Maria Michael | Managing Director
Michael & Co Sustainable Power

Maria Michael, Managing Director, Michael & Co Sustainable Power

Maria Michael is an Electrical Engineer and Energy Specialist with over 12 years of professional experience delivering sustainable power solutions across public and private sectors. As the Managing Director of Michael & Co| Sustainable Power (headquartered in South Africa; serving Nigeria, Ghana, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Rwanda and other African markets), I lead strategy, business development and delivery of energy and sustainability projects that drive measurable cost, carbon and performance improvements.
I work with organizations to design and implement practical, cost‑effective solutions that reduce energy consumption, lower maintenance costs and improve operational resilience. By combining technical expertise with market insight and rigorous analytics, I deliver commercially viable projects and scalable sustainability programs tailored to each client’s context.

I am open to partnerships and opportunities across the region—connect to discuss how we can accelerate your energy transformation.

Appearances:



Day 1 @ 11:15

Panel AI, IoT & storage: making batteries intelligent for grid balancing and peak shaving

                                         

Day 1 @ 14:10

Interview The future factory: how solar is powering smart manufacturing in SA

                                        

Day 2 @ 11:40

Interview Behind the scenes: how one IPP navigated Eskom’s grid queue

                                                           

Day 2 @ 13:30

Panel From tender to tariff: what makes a solar project investable in SA

                                    

Day 3 @ 11:40

Interview Behind the substation: a municipal engineer’s take on urban storage rollouts

                                                               

Day 3 @ 14:20

Interview Energy manager diaries: keeping operations running with smart storage

                                                         

last published: 25/Mar/26 08:15 GMT

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