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Macon Phillips podcast about renewable energy with South African Mandela Washington Fellows Adele Boadzo and Tshegofatso Neeuwfan. Adele Boadzo is a clean energy activist and solar entrepreneur with over five years’ experience in Africa’s energy sector. She is passionate about delivering clean energy projects to electrify the continent and is currently a project manager at a South African solar PV company and is also the founder of Hope Rises Solar, an organization that empowers women to distribute and install solar technologies to transform their communities. Tshegofatso Neeuwfan has six years of experience working in the South African electricity supply industry. He started his career as a project engineer and now works as a senior advisor at South Africa’s national power utility company. Chief among Tshegofatso’s responsibilities is developing and implementing a gas-to-power strategy that forms part of his company’s intention to reduce emissions and introduce flexible capacity that can partner with renewables. Outside of the work context, he is the coordinator of a boys’ mentorship program that aims to expose boys from underprivileged backgrounds to positive role models, experiences, and information.