Fact file: Gloria Magombo

Magombo has more than 32 years of experience in the energy sector spanning the fields of engineering, management, power sector reform and regulation.

Her key areas of experience and expertise, include strategy development and implementation, general management, project management, power plant operations and maintenance, plant optimisation and testing, generation planning, feasibility studies, energy sector regulation and training of technical staff and general management.

Before her appointment as Energy permanent secretary, Magombo served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera).

She was the managing director of an international consultancy firm, Norconsult Botswana.

Magombo worked as regional energy advisor with Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub.

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She is a former executive commissioner of Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Commission (ZERC).

She served as a performance engineer and generation expert for Zesa.

She served as the regional chairperson of Capacity Building Portfolio for the Regional Electricity Regulators Association (RERA) before she was appointed as the chair for RERA prior to her reassignment as secretary for Energy and Power Development.

Magombo served as a councillor at the Engineering Council of Zimbabwe (ECZ) and also served in various boards, including, as the vice chairperson of the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) board.

She is a representative of Zimbabwe to the International Renewable Energy Agency [IRENA]. Magombo has represented the government and sector on special committees on energy issues and has presented papers at various meetings.

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