In honour of the new brand - Guiding Inclusive Energy Progress · AGM 2026

The Call

Hail, child of the crossroads!
Born where coal smoke and clean wind meet,
where the question of how we light the darkness
has never been a small question 
but a matter of whether this land breathes or chokes,
whether this people rise or remain unseen.

The Origin

You were planted in a different season,
in years when the grid was certain
and the names at the table were the same names always.
You gathered the knowing ones,
you built a house for their voices,
you kept the archive of what was understood.
That was honourable work.
That was necessary work.

The Reckoning

But the river did not stop flowing.
The demand grew heavy and relentless.
The policy became a labyrinth,
the transition became a test of nerve,
and the old models of standing still,
of subscriptions and conferences and silence 
they could not hold what this moment demands.
You looked yourself in the eye.
That took courage.

SANEA : Convener of the full spectrum!
You do not take sides; you illuminate sides.
You do not push agendas; you clear the air
so that agendas may be examined with honesty.
You are the trusted ground on which rivals may stand together.

The Transformation

Now you rise with new fire in your name 
Guiding Inclusive Energy Progress.
Not for the select few in the inner room,
not for those who already hold the microphone,
but for the engineer in the township,
for the minister navigating impossible choices,
for the emerging voice not yet heard
but already carrying tomorrow's answer.

The Power

You speak of seven, 
the exponential meeting,
knowledge multiplied by stakeholder,
research multiplied by decision,
government amplified through industry,
experience compounding into the hands of the young.
When these forces converge in your house 
the impact is not additive.
It is electric. Its energy ... pure amplified energy.

The Future Calling

South Africa does not have the luxury of getting this wrong.
The air knows it. The river knows it.
Every household without power in the dark knows it.
And so you have made your pledge:
to be the voice that earns its place not by volume
but by credibility, 
not by asking to be invited
but by arriving with the insight
no room can afford to ignore.

SANEA : Independent, explorative, unafraid!
You do not lobby for the powerful.
You do not think alone in a tower.
You convene. You illuminate. You guide.
The full spectrum answers when you call.

The Affirmation

So stand, SANEA, stand in this turning point.
Let your scorecard be cited in boardrooms.
Let your research be read in committees.
Let your name be the word that brings
the adversaries into the same room,
and the room into the same purpose.
Ten times by 2030 
not a boast, but a covenant.
Not ambition alone, but accountable ambition.

SANEA  we see you.
We call you by your true name:
Guider of the inclusive way.
Keeper of the energy flame.
Builder of the South Africa that powers itself,
 and every one of its people - forward.

In addition to the formal business of the AGM, the programme will include an exciting panel discussion and a special surprise and development that you won’t want to miss.

Date:  Wednesday, 3 June 2026

Time:  09h00 – 11h00 (Please join us for Breakfast from 07h30, before the AGM starts at 09h00)

Registration is complimentary

This notice of the Annual General Meeting is being distributed by electronic mail to members of the South African National Energy Association NPC (SANEA), as at record date of Wednesday, 13 May 2026. This notice should be read in conjunction with SANEA’s audited annual financial statements for 2025.

SANEA reserves the right to verify the identity of all persons registering to attend the AGM. Registration to attend the AGM closes at 12h00 on Monday, 1 June 2026.  

Ordinary Resolutions

Considering and, if deemed fit, passing, with or without modification, the ordinary resolutions below, each of which requires the support of a simple majority (that is, 50% + 1) of the votes exercised by Members, who are present in-person, or by proxy, in respect of each resolution to be adopted.

Resolution 1:

Appointment of directors
To confirm the Board’s proposal on the rotation and re-appointment of the Non-Executive Directors to the SANEA Board.

Resolution 2:

Adoption of audited annual financial statements including the directors’ report and auditor’s report 
To receive the SANEA audited annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, including the directors’ report and auditor’s report therein.

Resolution 3:

Re-appointment of auditors
The approve the Board’s recommendation on the re-appointment of VWkpa Audit Inc for the ensuing year being the fourth year of their appointment, as well as for 2027 and 2028, for a total of a five-year period (i.e. 2023-2028).

Proxies

Members who cannot attend the AGM are entitled to appoint a proxy to attend, speak and vote on their behalf. Proxy forms must be sent electronically by no later than 12h00 on Monday, 1 June 2026, to SANEA via e-mail to sanea@sanea.org.za.

