SARIC Rising Tide

zahra marzook 26 27 Zahra takes the stage at the SAR100 program Her company had been working with WePOWER for a while before Zahra was approached about joining the program. “I wasn’t sure if I could do it, given my workload and travel schedule.” When I did sit down with the information, I realised that SAR100 was bigger than I had thought and would fill a huge gap in my knowledge. I hope to leverage this training to become an instrumental part of any planned interconnections between the Sri Lankan and Indian grids. “Because of that dream, I had to connect with SAR100 and build my network with our engineers from South Asia.” It’s a competitive spirit that spills over into leadership within her industry, and mentorship. Recently elected chairman of the Electrical, Electronics, andTelecommunicationssectional committee of the Institution of Engineers in Sri Lanka, Zahra works closely with universities and students, debating and shaping the field of STEM—while quietly encouraging and driving a whole new generation. the enjoyable challenge of climbing higher