For more than 20 years, Globeleq has been a long-term investor, developer, owner and operator of diversified power projects in Africa, where the company is one of the largest Independent Power Producers. With nearly 1500MW of generation capacity in operation across 16 power plants in 7 countries, 488MW of new power projects in construction and >2,000MW in development, Globeleq is one of the largest independent power producers solely focused in Africa. Globeleq is 70% owned by British International Investment and 30% by Norfund, the development finance institutions of the UK and Norway, and has a proven track record for supporting the ongoing development of the African power sector.

Globeleq’s various generation technologies include gas, wind, solar PV, battery energy storage (BESS), and geothermal. The company is also actively pursuing new opportunities which are emerging from the energy transition, including desalination projects powered by renewables, as well as green hydrogen and ammonia projects. In South Africa, Globeleq owns and operates renewable energy (RE) power plants throughout the country.

In this role the Solar Technician performs preventive and corrective maintenance on a solar plant, ensuring that safety protocols (HSE) are followed. Their role includes maximizing the plant's performance and availability, conducting root cause analysis, and identifying optimization opportunities. They also prepare technical reports on maintenance activities and events, working under the guidance of the Site Manager to ensure plant deliverables are met.