African Utility Pioneers Visit Central Virginia
From left, Aurelien Ebale, Virunga Power senior distribution project manager; Galen Creekmore, CVEC government affairs and key accounts representative; Gary Wood, CVEC president and CEO; Balthazar Nganikiye, director general of AREEN (Electricity and Water Regulatory Agency); Jean-Albert Manigomba, director general of REGIDESO (Burundi’s state-owned utility); Brian Kelly, Virunga Power CEO; Hon. Ibrahim Uwizeye, Minister of Energy, Hydraulics and Mines; Mark Moreno, CVEC vice president of reliability; Julia Conrad, Virunga Power investment associate; Martin Ndayizeye, director general of energy; Fernando Mercado, NRECA International director of Latin American programs; J.T. Jacobs, VMDAEC manager of safety training; Donat Niyonzima, Virunga Power Burundi business development manager; and Rachael Freeman, VMDAEC coordinator of safety training. Photo by Jim Robertson, VMDAEC.

African Utility Pioneers Visit Central Virginia

by | Apr 23, 2024 | Connections

Central Virginia Electric Cooperative recently had the distinct privilege of hosting a delegation from the Republic of Burundi and Virunga Power Corporation. The government of Burundi and Virunga Power have formed a unique public-private partnership with a goal of...
Preparing for a Mission

Preparing for a Mission

by | Aug 2, 2023 | Connections

In mid-July, J.T. Jacobs, VMDAEC safety instructor, and John Medved, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative manager of safety, traveled again to Guatemala in preparation for the NRECA International mission trip scheduled for October. The main purpose of the three-day trip...