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Day One, Wednesday, 16 Sept
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7.30am | Registration and refreshments
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8.30am | Chairperson’s opening remarks
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| The big picture |
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8.45am | Keynote address: Project finance and investment in the
co-generation arena
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Assuming effective investor relations
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Investigating returns and risk in co-generation investments
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Undertaking the feasibility study and due diligence of the project
potential
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Proposing successful business cases and structuring
transactions
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| | Mr Russell Sturm, Team Leader - Sustainable Energy, International Finance Corporation
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9.15am | Keynote address: Successfully implementing co-generation
developments in Africa
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Acquiring project finance for breaking through and maintaining operations
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Effectively assuming policy, project application and policy
approval for CDM initiatives
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Examining co-generation potential for energy development in
Africa
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Resource management and maximising the use of technology
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9.45am | Keynote address: Successful co-generation operations and
maximising on opportunities
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Co-generation feasibilities, risks and process improvement
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Project finance and reviewing resource management, generation
capacity and technology enhancements
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Seasonal operations and maintaining efficiencies
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CDM implementation and maximising profit from clean
generation
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10.15am | Morning refreshments and networking
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| Investment |
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10.45am | Keynote address: Co-generation challenges and opportunities – an operator’s perspective
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Policy reform – what conditions do co-generators need to grow?
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Co-generation feasibilities, risks and process improvement
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Project finance and reviewing resource management, generation
capacity and technology enhancements
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Investigating private sector partnerships and the opportunities of
the “willing buyer, willing seller” model
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11.15am | Panel session: Successfully accessing funding for co-generation
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Financier expectations and lucrative project conceptions
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Structuring deals and processing transactions – what the
financier looks for?
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Reviewing market share and investment opportunity in the
energy sector
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Exploring the rate of returns, risks and the investment against
the current economic environment
Speaker to be advised, Development Bank of Southern Africa |
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12pm | Maximising on forest waste for energy efficiency – investing in co-generation in the wood and paper industry
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The role of the IDC in energy efficiency in the wood and paper sector
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Co-generation potential for the wood and paper industry –
assessing raw materials, feasibility, and energy quality
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Examining project finance – what type of projects are the IDC
looking for and size of generation
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Process improvement and development – unpacking efficiency,
carbon trading and CDM implementation
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12.30pm | Networking lunch
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2pm | Panel session: Energy deficit – needs, challenges and
opportunities for co-generators
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What is the appropriate solution to regulation and policy?
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Infrastructure developments in the co-generation industry – do
we have enough to accommodate for it?
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Opportunities available in the “willing buyer, willing seller”
model
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Pricing and feed-in tariffs – are co-generators getting a good
deal?
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2.45pm | Case study: Best practices – successful financing,
implementation and operation
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Approaching the investor and accessing project finance
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Project implementation, resource management and optimising
operations through technology
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Successful partnering for maximum energy generation –
partnering with technology experts and CDM industry leaders
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3.15pm | Speed networking session and afternoon refreshments
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| Co-generation policy |
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4pm | Policy makers’ platform: maximising co-generation in Africa’s energy debacle
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Pricing and feed-in tariffs – what should we be paying for our electricity?
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The single buyer model – what challenges and opportunities
does it present?
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Permitting power purchase agreements (PPA) amongst the
private sector – does this really answer the energy deficit?
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CDM initiatives – what can the authorities do to make it work for
co-generators?
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| | Ms Nelisiwe Magubane, Deputy Director General - Electricity, Department of Minerals & Energy, South Africa Dr Thomas Krimmel, Team Leader - Development Co-operation Advisor, Ministry of Finance & National Planning, South Africa
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4.45pm | Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of day one
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Day Two, Thursday, 17 Sept
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8.45am | Chairperson’s opening remarks
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| IPP’s and co-generation |
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9am | Case study: Successful IPP operation in the co-generation
industry
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IPP financing and industry developments
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Assuming policy and regulation into your operation, generation
and energy utilisation
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Resource management, technological improvements and CDM
implementation
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9.45am | Panel session: IPP challenges & opportunities in co-generation
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IPP policy – assuming the renewable energy generation incentives
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IPP co-generation opportunities in different regions
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Resources, infrastructure and technology
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How to acquire finance and maximising on power purchase
agreements
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10.30am | Morning refreshments and networking
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11am | U Turn: Create your own conference agenda
This is your turn to un-conference your conference experience!Personalise your learning by telling us the top 5 concerns that keep you awake at night. We will then announce the topics for the U-Turn discussion by close of day. Enjoy this opportunity to control your conference agenda.
