The PV Professionals platform is the first of its kind in the South African solar industry and will develop the capacity and professionalism of South African PV Professionals (PVP).
Designed for professionals across the solar PV value chain, it is a digital solution that will give members access to knowledge, training, and opportunities to collaborate with national and international stakeholders. Developed for PV professionals, the platform is structured to facilitate dialogue and knowledge-sharing to ensure that the solar PV sector has the capacity and professionalism to capitalise on this lucrative sector.
By embedding compliance and sustainability at its core, SAPVIA wants to ensure that PVP will serve the industry for decades to come, responding to global and local priorities and helping to unify the sector in an unprecedented way.Niveshen Govender, SAPVIA COO says their ambition is to have every Solar PV professional in South Africa registered on the PV Professionals platform.
“The vibrancy and ultimate success of the sector will only be strengthened by diversity of experience and thought. We have created PVP to enable every member to gain access to unrivalled knowledge and opportunities that will ultimately support the growth of the industry and deliver the step-change we need in our energy infrastructure. South Africa has the potential to take a global lead in the advancement, implementation and best practice of Solar PV globally and the PV Professionals platform will enable this transformation.”
PVP has been explicitly created to deliver value to members by meeting their individual needs, whether that be knowledge-sharing, career opportunities, information on products and services as well as the latest technology advancements. By joining PVP, every member will feel equipped and ready to meet the current and future challenges of the industry head on.
Designed to facilitate and foster mutually beneficial relationships across the Solar PV value chain, PVP will connect members with innovative businesses and organisations that are regarded as leaders in their respective areas of expertise.
“SAPVIA was formed to promote, develop and grow the Photovoltaic sector as part of the wider renewable energy industry in South Africa and PVP allows us to make a step-change in how we support our members and the industry,” added Govender,
“We recognise that our members have different requirements and are at different points in their development and by creating PVP we will be better able to help support them and respond directly to their specific requirements.”
PVP is open for registrations. Professionals can find more information and register at https://sapvia.co.za/pvprof/. Annual membership costs ZAR 250.
