Featured image: Stock Did you notice anything different about our logo on the front cover of this edition? It’s the first time in the journal’s long history that we have modified it. It’s our visual representation in support of the industry being tested in unprecedented ways by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This article first appeared in ESI Africa Issue 2-2020 .
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The #HeartForTheSector initiative characterises the global Clarion Energy teams’ availability to support the power, energy and water sectors through good times and bad. At the core of this message is our absolute love for what we do and being able to connect you – our readers, clients and partners – with access to a global network of experts; this motivates us each day. It is also what stimulates professionals throughout Africa and abroad who have heart-for-the-sector.
It is with gratitude that we dedicate our front and back covers for this edition to these valued community members. You will find their names listed below after my sign-off. Among the collage of profiled faces, you will notice a few who appear in silhouette; demonstrating the unknown male and female field workers, technicians, engineers and officers who are working to keep the lights on and water flowing. These are the heroes and heroines of our time.
In our cover story on page 8, we unpack the dialogue that took place during a live webinar with four professionals who are currently experiencing lockdown conditions. I was privileged to moderate the discussion and was struck by the overwhelming urgency of this crisis as our audience posed compelling questions to the panel. ESI Africa Issue 2 2020 Contents Pages Allow me to share two points that you will find thought-provoking: First, even though the electricity supply industry has emergency plans in place already, no contingency plan could have anticipated the level of this crisis and the scale of the pandemic – yet utility companies have continued to rise to the challenge and deliver. At the time of writing, there has not been one reported case of a city or region in lockdown conditions having its essential electricity, water and waste management services interrupted.
Second is that the sector must anticipate an increase in force majeure claims, which are going to multiply as the crisis deepens. Force majeure has already been raised in South […]
