Johannesburg – The Board of Metropolis Energy has introduced that Chief Operations Officer Charles Tlouane would be the Performing Chief Govt Officer after the incumbent, Tshifularo Mashava, handed in her resignation.
The Board mentioned the appointment was made after it obtained the resignation of Chief Govt Officer Mashava, efficient 30 March 2026.
The Board held a particular Board assembly earlier immediately, 19 February 2026, and appointed Tlouane to imagine the position of Performing Chief Govt Officer with impact from 1 April 2026.
“Mashava’s departure marks the conclusion of a major chapter for the utility. Having formally joined Metropolis Energy a decade in the past, she has served as CEO since 2022, following a interval as Performing CEO and, earlier than that, because the Group Govt: HR,” the board mentioned in an announcement made obtainable to The Bulrushes.
“Her profession within the vitality sector spans over 20 years, together with a foundational eight-year interval at Eskom and time as a marketing consultant at Deloitte.
“Throughout her tenure as CEO, Mashava spearheaded the crucial strategic transition of Metropolis Energy from a standard electrical energy distributor right into a complete vitality entity.”
The board mentioned beneath Mashava’s management, the organisation achieved a number of key milestones, together with:
- Clear Governance: Orchestrating unqualified audits, which have improved 12 months on 12 months in direction of reaching a “clear audit” within the close to future, is a testomony to her give attention to transparency and operational excellence.
- Vitality Diversification: Main the “10-point vitality plan”, which efficiently built-in renewable vitality sources into the grid and launched the town’s first municipal-led electrical car (EV) and microgrid programmes.
- Infrastructure & Service: Overseeing the electrification of hundreds of households in casual settlements and lowering unplanned outages by a rigorous turnaround technique.
- Empowerment: Championing “Collective Excellence” and gender inclusivity, notably growing the illustration of girls in technical and management roles throughout the organisation.
“Mashava leaves behind a stable basis and a reworked organisation that’s higher geared up to fulfill the vitality wants of a contemporary Johannesburg,” the assertion mentioned.
“Her dedication to the residents of this metropolis has been exemplary.
“Mashava is stepping right down to pursue different skilled and private pursuits. The Board is presently in session with the Shareholder, the Metropolis Supervisor, and the MMC to make sure management continuity.
“The Board, EXCO, and the workers of Metropolis Energy thank Mashava for her devoted service and want her the easiest in her future endeavours.”
In the meantime, the Democratic Alliance (DA) urged that there was extra to Mashava’s resignation.
“Whereas management transitions may be crucial, this growth comes after years of deteriorating efficiency at Metropolis Energy, characterised by extended outages, infrastructure failures, cable theft, monetary instability, and declining service supply that has left residents and companies struggling,” the DA mentioned.
The DA mentioned beneath the present administration, the entity has struggled to take care of a dependable electrical energy provide and defend infrastructure.
Final 12 months, on 25 September, the elite crime busters – The Hawks – carried out a raid on Metropolis Energy’s Johannesburg headquarters, seizing procurement information, contracts, and knowledge linked to transformer purchases amid a multimillion-rand corruption probe.
The operation focused alleged irregularities involving round R500 million, together with a disputed R67 million tender.
Nonetheless, Metropolis Energy contested the search as illegal, resulting in a Johannesburg Excessive Courtroom ruling on 10 October 2026 declaring the warrant invalid.
