The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy of the Government of the Republic of South Africa in partnership with the South African National Energy Association (SANEA) announce the 2020 Youth in Energy Webinar on Recent Developments and their Impacts on the Youth in South Africa. The webinar is scheduled on July 23, 2020 @ 15h00 – 17h00 South Africa Time. The registration is available here.

The webinar will cover such topics like promulgation of IRP and REIPP offerings to young people, support opportunities available during and post Covid-19 from South African government and private sector, legal and compliance considerations arising from Covid-19 funding schemes and others.

Mr. Aleksandr Kormishin, Chairperson of the BRICS Youth Energy Agency, among the panelists of the Webinar will share the BRICS YEA perspective on the impacts of COVID-19 for young people from BRICS. Mr Kormishin will also give an insight into the special topic of the BRICS Youth Energy Outlook 2020, which focuses on the new factors of the world energy development.