CSIR ENERGY INDUSTRY CO-FUNDED PROGRAMME TO SUPPORT SMMES

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Energy and Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA) and the RES4Africa collaboratively hosted the Energy Industry Support Programme launch in Pretoria on Thursday, 17 November 2022.

The programme is envisaged to support small, medium, and micro enterprises that want to participate (or are already participating) in the energy sector, as well as fill the skills gaps in the labour market for the emerging energy industry. It aims to encourage innovation and help empower innovators and the labour force with the skills required to contribute to economic development through the energy sector.

Furthermore, the programme aims to encourage innovation among the industry by providing the technical expertise that can aid the development of technological ambitions of the industry. In addition, the programme seeks to inspire the use of developed intellectual property through the commercialisation of identified relevant technologies and where there is a demand.

This programme is being co-funded by the CSIR Energy Industry and the EWSETA. The total external funding secured for the next five years is R9.35 million. There are other possible collaborators, including the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Enterprise Development, as an implementing partner, and the Black Management Forum.

For more information, contact:

David Mandaha: CSIR Media Relations Manager
Mobile: 072 126 8910
Email: dmandaha@csir.co.za