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By order of the Board
13 May 2026

• Senior university scholar, professor, or lecturer in the fields of renewable energy or energy transition or any related energy field
• Knowledge of industrial processes, hydrogen applications or hydrogen project development
• Knowledge of and teaching experience in the energy sector
• Methodological expertise in presential and online teaching
• Availability to participate in planned GIZ H2.SA training activities (to be planned well in advanceand at suitable remuneration)
• Affiliation to university/training facilities or laboratory infrastructure for presential training
• Alignment with the concepts of green hydrogen and PtX
• Familiarity with GIZ’s approach to capacity building and intercultural experience in international cooperation would be an advantage.

• Key topics that will be covered are:
• The energy value chain and associated technologies
• The Just Energy Transition
• Global related policy and trends
• Policy and regulation in South Africa including the Green Finance Taxonomy
• Background on why financing is required: what revenue model is required, Integrated Energy Plan and how this should set the roadmap for the transition, rights of the population to have access to modern energy that is better for the environment
• What type of financial institutions participate in the energy sector: who, what do they offer, where do they operate?
• Sources of financing, their terms and conditions and risk allocation
• Types of funding instruments 
• Project financing on and off-balance sheet, understanding the various risks
• Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation 
• Markets and their structure - electricity, liquid fuels
• Round table with key experts with policy and project experience
• Decision making in complexity (an additional optional module) 

• Policy makers
• Project developers for energy and associated projects
• NGO’s
• Academia - including students
• Other energy sector players

• An improved understanding of the processes and the financial sector players
• Avoidance of being unable to recover the costs of business case development and costs for any at risk licencing processes
• Improved productivity and efficiency and avoidance of time delays by being prepared for the licencing processes, monitoring and reporting requirements 
• Increased networking by being part of the programme and a new impact community that will be set up by SANEA to encourage knowledge sharing, further debate and continual improvement

• Government (including national, provincial and local government)
• Academia
• NGO’s
• SMME’s 
• Students

“This year we have taken a novel approach to the risk report and focussed on the uncertainty in the market and made concrete recommendations on what needs to be done to minimise the negative risks and optimise the positive risks or opportunities.” said Wendy Poulton, Secretary General of SANEA.   “SANEA took this approach so that the report makes an impact on the South African energy sector and is of use to decision makers.” 

In keeping with this approach, SANEA has made the theme of the report “South Africa’s new gold rush”.  This is because there are many opportunities in the energy transition to a cleaner lower carbon energy sector, to stimulate economic growth and provide new and sustainable jobs.  This is the case even with the added impact of Covid-19, the downgrade of the sovereign credit rating and an environment of low investor confidence.

The report lays out a set of recommendations to move the energy sector forward and minimise negative risk within a framework with people at the centre and implementation, innovation, integration and impact as key change areas. These recommendations include understanding the impact on jobs and future skills requirements (people); developing a transition roadmap with detailed implementation plans (implementation); broad based national strategies around key energy technologies (innovation); evolving the Integrated Energy Plan as a matter of urgency to ensure alignment (integration) and enabling growth in clean energy as a mechanism to stimulate economic growth post Covid-19.

The report warns that if action is not taken to capitalise on these opportunities, implications may include lower economic growth, the inability to meet energy demand and a limit on the ability of energy actors to raise capital.  “This is not the energy future that South Africa needs, we need to take proactive action to influence the direction of key uncertainties”, was the view of the energy experts group that worked on the report.

Kiren Maharaj, Chair of the SANEA Board, highlighted that “The world is poised for a new wave of innovation into storage and clean molecules such as hydrogen and that the recommendations made in the report will enhance South Africa’s ability to take advantage of these innovations and boost future competitive edge”. 

If implemented, the report recommendations will fundamentally shift South Africa’s energy transition trajectory and it will be the equivalent of finding gold in South Africa over a hundred years ago, with the resultant economic and social benefits it brought.  This “New Gold Rush” needs to be carefully managed to ensure maximum national benefit,  These benefits include clean energy an active driver of economic growth and recovery, a reduction in South Africa’s emissions, beneficiation and localisation of energy value chains by leveraging local resources and an aligned and coordinated policy framework that results in improved investor confidence due to a clear vision.

SANEA represents a hub for objective thought leadership on energy and related matters. The energy experts group, SANEA members and sponsor (BCG) are gratefully acknowledged.