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| Project development |
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11.30am | Case study: From waste steam to energy – co-generation
finance, operation and CDM development
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Finance and technology – aligning it to best suit your operation
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Energy efficiency and operational best practice
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CDM implementation and development
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Resource management, location and energy utilisation
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12pm | Panel session: Utilising CDM as a tool to reduce risk and
increase returns
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Initiating a CDM project – feasibility tests and due diligence
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The Kyoto Protocol – how it maximises profit
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Carbon trading and the carbon market – ideas to grow
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12.45pm | Networking lunch
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| CHP development in Africa |
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2pm | Case study: Best-practices through technology improvement
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Technology and efficiency
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Affordability and performance
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Durability and generation capacity
Speaker to be advised
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| Co-generator as the end-user |
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2.30pm | Case study: Self-sufficiency and effective operation in the steel industry
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3pm | Afternoon refreshments and networking
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3.30pm | Panel session: effective co-generation in the sugar industry
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Finance and technology
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Using my own electricity
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Best-practice operations – generation, consumption and
efficiency
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CDM utilisation
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Examining the “willing buyer, willing seller” model
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4.15pm | Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of conference
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Workshop 1, Tuesday, 15 Sept
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| Harnessing your maximum co-generation
potential – finance, efficiency and
operational best-practices |
Your workshop presenters
Charles Liebenberg, CEO, Bio Therm Energy
Martin Kruse, Development Director, Bio Therm Energy
Ciska Terblanche, Development Director, Bio Therm Energy
Nico Smith, Development Director, Bio Therm Energy
Phumelele Madala, Director, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc
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8.30am | Registration and refreshments
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9am | Finance & investment – funding in the cogeneration
arena
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Acquiring project finance and effective fund management
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Examining finance and alternative finance
options
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Structuring deals and processing transactions – what the financier looks for?
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Exploring the rate of returns, risks and the investment against the current economic environment
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10.30am | Morning refreshments and networking
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11am | Policy & regulation – assuming effective cogeneration
compliance
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Acquiring attractive pricing and profitable feedin tariffs
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Registering a CDM project and effective licensing
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Opportunities available in the “willing buyer, willing seller” model – exploring the opportunity to sell to large end-user consumers
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12.30pm | Networking lunch
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1.30pm | Co-generation best-practices – getting the
most out of your project
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Getting it right – maximum efficiency and implementing the suitable technology
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Infrastructure developments in the cogeneration industry – do we have enough to accommodate for it?
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Examining self-generated funds from cogeneration
operations
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Implementing the feasibility studies for maximum generation
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3pm | Afternoon refreshments and networking
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3.30pm | Summary – taking your co-generation project
to the next level
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4.30pm | End of workshop
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Workshop 2, Friday, 18 Sept
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| CDM implementation and sustainable
carbon asset management |
Objective
This workshop will give you insight on CDM implementation, carbon asset management and opportunities in the global carbon markets and
maximising on the Kyoto Protocol.
Your workshop presenter
Thomas Camerata, Founder & Managing Partner, South Pole Carbon Asset Management, Zurich
Thomas Camerata has been involved in carbon market for 6 years. He was a cofounder and member of the management team of myclimate. He also founded the ETH spin-off myclimate and became the first managing director and established the co-operation with the travel industry concerning carbon offsetting. Furthermore, he was responsible for the closure of deals with small and medium enterprises for offsetting their carbon emissions
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8.30am | Registration and refreshments
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9am | CDM implementation
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Undertaking the due diligence and assessing potential CDM projects
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Assuming policy and the regulatory framework
– getting your project approved
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Examining finances and alternative finance for CDM implementation
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10.30am | Morning refreshments and networking
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11am | Carbon asset management
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Carbon risk assessment
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CDM strategy, operations and technology advancements
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Carbon credits and carbon financing
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Carbon trading and assuming carbon credit prices
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12.30pm | Networking lunch
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1.30pm | The carbon market and Kyoto Protocol
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Getting your project Kyoto Protocol compliant
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Examining the global carbon market and profitable carbon asset management
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Buying and selling carbon credits – getting value for your low emissions
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3pm | Afternoon refreshments and networking
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3.30pm | Summary – the advantages of an environmentally friendly organisational carbon footprint
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4.30pm | End of workshop
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