Growing up in rural Eastern Cape, Vuyolwethu Matiwane's journey into SA's renewable energy sector started with a small solar PV panel and a battery.

Matiwane says her work is driven by a passion to make a change after experiencing what it is like to grow up in a rural area without services.

Rural electrification remains close to her heart and last year received an industry award, recognising her role as a trailblazer and leader in the renewable energy sector.

Today, as a technical project development manager, Matiwane is not only helping shape South Africa's energy landscape by illuminating lives and empowering futures, she is also breaking ground in a sector where she is regularly both the only black woman and youngest person in the room.

She joins us on the line.