In a major advancement to South Africa’s renewable energy ambitions, Prof Craig McGregor, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been appointed as the first ACWA Power Chair in Concentrating Solar Power at Stellenbosch University. Prof McGregor also serves as the leader of the Solar Thermal Energy Research Group (STERG).

The prestigious Chair has been established in partnership with ACWA Power, a leading Saudi Arabian developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants with significant CSP operations in South Africa, including the operational Bokpoort plant and the recently commissioned Redstone facility.

The official launch of the ACWA Power Chair took place on Thursday, 21 August 2025, at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS). Read the full article here.