mix. In the long-term, Palmer expressed that his blue sky vision for Africa’s power and energy system would be to achieve decentralised energy generation on a community-level scale.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 02, 2024 07:06 UTC