GreenCo taps energy sector veteran Isabel Fick for group trading head role

GreenCo, the Nersa-licensed renewable energy buyer and trader, has announced that Isabel Fick will join the company in 2026 as group Head of Trading & Operations.

The move follows the completion of her duties at Eskom and the newly established National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA).

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GreenCo noted that Fick’s career has been instrumental in South Africa’s system operations landscape, where she has been central to the strengthening of national grid reliability and the modernisation of operational practices.

Her transition is being characterised not as a loss to the public sector, but as a continuation of her service to the country, bringing her experience to a role that supports electricity market stability.

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Fick’s appointment is said to reflect the growing strategic importance of collaboration between utilities and responsible market participants.

Her background is considered crucial for laying the foundations of South Africa’s evolving electricity market structure.

Ana Hajduka, founder and CEO of Africa GreenCo, stated, “Isabel’s expertise, integrity, and sector-wide respect make her one of the most significant voices in our energy transition – and she will continue to be an asset to the country as we move into a new era of market design and system innovation in collaboration with the public sector”.

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GreenCo, through its subsidiary GreenCo Power Services, holds a domestic electricity trading licence as well as South Africa’s first private-sector import and export electricity licence.

This enables the company to actively participate in power wheeling and trading both within South Africa and across the wider Southern African Power Pool (SAPP).

GreenCo operates in multiple Southern African countries, purchasing power from renewable energy generators and selling it to utilities and private-sector off-takers.

The company confirmed that Fick’s tenure will take effect only once her responsibilities at Eskom and the NTCSA have been fully and formally concluded, ensuring continuity and supporting the integrity of the sector-wide reforms now underway.

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