Research Group Leader at the CSIR
Aradhna Pandarum is currently the Acting Research Group Leader for Energy Industryteam in the Energy Centre of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from Howard College UKZN and a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (Renewable Energy) from University of Witwatersrand. She serves as a technical board member of Cigre South Africa, representing the country in the international C6 study committee on active distribution systems and distributed energy resources. She is also registered as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).She is passionate about research in the renewable energy space. Whilst working at Eskom,she has gained immense experience in research, testing, and development, especially on renewable energy, that was predominantlycentred on embedded generation and its’ technical, economic, operational, and environmental impact.
At the CSIR, Aradhna is the programmeand group lead for research work related to the Just Energy Transition. The focal point of this work isto promote social justice and create unique opportunities for the energy industry hence touching lives through innovation with the aim targeted at combating poverty, unemployment and inequality in South Africa.
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