Tuesday 14 May 2019
Prosumers and the integration of renewable energy
Moderator: Sue Rohrs, Specialist Energy Law Consultant, Rohrslaw (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
| 14:00 | Panel discussion: How can municipalities prepare for the challenge of integrating decentralised energy resources? • Designing suitable regulations • Commercial and industrial strategies in place • Are there any international examples and lessons that can be learnt? • Rewarding households for using less electricity under net-metering Panellists: -Mary Haw, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Facilitation, City of Cape Town, South Africa -Bryan Groenendaal, Editor, Green Building Africa, South Africa -Thembani Bukula, CEO, Power X, South Africa -Dr Ric Amansure, Senior Consultant, Renewable Energy Economic Development, South Africa -Abe Cambridge, Founder and CEO, The Sun Exchange, South Africa -Terje Osmundsen, CEO, Empower Energy, Norway* |
Waste to Power
Moderator: Noxolo Mtembu, Project Manager, Gauteng Infrastructure Agency, South Africa
| 15:45 | Case Study: South Africa's first Waste Transformer at Growthpoint’s N1 City Mall Lara van Druten, CEO, The Waste Transformers, Netherlands / Mitesh Bhawan, Head of Sustainability and Utilities, Growthpoint Properties, South Africa |
| 16:00 | Panel discussion: How can we make waste-to-energy plants more competitive? Does the answer lie in smaller more geographically spread plants situated closer to the point of waste disposal? • Is it possible to lower the tariff? • Public-private partnerships in place for lasting solutions to many African cities’ waste problem • Increasing distributed energy capacity • Innovative uses for urban waste, diverting it from African landfills • International examples – Addis Ababa’s plan to curb the city’s waste problem and generate power Panellists: -Egmont Ottermann, CEO, New Horizon Ltd., South Africa -Lara van Druten, CEO, The Waste Transformers, Netherlands -Nomfundo Maseti, Regulator Member: Piped Gas, NERSA, South Africa |
Wednesday 15 May 2019
Energy Efficiency
Moderator: Barry Bredenkamp, General Manager, Sanedi, South Africa
| 09:30 | Panel discussion: Enhancing energy efficiency in existing and new local government facilities • Importance of energy efficiency • Who are the ultimate beneficiaries when enhancing energy efficiency in existing and new local government facilities • Economic benefits of wide-scale implementation of energy efficiency • The role of digitilisation in the future roll-out of energy efficiency Panellists: -Carel Snyman, Entrepreneurial Consultant, South Africa -Kwabena Osei-Sarpong, CEO, Rife International, Ghana/U.S -Oliver Stotko, Senior Professional Officer, City of Cape Town, South Africa -Xolile Mabusela, Director: Clean Energy, South African Department of Energy,South Africa -Bruce Raw, Chief Strategy Officer, GreenCape, South Africa |
Enabling a more efficient and cost-effective transition to electric transportation
Moderator: Ashanti Mogosetsi, National Project Coordinator: Low Carbon Transport, Energy Department, South Africa
| 11:15 | Case study: Challenges ahead for Electric Mobility: an European perspective from a tech partner. Manuel Costeira da Rocha, Managing Director, Efacec, Mozambique |
| 11:30 | Panel discussion: Most countries around the world have waived the import duty on electric vehicles, why hasn’t South Africa followed suit? • Policy and regulatory framework • Mitigating the short-term impacts arising from the transition to EVs • Implications of EVs penetrating the South African market for other sectors (road maintenance, fuel levies, charging infrastructure) • Opportunities for emerging EVs value chain Panellists: -Hiten Parmar, Director, uYilo e-Mobility Programme, South Africa -Carel Snyman, Entrepreneurial Consultant, South Africa -Wynand Goosen, CEO, Africa Focus Consulting, South Africa -Anthony Dane, Director, Change Pathways, South Africa -Bopang Khutsoane, Project Manager and Deputy Director, Department of Transport, South Africa |
Municipal/ local government funding models
Moderator: Dr Meggan Spires, Senior Manager: Climate Change, Energy and Resilience, ICLEI, South Africa
| 14:00 | Case study: Enablers and barriers to local governments accessing finance Dr Meggan Spires, Senior Manager: Climate Change, Energy and Resilience, ICLEI, South Africa |
| 14:15 | Panel discussion: Alternative funding mechanisms available to municipalities and local governments – options to consider: • Exploring appropriate “pooled financing mechanisms” – are joint projects an option? • Funding within the constraints of municipal finance act • Municipal Procurement Act and implications for funding • Are PPPs a viable alternative? Panellists: -Edgar Pieterse, South African Research Chair in Urban Policy, African Centre for Cities, South Africa -Ian Scrimgeour, Senior Energy Analyst, Green Cape, South Africa -Xolile George, Chief Executive Officer, SALGA, South Africa -John Less, Southern African Energy Program (SAEP) / Power Africa Transaction Advisor, Deloitte on behalf of USAID, South Africa |
Training and capacity building
Moderator: Dr Rethabile Melamu, Senior Manager, The Innovation Hub, South Africa
| 15:45 | Panel discussion: Training and capacity building • How can we fast-track the delivery of employment opportunities and industrialisation opportunities? • How do you create value to keep your skilled engineers and specialists? • How do black entrepreneurs find innovative and affordable funding mechanisms for the participation in generation programmes? • Are there new employment opportunities in areas of clean energy and natural-resource management? • Which programmes are proving most promising for up-skilling and building capacity? Panellists: Ursula Wellmann, Skills Manager, Green Cape, South Africa Brian H M Makungo, Head-Training and Consultancy, Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre, Zambia Jodie Sherwin Hill, Executive Director, Jomat, South Africa |
Thursday 16 May 2019
Unlocking the value of Internet of things (IoT) in Africa
Moderator: Ilana Cohen, Senior Market Engagement Director, GSMA, Kenya
| 09:30 | Case study: The role of the mobile industry and IoT for on- and off-grid utility services Ilana Cohen, Senior Market Engagement Director, GSMA, Kenya |
| 09:45 | Case study: The innovative use of phones for data collection Kimenthrie Pillay, Director, Thrie Energy Collective, South Africa |
| 10:00 | Panel discussion: Data access through IoT is changing the African energy landscape – expectations and future. Panellists: -Sandisiwe Ncemane, Business Developer, Coega Development Corporation, South Africa -Max Pichulik, Partner, Impact Amplifier, South Africa -Kimenthrie Pillay, Director, Thrie Energy Collective, South Africa -Taru Madangombe, Vice President of Energy in Southern Africa, Schneider Electric, South Africa |
Meeting Municipal Demand
| 11:15 | A look at the affordability of water as population demands increase Nandha Govender, General Manager, Eskom, South Africa |
| 11:30 | Improved service delivery in water sector through the use of mobile platform and IOT Martin Nangole, ICT Director, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, Kenya |
| 11:45 | Panel discussion: A guide for how the African municipality and utility can step forward in becoming sustainable •optimizing efficiency through incentive schemes •investigating alternative service delivery models •dealing with decentralized networks of water treatment •delivery of sanitation solutions which are dignified and cost effective Panellist: -Martin Nangole, ICT Director, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, Kenya -Kevin Samson, Manager: Wastewater, City of Cape Town, South Africa* -Gottlieb Arendse, Chief Director: Environmental Quality, Western Cape Government, South Africa* |
