IPP & Co-Gen World Africa - Thursday 29 March 2012

last modified: 22 February '12

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8am

Registration and refreshments

8.50am

OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR

Ms Hillary Erasmus at Power & Electricity World Africa

› Ms Hillary Erasmus, Editor, African Energy Journal

GAINING INDEPENDENCE

9am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: COUNTERING RISKS OF RISING ELECTRICITY PRICES AND SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS THROUGH SELF-GENERATION

Mr Henri Loubser at Power & Electricity World Africa

Mr Kribs Govender at Power & Electricity World Africa

Investment into various technologies that ensure self-sufficiency
The benefits of producing electricity from natural gas rather than coal
Improving electricity supply by reducing reliance on the national grid

9.30am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: LEADING THE WAY FOR INDEPENDENT POWER

Ms Helen Tarnoy

Helen is joint founder of Aldwych International, along with Mark Fitzpatrick. Helen was appointed Managing Director on 1 July 2010. Previously, as Deputy Managing Director and Commercial Director, she had overall responsibility for...

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Providing a conducive environment for IPP development
Implementing an effective and independent systems regulator
A long-term view for IPP development on the continent

› Ms Helen Tarnoy, Director, Aldwych International

10am

Morning refreshments and networking

10.30am

CASE STUDY: EXXARO MEETING ITS POWER REQUIREMENTS - UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR POWER SECURITY IN A LOW CARBON ECONOMY

Mr Ernst Venter at Power & Electricity World Africa

The importance of energy security and efficiency to maintain operations and expand production
Mitigating risk by implementing cogeneration solutions - looking at Namakwa and Market Coke
Reducing carbon footprint by venturing into the cleaner energy space
Facilitating independent power production as part of a diversification strategy

› Mr Ernst Venter, Executive General Manager - Business Growth, Exxaro

11am

PANEL DISCUSSION: RE-USE AND RE-CYCLE: SELF-GENERATION AS PART OF THE BUSINESS PLAN

Mr Hassan Hashim Erwa at Power & Electricity World Africa

Mr Doug Kuni at Power & Electricity World Africa

› Mr Hassan Hashim Erwa, Marketing Manager, Kenana Sugar Company
› Mr Doug Kuni, Managing Director, SA Independent Power Producers Association (SAIIPA)

LUCRATIVE PARTNERSHIPS

11.45am

CASE STUDY: HOW TO BECOME AN IPP IN AFRICA

Mr Julius Riungu

Eng. Julius Riungu is Chief Executive Officer of Tsavo Power Company Ltd. Julius is a Board Member of Kenya Engineers’ Registration Board and the 1ST Vice-Chairman of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya. Graduating from University...

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› Mr Julius Riungu, Chief Executive Officer, Tsavo Power Company

12.15pm

Networking luncheon

1.45pm

DE-MONOPOLISING THE ENERGY SECTOR IN AFRICA

Mr Anton-Louis Olivier

Anton-Louis Olivier is a project developer in the clean and sustainable energy sector and has worked on energy projects in over 20 countries in Africa and Latin America. Anton-Louis was born and bred in Pretoria, South Africa. After qualifying as a ...

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How to make generating electricity profitable for you
How IPPs are opening the investment door
The financial implications of carbon credits
Financing embedded equipment on your distribution network

› Mr Anton-Louis Olivier, Managing Director, Nu-Planet Clean Energy

2.15pm

PANEL DISCUSSION: PUTTING POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS INTO PLACE ACROSS AFRICA

Moderator:

Ms Karen Breytenbach

KAREN BREYTENBACH is a Senior Project Advisor in the Public Private Partnership (“PPP”) Unit of the National Treasury of South Africa and Head of the Finance Desk. The National Treasury PPP Unit has a dual role as the regulator of PPPs and the...

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Ms Helen Tarnoy

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Mr Andrey Gurevich at Power & Electricity World Africa

Mr Thomas Garner

Thomas is responsible for establishing Exxaro Energy to grow the Energy Business as a new portfolio of Exxaro. Projects in the growth portfolio are: Exxaro On-site: Various co-generation projects Wind: 100 MW wind farm at Brand se Baai, West...

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› Ms Karen Breytenbach, Senior Project Advisor - Financial Analysis within PPP, National Treasury
› Ms Helen Tarnoy, Director, Aldwych International
› Mr Andrey Gurevich, Senior Energy Specialist, Worldbank
› Mr Doug Kuni, Managing Director, SA Independent Power Producers Association (SAIIPA)
› Mr Thomas Garner, Head: Energy Growth Unit, Exxaro

3pm

Afternoon refreshments and speed networking

SUSTAINING PROJECTS

4pm

REGIONAL UPDATE: THE IPP PV MARKET IN SOUTH AFRICA

Dr Chris Haw at Power & Electricity World Africa

Update on the IPP renewables RFP program
Small scale projects, rooftop and REFIT programmes
Current and projected status of the market?
Success of socio-economic targets
Getting a project off the ground
Where are we now - and where we are going

› Dr Chris Haw, Chairman, SAPVIA (Photovoltaic..)

4.30pm

CASE STUDY: THE SUCCESS OF IPP’S ADDING TO GRID CAPACITY

Mr. Steve Martin

STEVE MARTIN Steve Martin is a distinguished sales and business development executive with 18 years of energy projects experience in Turkey, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa. Steve has a solid technical and managerial background, and became ...

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Boosting the nation’s power generation capacity
The need for appropriation funding and third party funding
How Africa can benefit from large scale IPP projects

› Mr. Steve Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Karoo Sustainable Energy

POLICY

5pm

HOW TO PROSPER IN THE CURRENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

Mr. Jonathan Curren at Power & Electricity World Africa

Focusing energy policy decisions on long-term economic development for the continent
The need for a level playing field
An appropriate regulatory framework to encourage private sector players