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Track Record
WHAT MATTERS… IS WHAT WE HAVE DONE
When you partner with us, you are partnering with a company that has a proven track record in people-orientated services across Africa’s energy industry. Through demonstrated expertise, AltGen has forged a name for itself as a leader in renewable energy, cleantech and sustainability recruitment, employment, and consulting services in Africa.
Our understanding of skills development and capacity building provides a complete approach to each of our client’s mandates. Our clients trust us to deliver unique insights and recommendations which enable growth and operational excellence.
WHY CHOOSE US?
- Our project record is a testament to our knowledge of the industry
- AltGen has a deep understanding of HR advisory and recruitment needs across Africa
- We are mobile, able to execute projects with ease across the continent
- AltGen is information-driven and cross-pollinates insights from one project to another
OUR FOOTPRINT ACROSS AFRICA

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PROJECT CASE STUDIES
We believe that knowledge is the cornerstone to driving positive change. We pride ourselves in the ability to immerse ourselves in projects that guide adaptive change to the way we inspire human capital and organisational progression.
Our holistic solutions provide our clients with long-term, positive results.

RENEWABLE ENERGY SKILLS: SALARY SURVEYS & BENCHMARKING
Duration: On-going
The salary benchmarking process is complex, with several factors influencing the outcome of salary negotiations. This includes the push and pull factors of both the employee and the employer. AltGen has a database of several thousand...

SOLAR O&M SERVICE PROVIDER SWP SEWING PPE
Duration: 2020
AltGen provides Workplace Management Services to an O&M client for two solar projects based in the Northern Cape (one 40 MW PV project and another 75MW project). On behalf of the client, we employed 108 of their staff. AltGen’se...

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IN NEW MARKETS
Duration: 2020 - 2022
Our client was looking to enter the Kenyan market and create a sales pipeline in the territory but lacked an established entity in the country. AltGen employed a Business Developer on behalf of the client...

STAFF MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT
Duration: 2020 - 2021
AltGen took on the employment relationship of an IPP client’s community-based employee and handed over the employment relationship to the client once the employee was work-ready and able to move in HR position for their site-based work...

SUB-CONTRACTING
Duration: 2020
An international client that had recently established an office in Cape Town required AltGen’s support to facilitate immediate employment of a Personal Assistant to the Director...

FULLY OUTSOURCED HR
Duration:2019
AltGen carried out this project for a leading biogas plant developer and operator. It entailed the in-sourcing of management through to general labour. The project owners withdrew from an unsuccessful operations and maintenance contract...

COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IN THE NORTHERN CAPE
Duration:2019
The REIPPPP uniquely incorporates fundamental socio-economic development objectives which bidders of the programme are required to adhere to. AltGen needed to conduct community needs assessments in 3 different district municipalities...

GREENCAPE SKILLS AUDIT: ATLANTIS SEZ
Duration: 2019
The Terms of Reference for this project include establishing a baseline of skills that exist in the Atlantis “Green Tech” Special Economic Zone, an industrial area to the north of Cape Town. We needed to identify possible skills shortages and, where...

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR ZMW
Duration: 2018 - 2021
On entering the South African market, Zero Mass Water required the services of AltGen to support their recruitment and employment needs with regards to finding a Business Development Manager and Technical Lead...

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Duration: On-going
AltGen provided the full scope of employment services for this company’s employees to enter into the South African market...

EMPLOYMENT MEASURES FOR THE PAUWES COHORT
Duration: 2017 - 2018
PAUWES offers a two-year Master of Science programme in Water and Energy, as one of the specialized units of the Pan African University, with the possibility of choosing between the tracks of engineering or policy. In September 2016...

WIND ENERGY TRAINING, SKILLS & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
Duration: 2017 - 2018
The project entailed (1) the development of a detailed stakeholder matrix to identify key players in the South African wind energy industry, specifically in the field of training and skills development, (2) conducting an inclusive workshop...

HR ADVISORY
Duration: 2017
PHASE 1: RETRENCHMENT PROCESS ASSISTANCE In the event of reductions being necessary, AltGen has on occasion engaged with RE employers to narrow down on role descriptions and staff capabilities and skillsets...

ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING & SKILLS NEEDS FOR THE WIND INDUSTRY
Duration: 2017
To underwrite an investment into establishing a RE training centre in South Africa, in 2012, the GIZ commissioned a study to determine the absolute numbers of various skills that the then-nascent wind energy industry would require...

REVIEW OF HIV/AIDS RELATED ACTIVITIES AS PART OF THE IPPS SED INVESTMENT
Duration: 2017
As a part of its social compact commitment the GIZ has mainstreamed HIV into its activities, and as such has a compliance obligation to produce “one good practice document on the HIV related measures in the RE sector”. The report sought...

WIND TURBINE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COURSE VERIFICATION
Duration: 2016 - 2017
ENGAGEMENT 1: COURSE INTEGRITY A training centre, initiated in 2011, aimed specifically at providing training in renewable energy technologies. The primary offering is the Wind Turbine Service Technician course (WTST). It was AltGen’s task to...

EMPLOYMENT & STAFF SUB-CONTRACTING
Duration: 2016, 2017 & 2020
During 2016, through to 2020 AltGen has supported 4 clients with employment and sub-contracting services. The client ranged from a PV OEM, a Developer, Owner and Operator of Renewable Projects, to a Consulting Advisory as...

GREEN MINI-GRID PROGRAMME
Duration: 2016 - 2022
The objective of the Green Mini-Grid (GMG) programme is the: “roll out of approximately 15 GMG projects that are sustainable and will provide 500 000 rural Kenyans with access to reliable green electricity for the first time”...

ASSESSMENT OF SKILLS NEEDS & JOB FORECASTING FOR THE BIOGAS INDUSTRY
Duration: 2016
This project entailed an investigation into the skills needs and an estimation of the job potential in the biogas industry in South Africa. The study found that as of April 2016 there were 1700 people directly employed in the biogas industry with...

TURKANA WIND POWER HR ADVISORY & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Duration: 2014 - 2016
LTWP is a 310MW wind farm, the largest in Africa. It comprises 365 Vestas wind turbines, 850kW each, providing 15 -20% of Kenyan national demand when operational. Grid connection is via a 400kv purpose-built double circuit 428km...

RENEWABLE ENERGY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY CAREER PATHWAYS & THE SKILLS GAPS
Duration: 2014
The broad aim of the project was to establish career pathways and a broad overview of the skills demand within the RE sector in South Africa, with a focus on the Northern Cape to establish if there was potential to invest in a Renewable Energy Centre...

JOB LOCALISATION IN THE REIPP
Duration: 2014
A study was conducted on behalf of SAPVIA which explored the job creation potential of PV under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Program, the REIPP. Some of the recommendations out of this engagement...

COMMUNITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR BID SUBMISSION
Duration: 2014
The brief was to carry out detailed community needs assessments in the towns adjacent to a wind and solar PV facility. This was done by finding the relevant communities and the statutory as well as non-statutory organisations that function within....

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Duration: 2014
AltGen created a Socio-Economic Development Plan for a 75MW PV project located on the West Coast of South Africa. This entailed carrying out a detailed community needs assessment to determine the critical socio-economic...

ESTABLISHMENT OF A SECRETARIAT: BENCHMARKING, RECRUITMENT & SELECTION
Duration: 2013, 2015 & 2016
The task list included providing a clear SAPVIA organogram as well as an organizational structure. Additionally, CEO and Policy Officers Job Descriptions and Role Descriptions were also required...
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OUR PLACEMENTS CLEANTECH EXPERTISE
Battery Energy Storage & Green Hydrogen
Grid Power & Cyber Physical Systems
Waste to Energy & Hydroelectric Power
Carbon Offset & Clean Cooking
Wind
C & I Solar
Utility-scale Solar
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Proven experience in
26
COUNTRIES
250
contracted
employees flying
AltGen flag
10 000
vetted renewable energy professionals in our networks

close to
1000
climate change-related professionals placed

Over
320 years
of employment created within AltGen