{"id":11109,"date":"2025-07-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracamacheltrust.org\/?p=8114"},"modified":"2026-01-23T01:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:25:58","slug":"graca-machel-trust-hosts-first-ever-energy-open-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/featured\/graca-machel-trust-hosts-first-ever-energy-open-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Gra\u00e7a Machel Trust hosts first ever Energy Open Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-8115\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271520%27%20height%3D%27668%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201520%20668%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271520%27%20height%3D%27668%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-10.39.26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1520\" height=\"668\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Hosted at Eduardo Mondlane University, the <b>GMT Energy Open Lecture provided a<u> <\/u><\/b><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">landmark platform featur<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">ing<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"> keynote speeches, practical lectures and interactive panels<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"eop\"><span lang=\"EN-ZA\">Mrs Machel gave opening remarks, challenging the students to not only see themselves as employees in the energy sector, rather as innovators, investors, entrepreneurs and aim be top scientists who partner established organisations to drive development and progress.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-8116\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271620%27%20height%3D%271054%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201620%201054%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271620%27%20height%3D%271054%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-10.45.24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1054\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span lang=\"EN-ZA\">Professor Rog\u00e9rio Utui of Eduardo Mondlane University presented technology trends in clean energy and climate action, and opportunities for entrepreneurs, professionals, and investors to attendees.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-8117\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271548%27%20height%3D%27526%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201548%20526%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271548%27%20height%3D%27526%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-10.49.58.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1548\" height=\"526\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-8118\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271510%27%20height%3D%27788%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201510%20788%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271510%27%20height%3D%27788%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-10.51.27.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1510\" height=\"788\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The intersection of clean energy and climate action and market opportunities for entrepreneurs, professionals, researchers, and students was presented by Nerusha Govender, Managing Director, TotalEnergies \u2013 Marketing and Services.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-8119\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271510%27%20height%3D%27834%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201510%20834%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271510%27%20height%3D%27834%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-10.53.18.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1510\" height=\"834\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Carla Pinto e Costa from our sister network, Mozambique Women of Energy shared insights of what the inclusion of women and youth looks like on the ground, based on the work that the network does in Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>Opportunities in renewable energy from the perspective of students<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The panel featured Neyma Lazaro Sibia &#8211; Masters in Renewable Energy Sciences and Technologies, Stela Miambo &#8211; Masters in Renewable Energy Systems Management, Ilidio Fernando Moises Oliveira &#8211; Masters in Renewable Energy Sciences and Technologies and Adelson Manjane\u00a0 &#8211; Masters in Renewable Energy Systems Management.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-8120\" src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-10.56.03.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-10.56.03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1510\" height=\"960\" 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271510%27%20height%3D%27986%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201510%20986%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271510%27%20height%3D%27986%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-10.57.14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1510\" height=\"986\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">The Open Lecture amplifie<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><u>d<\/u><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"> the Summit\u2019s mission by making these critical conversations accessible to a broader audience, inspiring the next generation to lead Mozambique\u2019s energy transition.<\/span><u><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hosted at Eduardo Mondlane University, the GMT Energy Open Lecture  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