JOHANNESBURG – LTM Energy Group’s 10th-anniversary celebration continues with the winning of its second international award this year, the AEE Innovator of the year following the Top Most Green Leaders Global award. In addition, LTM Group won the local SAEE awards for commercial and innovation projects of the year.
Dhevan Pillay, CEO of LTM Energy Group, will be presented with the International AEE – Energy Innovator of the Year Award in the USA, Atlanta in September 2022. The award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and innovation in promoting renewable, green, or other innovative energy technologies.
He won this award for the development of the Enhanced Smart Utility Management System (eSUMS), helping companies not only reduce their utility costs but also boost their climate change mitigation contribution.
“As the founder of LTM Energy, my goal has always been to leave a mark on the world that our kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids will enjoy. With 10 years of planning, hard work, and self-discipline by the entire LTM family, it was possible.” – Dhevan Pillay stated.
The software is utilised by LTM Energy clients locally and internationally to report greenhouse gases, comply with carbon taxes, and set science-based targets, as well as save companies millions through efficient utility management.
This business intelligence tool provides a platform for demand management and an end-to-end revenue management solution for electricity, water, diesel, solar, and gas smart metering systems including Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Inefficiencies are addressed by the software throughout the day to improve utility savings, enabling long-term planning. It ultimately contributes to long-term sustainability by reducing operational costs and enhancing the bottom line of the customer.
In the past ten years, LTM Energy has made every effort to ensure that an investment in their technology and software pays back handsomely for their clients.
Pieter Brand, LTM Energy COO: “It is indeed a great feeling to be part of the LTM family. We are indeed thankful, honored and feel proud of this achievement. I am extremely encouraged that I am part of a winning team. Through LTM’s innovation, our staff initiative and dedication, their outputs have risen above the expected to something much more.”
Developed locally and in-house, eSUMS is based on years of experience working with sustainability engineers combined with specialists in artificial intelligence and machine learning. It is a proudly South African product that will be rolled out into Africa or globally for that matter.
LTM Energy is readying for the roll-out of eSUMS in 13 African countries, with many of its clients responding to climate change calls to limit temperature increases to 1.5 °C as per the Paris Agreement.
Prof Ijumba who heads up the training academy of LTM Energy Group states that: “LTM is actively and consistently focusing on efforts to negate climate change. We pride ourselves in using innovation to improve people’s lives whilst saving our planet. It is indeed great to do something that our entire team is passionate about.”
Dhevan Pillay concludes “This is really an amazing time for the energy industry. We especially are humbled and grateful to our valued clients on affording us the opportunity to partner with them on their environmental sustainability journey to become less reliant on fossil fuels that harm our environment. It is indeed most rewarding that LTM efforts to help secure a ‘greener’ future for our country have been recognised internationally.”
