Rivoningo Mnisi

Group Executive: Renewables and Chief Executive Officer, Eskom Green, Eskom Green

Rivoningo Mnisi is Group Executive: Renewables and Chief Executive Officer, Eskom Green of Eskom Green, in the role since February 2025.

Eskom Green is the renewable-energy business Eskom is setting up as a standalone subsidiary, with a stated target of 32 GW of renewable power by 2040. Mnisi came to Eskom from Exxaro, where he was chief strategy officer.

In the job

  1. Mnisi set out Eskom Green's first projects, including a 75 MW solar plant at Lethabo and smaller projects beside the Arnot, Duvha, Komati, Majuba and Tutuka power stations, with private participation made a condition of establishing Eskom Green as a standalone subsidiary. Source

  2. Eskom opened a request for qualification to select private partners for up to 6 GW of renewables and battery storage by 2030, with transaction agreements to move to Eskom Green once incorporated. Source

Career before

  1. Employee, Anglo American
  2. Chief strategy officer, Exxaro

Education

BTech in Industrial Engineering, University of Johannesburg; BSc Honours in Applied Science, University of Pretoria; MBA, Gordon Institute of Business Science

Sources

  1. eskom.co.za
  2. engineeringnews.co.za
  3. techcentral.co.za
  4. news24.com
  5. engineeringnews.co.za
  6. eskom.co.za

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