Sam Vanembden

As a responsible & innovative industrial company, EDF power solutions in South Africa, develops, finances, builds, owns and operates renewable and low carbon power-plants as well as flexibility solutions and transmission assets. Bringing together the businesses of EDF Renewables and EDF Group International Division, EDF power solutions is an international energy player which develops, builds and operates renewable and low-carbon energy production facilities, as well as flexible power and electricity transmission solutions. As a major player in the energy transition worldwide, EDF power solutions deploys competitive, responsible and value-creating projects. In more than 25 countries, our teams show their commitment to local stakeholders every day, adding their expertise and capacity for innovation to the fight against climate change. EDF power solutions operates over 31 GW of gross installed power capacity worldwide. Leveraging on its technological and commercial skills as well as local knowledge, EDF power solutions develops innovative strategies and projects to support decarbonisation and the development of efficient electrical grids. EDF power solutions offers a large range of technologies, to produce low carbon electricity (wind power, solar, hydro, biomass), to increase power system flexibility (battery energy storage systems, hydro power and pump storage plants), and to reduce our customers’ carbon footprint (electrical mobility, hydrogen, off-grid solutions, etc.). EDF power solutions is active across the entire energy value chain, from project origination and development to business development, investment, construction management, and finally asset management, operations and maintenance. The company was founded in France in 1986 and has been present in South Africa since 2009 with offices in Cape Town, Gqeberha, and Johannesburg.