Stefano Marani is the CEO of Renergen, an emerging integrated renewable energy producer in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Marani was previously an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley for over five years before becoming a Partner at Kigeni Holdings in 2009.<\/p>\n
He then became the CEO of Tetra4, a natural gas producer that provides sustainable, clean energy solutions, in 2014.<\/p>\n
One year later, Marani took on his current CEO role at Renergen, Tetra4\u2019s parent company.<\/p>\n
In this EY Sustainability interview, Marani joins Michael Avery to discuss the benefits of natural gas production in South Africa \u2013 such as how it can drive economic growth.<\/p>\n
Marani unpacks Renergen\u2019s remarkable journey from discovering helium reserves almost a decade ago to becoming South Africa\u2019s only natural gas provider today.<\/p>\n
He then explains how Renergen transforms these reserves from a stranded gas asset into an energy product.<\/p>\n
Marani also describes how Renergen has pioneered the use of natural gas in heavy-duty vehicles in South Africa and explains how this helps decarbonisation efforts.<\/p>\n
He concludes by discussing the challenges Renergen faces when trying to convince organisations to leverage natural gas resources in a decarbonisation effort and providing predictions for the future of natural gas in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Michael Avery\u2019s full interview with Renergen CEO Stefano Marani can be watched below.<\/p>\n