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Conference themes
Renewable Energy World is co-located with the annual Africa Power & Electricity Congress
Day One, Tuesday 21 April 2009
GLOBAL TRENDS IN SECURITY OF SUPPLY
- Global keynote: The world wide state of inadequate reserve margins and security of supply for the years to come
- Global keynote: The great power failures of our time – what lessons can we draw on?
- Keynote session: The state of the nations power supply the fight to secure it and build reserve margins
- Keynote session: The third energy revolution – are we pursuing all our energy options?
A FOCUS ON AFRICA’S ENERGY SUPPLY BEYOND 2020
- Ministerial debate: the issues don’t change, so what is being done?
THE DIRECT IMPACT OF REGULATION
- Regulatory panel discussion: Regulation as an enabler to secure supply
IPP’S – FILLING THE ENERGY GAP, AND FAST
- Lessons learnt from failures in an IPP contract – delays leading to collapse
- IPP investment: examining the route to developing the wholesale electricity market
NUCLEAR POWER AND IT’S FEASIBILITY IN AFRICA
- Panel discussion: Examining an 8000 year life cycle - is nuclear the long term solutions?
THE RIGH ENERGY SOURCE MIX – POWER PRODUCERS DRIVING SECTOR GROWTH
- Utilities panel discussion: getting the right energy source mix for optimal operations efficiency and growth
Day Two, Wednesday 22 April 2009
GENERATION THROUGH RENEWABLE ENERGY
- Case study: Grand Inga – a model for clean energy while satisfying the regions climbing electricity demands
- Case study: Egyptian wind farm
- Solar power the size of Wales – Africa powering Europe
- Panel discussion: The next technology boom – will it be based on alternative energy sources?
FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
- Alternative finance: Utilising innovative methods for funding Africa’s electrification
- Big business panel discussion: Channelling investment into the right projects
- The role of multilateral funding institutions and effectively building the trust relationship
- Investment from the ground up: Funding to increase generation capacity and security of supply
- Doubling your profits: A focus on direct investment into rural metering and slum prepaid meter infrastructure
EASTERN REGIONAL UPDATE
- East Africa regional update: how different is East Africa to the rest of the continent?
TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
- Namibia RED’s – profitable within 3 years
- Panel discussion: Interconnectivity and grid reliability: could this be the cause of our next power crisis
Day Two, Thursday 23 April 2009
POWER POOLS
- Panel discussion: working towards mutually beneficial agreements….
- Building beyond your internal needs: the business case for power exports
SOUTHERN REGIONAL UPDATE
- Southern Africa regional update: Whats on the cards for the African region with the highest energy demand?
GLOBAL LESSONS FOR IMPROVING ENERGY ACCESS
- Case study: Power crisis lessons 101: what can be learnt from the Brazil hydro power crisis?
- Case study: A free energy market and the unbundling of a monopoly (Asia)
WESTERN REGIONAL UPDATE
- West Africa regional update: Examining the challenges and growth areas within West Africa
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- Panel discussion: Power producers ensuring the balance between demand and supply in a time of crisis
CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF POWER STATIONS
- Panel discussion: What to do first - crisis management or implementation of long term supply solutions
Here is what makes our Congress unique:
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Government ministers discuss the energy situation throughout Africa, via a Ministerial panel
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Key industry speakers address the big issues impacting their businesses, informing you of what strategies and practices they have adopted in order to resolve the energy crisis
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African Case studies – key players give you detailed explanations on projects in play at present, discussing the main issues faced during implementation, the current position of said projects and the way forward for the near future
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Panel discussion sessions: Interactive, debate and open discussion forums, where industry experts deliberate matters and concerns within the sector.
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Round table discussions that allow delegates and speakers alike to table concerns around specific issues, and talk about options to assist the industry to move forward.
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Great networking opportunities, access to meet all the industry players and suppliers across the continent, via speed networking, business matchmaking and interactive luncheons
- The Africa Energy Awards – where excellence in the Power industry is celebrated, and outstanding people, companies and projects get the recognition they deserve
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Terrapinn shows a complete understanding of the energy market and the needs of the stakeholders in the sector. By arranging events such as these they facilitate an effective event conducive to communication, learning, socialising, broadening of contacts and great fun for all the participants.
Jaap du Preez, Chairman of the Board, NETGroup Solutions (Pty) Ltd
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delegates gathering valuable insight
from industry experts
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Who should attend?
High level management representing the following job functions:
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Asset Managers
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Billing and Metering Managers
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Business Development Managers
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CEO's
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Chairman
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Chief Engineers
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Chief Financial Officers
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Consultants
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Development agencies
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Directors
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Distribution Managers
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Electricity Directors
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Environmental Managers
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Facility Managers
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Finance Director
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Head: Energy and Electricity
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Head of Procurement
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Ministers of Energy
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Ministers of Environmental Affairs
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Municipal managers
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Operations Directors
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Project Managers
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Risk Managers
- Senior Electrical Engineers
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From the following sectors...
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Banking and finance
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Construction and maintenance
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Electricity distribution and transmissio
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Electricity generation
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Energy Efficiency
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Environmental services
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Gas production, distribution and supply
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Government
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Industry regulators
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Legal advisors
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Major end-users of power: mines, engineering, manufacturers, etc
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Power plants
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Renewable energy
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Turnkey project developers
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Utilities and municipalities
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Utility asset and facilities management
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Waste Management
From: Southern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and North Africa!
Come together at the Africa Power & Electricity Congress and Exhibition to network, learn and do business. And learn about the latest world-class solutions.
» Register now!
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First call for speakers
What would you like to see in the programme? If you have a suggestion on which topics and key speakers you would like to see presenting at next year's conference, please let us know.
Presenters and panellists will be specially selected industry leaders and experts from the local and international power sector. There are also only a limited number of opportunities for sponsors to participate in the conference presentations.
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Jan de Beer, Chairman of Day 1 at the
2008 congress
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Superb! Very well organised, efficient and looked great. We look forward to next year!
– Dionne Barnard, Energy Sector
Co-ordinator, Africon.
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It was a great experience with
the number of contacts made beyond
what was initially expected
– Dave Olivier, Senior Project Manager, Bateman.
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