Meet our Trustees and staff
Mr. Kelvin Mbizi Tembo
Trustee Chair
He is a seasoned Electrical Engineer, licensed installer and a member of the Malawi Institute of Engineers. He lectures at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS). He also manages Renewable Energy projects under the Centre for Water Sanitation, Health and Technology Development (WASHTED). He holds an MPhil from University of Strathclyde, Scotland.
Email: kelvinmbizi@gmail.com Cell: +265 882 230 267
Mr. Vincent Gondwe
Trustee
He is an accomplished energy sector practitioner with extensive experience in the clean cooking sub sector. He was instrumental in the clean cooking projects at Mulanje Renewable Energy Agency (MUREA). He then joined Total Land Care as Operations Manager and managed several projects including carbon trading. He has since retired and operating agriculture and clean cooking stoves businesses.
vitegondwe@gmail.com Cell: +265 999 266 812
Mr. Yamungu Anwel Botha Botha
Trustee
He is an environmentalist and renowned energy entrepreneur. He is the founder/Managing Director for Sun Fire Energy, a company he started after retiring from HIVOS as Project Manager for Sustainable Energy for Rural Communities (SE4RC) Project. Prior to HIVOS, he worked for United Purpose where he was key in setting up the Sustainable Energy Unit and negotiated carbon trading projects.
Email: y.a.botha@gmail.com Cell: 265 888 406 202
Mr. Kondwani Thapasila Gondwe
Trustee
He is a lecture at the University of Mzuzu’s School for Sustainable Energy Systems. He is an electrical engineer with extensive industrial and academic experience. He is also a Fellow of the Geothermal Training Programe (Iceland) on Geothermal Utilization. He was instrumental in starting the Testing and Training Centre of Renewable Energy Technologies (TECRET). He holds an MEngSc. in Sustainable Energy from University College Cork, Ireland and is currently pursuing a PhD.
Email: kondwanigondwe@gmail.com Cell: +265 995 297 954
Our Team
CEM organizational structure
Community Energy Malawi org structure is heavily influenced by the organisation’s corporate vision and mission statement, which are translated to the features of the structure itself.