Our Team

Readlay Makaliki is the Lead Technical Expert on the Sida-funded and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) implemented Energy Efficient Lighting and Appliances (EELA) Project.

Mr. Makaliki has extensive experience of over 25 years in an Electricity Industry involved in generation, transmission, and distribution most of it at Senior Management Level including Senior Manager Demand Side Management (DSM), Divisional Manager Copperbelt, Technical Services Manager, and Principal Protection Engineer. In 2018 he joined the SACREEE an institution focusing on promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency through resource mobilisation, policy harmonisation, quality assurance, capacity building, and knowledge management and communication. In the capacity of Renewable Energy Expert, he coordinated the development of the 2018 SADC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report and other SACREEE programmatic activities. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (BEng) in Electrical from the University of Zambia (UNZA) and a Master of Science (MSc) in Electrical Power Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. His interests include power quality, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. He is a member of the Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Asteria Markus is the Project Support on the Energy Efficient Lighting and Appliances (EELA) project which is being implemented in SADC and East African Community (EAC) and supporting different projects at SACREEE.

Before joining SACREEE, Ms. Markus previously worked for the European Union Delegation to Namibia as an Event Coordinator and Documents Management Officer. Her previous experience in both national and international organizations include project management, coordination, negotiation, research, information analysis, events planning and facilitation. She was also involved in the formulation of the Namibian National Rural Development Policy while working as a Secretary to the Director of Rural Development Directorate at the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development. She believes the solution to energy poverty and climate change includes the deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency together with better knowledge and approaches by relevant stakeholders including the energy poor communities. Ms. Markus is a certified Policy Officer in European and International Organizations with intercultural experience. She obtained her Master in Global Energy Transition and Governance in June 2018 from the International Institute for European Education (called CIFE - Centre International de Formation Européenne). The programme took place in France and Germany followed by a technical study tour in Belgium.

Philimon Kamanga is the Coordinator for the Improvement of Livelihoods in SADC Member States through the Adoption of Distributed Renewable Energy for Productive Use project at SACREEE.

Mr. Kamanga has more than seven years' experience in the renewable energy sector specifically projects targeting off-grid rural communities. Before joining SACREEE, he worked as the District Coordinator for the Energising Development (EnDev) in Malawi, a global multi-donor programme for energy access implemented by the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ). He also previously worked with United Purpose (UP) and Renew "N" Able Malawi (RENAMA) as a Coordinator of various renewable energy projects in rural communities of Malawi. He has experience in the development of sustainable decentralised renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, climate change adaptation, youth and women empowerment and energy auditing. He obtained his MSc in Management Studies (focusing in Development Administration) from the Malawi Institute of Management in 2021 and his research centred on ‘Sustainability Assessment of Solar Photo-Voltaic (PV) systems for decentralised off-grid energy access in Malawi’. He also holds a BSc in Renewable Energy Technologies from Mzuzu University (2014).