Tesla Motors has posted jobs for Africa to explore opportunities in the deprived region.
Tesla Motors is rapidly recruiting employees in the African region as it extends its power storage division. The all-electric powered vehicle manufacturer, which introduced a line up of battery products in 2015, is recruiting an analyst, two sales managers, training specialist and an applications engineer for its South Africa office, the postings on its career site revealed.
Two weeks ago, there was not a single job posted for the continent or country. In April, CEO Elon Musk launched two battery products in a splashy event. He stated those devices would let utilities, businesses, and house owners manage backup energy, store power, and finally enable zero-emission electricity generation.
Power Pack is a scalable power storage device for heavy utility and industrial applications and Tesla Powerwall is a lithium-ion battery developed for storing electricity at residences. The move of Tesla into the African country was expected for a few months, although adequate details have not been disclosed.
The automaker recently appointed Evan Rice to serve it as a regional business development manager for the continuation of team building and introduction of Tesla Energy. Evans is a former CEO of Greencape.
Non-profit organization ‘Greencape’ is supporting green economy’s development in the South African Western Cape region. The electric vehicle maker will not disclose any more details regarding its plans. The job postings are suggesting that the company is focusing on its commercial product development. The applications engineer, analyst, and a sales manager would be hired for the commercial Power Pack device.
One of the sales managers is for Tesla Powerwall. The training specialist would be employed in both areas. Tesla’s entrance into African region is purely focusing on not all of its electric cars, power storage and this is making sense. In Africa, the larger opportunity is in power sector with a growth in the demand and unreliable power grid responsible for regular blackouts and not delivering Model S sedans.
CEO of General Electric Jeff Immelt referred to Africa as a frontier to continue growth opportunities because of its natural resources and increasing demand for power. In 2014, $2 billion were pledged by GE in energy development across the continent to expand and enhance reliability, affordability, and access to core infrastructure.
Whereas most of the growth is concentrated in cities of Africa, opportunities are also there in the rural areas of the region, where now energy grid is non-existent or lacking. Well-known investors like founder of AOL ‘Steve Case’ and ‘Richard Branson’ of Virgin are supporting start-ups selling solar panels to off-grid consumers in East Asia, Africa, and India. Huge solar power companies have developed units focusing on rural consumers in the same sectors, Katie Fehrenbacher of Fortune has reported.
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