DR ELSA DU TOIT PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
Education: BSc degree in natural sciences, Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
and a PhD in Energy and Sustainability
Associations: South African National Energy Association (SANEA)
Experience and Projects:
- City of Johannesburg, Development of a Gas Strategy for the City of Johannesburg (to make an informed decision on whether to expand their gas network to poverty stricken areas)
- Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Project to determine the socio-
economic impact of CCS in South Africa. CCS is a division of Central Energy Fund
- NERSA, Study to develop a methodology to determine the maximum piped gas price in South Africa
- Eskom Magna Carta, Market research on two domestic appliances for Eskom DSM to determine the effects that incentives on these products could have on energy savings in the country and at what cost to Eskom
- Victorian Government Australia, Renewable Energy project -
Elsa was involved in the Australian Government tender for Sustainable Energy Developers to submit proposals to receive grant from the Government for Large Scale Demonstration Projects. Elsa was part of a SAHA team evaluating 14 proposals that were received in terms of its commercial and project delivery capability according to certain pre determined criteria.