Ms Erica Johnson, speaking at Clean Technology World Africa 2010

Ms Erica Johnson,
Chief Officer: Customer Network Business
Eskom

Erica Johnson joined Eskom in 1994 in the Distributor Division of Eskom. She worked in the Regional Control Centre as an operations engineer before moving in 1997 to the System Operations Department in the ESKOM Transmission Division, as the National Control Manager. She quickly demonstrated a high-level understanding of operational planning support, energy management systems and control room practices required in managing a constrained power system in a restructuring electricity supply industry. In 2002 she was promoted to head the system operations business unit. Since being appointed in this challenging position she has received a number of recognitions. In 2005 she was nominated as the runner up in the ESKOM executive of the year award. In 2006 she received the Executive of the Year Award for the leadership and managerial skills she displayed during the power outages experienced in the Western Cape. Erica was promoted to Senior General Manager (Transmission) on 1 October 2006 and subsequently to her current position of Managing Director (System Operations and Planning) on 1 July 2007. Erica has a B.Sc and M.Sc degree in Electrical Engineering from UCT. She is also the South African member of an international research body, the International Council on Large Electric Systems (Cigre). Erica is an avid dog lover and does pottery in her spare time.

Appearing:

Conference Day 1, Tues, 16 March

9.25am

Keynote address: What can the world expect from South Africa’s power sector?

How we got the R6bn funding from Europe?
Ensuring long-term recovery from underestimating demand
What’s the case for nuclear projects, IPP’s and renewables?

Ms Erica Johnson,

Chief Officer: Customer Network Business,
Eskom

4.40pm

Southern Africa panel session: Shifting focus to the South

Project management: prioritising old and new projects
Examining the validity of projects
Where will funding and finance come from?

Ms Margaret van der Merwe,

Generation Project Development,
NamPower

Ms Erica Johnson,

Chief Officer: Customer Network Business,
Eskom

Dr Lawrence Musaba,

Coordinator Centre Manager,
Southern African Power Pool

Mr Tore Horvei,

President for Southern Africa,
CIC Energy

Mr Eduardo Nelumba,

Chief Executive Officer,
Empresa Nacional de Electricidade de Angola

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Do you know how to do business with Eskom?

Sibongile Shongwe, Senior Manager - Compliance and Governance in Procurement and Supply Chain Management from Eskom, will be presenting at Power & Electricity World Africa on the 17th of March.

Shongwe will address the various compliance considerations when doing business with the utility as well as Eskom’s overall procurement system. Eskom will also detail its plans and agenda on opportunities for BEE and SMME supplier development.

For more information, please contact:

Tatum Willis
Audience Development Executive
Power & Electricity World Africa
+27 (0) 11 516 4026
tatum.willis@terrapinn.co.za

expo details

16 Mar 2010, 10:00 - 17:00

17 Mar 2010, 10:00 - 16:30

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Conference:

Day 1

15 March 2010 - An all-new Clean Technology Day

Day 2

16 March 2010 8am - 5:30pm

Day 3

17 March 2010 8am - 5:30pm

Day 4

18 March 2010 - An all-new optional Transmission and Distribution days

Workshops: Workshop dates
Both exciting and interactive classes on 19 March 2010

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