The Johannesburg Lightning Research Laboratory (JLRL) is based in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. It forms one of the laboratories in the Centre of Excellence on High Voltage Engineering (CEHVE). Its team aims to continue the strong legacy of ground-breaking lightning research and distribute the knowledge and research gained to the broader South African and African community.
The JLRL turns Johannesburg into a laboratory where lightning events can be measured and characterized using high-speed cameras, direct current measurements, fast electric field measurements, field mill measurements and comparison with lightning location systems