Energy Transitions Podcast: Africa’s frontrunner in the SF6-free race
Leon Laing, Manager: Planning and Customer Services at the Drakenstein Municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa
In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, we hear from Leon Laing, Manager: Planning and Customer Services at the Drakenstein Municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa, on how the SF6-free transition is revolutionising how they manage and operate their power distribution system.
While South Africa is not yet regulating the shift to SF6-free switchgear, Laing is pre-empting this inevitable step and ensuring his municipal district is not only ahead of the curve, but setting the standard for sustainability.
Laing is responsible for the municipality’s electric planning and design where forward-thinking for assets of this cost and nature is critical. This forward-thinking has led to the Drakenstein Municipality being the first in Africa to install and operate Schneider Electric’s RM AirSeT switchgear with pure air technology and digital connectivity.
Read more:
First African SF6-free switchgear installed in South Africa
Why the energy transition cannot compromise on SF6
Air – the outstanding sustainable alternative to SF6
This episode is brought to you by Schneider Electric, a French multinational company specialising in digital automation and energy management. It addresses homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure, and industries, by combining energy technologies, real-time automation, software, and services.
Previous Energy Transitions Podcast episodes:
Time to humanise energy
Sustainable strategies to decarbonise heating
The green promise of next-gen fuel cells
