Senior Solar PV Engineer with a great interest in renewable energies, green economy, sustainable development and international cooperations for networking. He has over 11 years of experience in renewables, primarily C&I Solar Photovoltaic plants, over 50MWp of full-cycle ground-mounted and rooftop projects in Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Burundi. A highly experienced professional in PV system design, feasibility studies, technical due diligence, procurement management, construction management, commissioning and operations monitoring and maintenance. Taku's passion includes the design and implementation of renewable energy systems into the electrical grid as well as the development of microgrids. The majority of his background is in the design of PV (Photovoltaic) systems – including from first principles, as well as a background in the integration of such systems. This includes simulating the plant for a lifetime energy yield assessment for the facility. He has experience in Operations and Maintenance related work for utility-scale and rooftop PV. My knowledge of local and international grid codes as well as the relevant International Standards Taku is well aware of the protection and integration requirements to connect a compliant system to the electrical grid.