Dr Lindiwe Bokopane

Dr Lindiwe Bokopane

NRF Rating: Y2 Head of Department Bloemfontein Campus
Qualifications: DEng (Electrical Engineering, CUT) | MTech (Electrical Engineering, CUT) | BTech (Electrical Engineering, CUT) | NDip (Electrical Engineering, CUT)

Professional Background

Dr Lindiwe Bokopane is an accomplished academic, researcher, and engineering leader with over 10 years of experience in Electrical, Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering. She currently serves as the Head of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT), where she contributes to academic leadership, curriculum development, research, postgraduate supervision, and industry engagement.

Dr Bokopane is an NRF Y2-Rated researcher whose research interests focus on renewable energy systems, electric mobility, smart grids, hybrid energy systems, artificial intelligence for energy management, energy optimisation, and sustainable engineering education. Her work seeks to address emerging energy challenges through the integration of advanced technologies, intelligent control, and sustainable engineering solutions, with particular relevance to the South African and broader African context. She has contributed to research and innovation in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, renewable energy integration, energy storage, peer-to-peer energy management, and intelligent energy optimisation. Through her academic, research, and leadership roles, Dr Bokopane is committed to developing innovative solutions, strengthening engineering capacity, and empowering the next generation of engineers to contribute meaningfully to Africa’s sustainable energy future.

Areas of Expertise

  • • eMobility Charging Infrastructure
  • • Renewable Energy Systems
  • • Energy Management and Optimisation
  • • Smart Grids and Hybrid Energy Systems
  • • Sustainable Engineering Education

Selected Publications

  • • Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., Ndwali, K., & Hohne, P. (2026). Optimal scheduling of a hybrid renewable energy-powered electric vehicle charging station with centralized energy storage under peer-to-peer energy sharing and time-of-use tariffs. Journal of Energy Storage, 166, 122308.
  • • Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., Hohne, P., & Vermaak, H. J. (2024). Optimal power dispatching for a grid-connected electric vehicle charging station microgrid with renewable energy, battery storage and peer-to-peer energy sharing. Journal of Energy Storage, 96, 112435.
  • • Meje, K., Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Siti, M. (2021). Real-time power station dispatch in a stand-alone hybrid multisource distributed energy system using an Arduino board. Energy Reports, 7, 479-486.
  • • Meje, K., Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Siti, M. (2020). Optimal power dispatch in a multisource system using fuzzy logic control. Energy Reports, 6, 1443-1449.
  • • Bokopane, L., Kusakana, K., & Vermaak, H. (2020). POET structured energy management and efficiency improvement of a grid-integrated electric vehicle energy charging station. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1577(1), 012052.

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Dr Lindiwe Bokopane

Dr Lindiwe Bokopane

lbokopane@cut.ac.za