Pre-conference workshops: Monday, 17 November 2014
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WORKSHOP 2
Nigeria: After take-over – Securing your metering infrastructure to ensure financial sustainability
Workshop leader: Uzoma Achinanya, MD, Emtech Energy Services Limited, Nigeria
09:00 – 10:30
Pre-implementation: Skill acquisition, technology transfer and job creation
Damilola Ogunbiyi, General Manager, Lagos State Energy Board (LSEB), Nigeria
11:15 – 12:30
Planning for metering – Importance of enforcement in Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI)
Engr. Peter O. Owesor, MD/CEO, Electricity Management Services Ltd, Nigeria
14:00 – 15:00
You get what you pay for: Meter procurement strategy
Engr. Tasui Wudil, Network Manager, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigeria
15:30 – 17:00
Planning to reduce loss and improve quality of supply
Engr. Abdul Lawal, General Manager Operations, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KADECO), Nigeria
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Conference Program Day 1: Tuesday, 18 November 2014
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SESSION 1.0.1 – Opening Keynote Session
West Africa: Funding and financing the power transformation
Chairperson and Moderator: Kunle Elebute, Partner and Head Advisory Services, KPMG, Nigeria
09:00 – 09:05
Welcome from Spintelligent
David Ashdown, Managing Director, Spintelligent, South Africa
09:05 – 09:25
Welcome address: Update on the Nigerian power privatisation *
Hon Minister Chinedu O. Nebo, OON, Federal Ministry of Power, Nigeria
09:25 – 09:45
Power investment and financing in Ghana
Thomas M. Akabzaa, Chief Director, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Ghana
09:45 – 09:55
Welcome from the diamond sponsor
Shi Wei-Liang, Vice President West African Region, Huawei, Nigeria
09:55 – 10:20
Keynote address: Unlocking investment and growth in the West African electricity power sector
Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Nigeria
10:20 – 11:00
Panel discussion:
• Funding power: what are the major challenges and how do you mitigate various risks?
• Risk perceptions and risk realities
• The private sector and energy finance
• Making the case for investors – what are their greatest objections?
• Sustainable public-private partnerships (PPPs) – critical success factors
• Available options and access
Panellists:
• Batchi Baldeh, Senior Vice President, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Nigeria
• Clement Adeyinka Oke, Ag. Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP), Nigeria
• Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Nigeria
• Obiageli Ezekwesili, Former VP, World Bank/Senior Economic Advisor, Open Society Foundations (OSF), Nigeria
• Klaus Findt, Partner COO, KPMG Global Infrastructure – Africa, South Africa
• Rumundaka Wonodi, MD/CEO, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading PLC, Nigeria
• Sola David – Borha, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC, Nigeria
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SESSION 1.2.1
Power distribution solutions: A West African perspective
Chairperson: Alex Osei, General Manager, Management Information Systems, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG),
Ghana
13:00 – 13:30
The practical challenges of modernising a utility network in a capital constrained environment
Robert Dickerman, MD/CEO, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Nigeria
13:30 – 14:00
Innovative ICT empower a better connected Smart Grid
Eric Hemu, CTO, Enterprise Business Group (Western Africa region), Huawei Technologies Company Limited
14:00 – 14:30
Real-time data in the distribution industry – The critical advantage for enhancing reliability
Miguel Chavaro/Lawal Gbolahan, Regional Manager, PowerGen T&D/CEO, GIL Automations, Nigeria
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SESSION 1.2.2
Panel discussion: Strategic metering: Managing the process
Chairperson: Uzoma Achinanya, MD, EMTECH Energy Services Limited, Nigeria
15:45 – 17:00
Panel discussion: Bridging the huge metering gap – What strategic options to fast-track solution?
• How does privatization impact metering and the billing system?
• Regulatory requirements, standards and challenges.
• Security issues: how do you protect your metering investment?
• Improved customer metering, does it translate to improved revenue generation?
• Similar challenges and leveraging on synergies in West Africa
Panellists
• Oladele Amoda, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria
• Neil Croucher, MD/CEO, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Nigeria
• Samuel Sarpong, MD, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Ghana
• Kola Balogun, MD, Momas Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company Limited (MEMMCOL), Nigeria
• Chantelle Abdul, CEO/MD, Mojec International, Nigeria
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Conference Program Day 2: Wednesday, 19 November 2014
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SESSION 2.2.1
Revenue protection and loss reduction for increased profitability
Chairperson: Tetteh Okyne, Director of Operations, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana
09:00 – 09:30
Revenue protection as a veritable tool for electricity market development
Uzoma Achinanya, MD, EMTECH Energy Services Limited, Nigeria
09:30 – 10:00
Asset management of distribution components
Anthony Adoghe, Senior Lecturer, Covenant University, Nigeria
10:00 – 10:30
The role of smart metering in loss management reduction
Imraan Mohamed, Marketing Director: Sub-Saharan Africa, Itron, South Africa
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SESSION 2.2.2
Metering technologies and standards for effective distribution management
Chairperson: Idris Mohammed, CEO, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, Nigeria
10:45 – 11:00
Smart metering: Towards a revolution in revenue protection and load management
Oladele Amoda, MD/CEO, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria
11:00 – 11:15
AMI/AMR Systems: A platform for efficiency gains, theft detection and revenue assurance in the electricity industry
Tunde Isaacs, MD, FLT Energy Systems Limited, Nigeria
11:15 – 11:30
Prepayment: A key to success. A single commercial management system with prepayment sales embedded in the cycle to avoid dependency from manufacturers
Rojas Ramos Juan Carlos, Country Manager South Africa, Indra Sistemas S.A., South Africa
11:30 – 12:00
The Standard Transfer Specification – 2014 and beyond
Kobus Van den Berg, Associate/Principal Engineer, Aurecon Group, South Africa
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SESSION 2.2.3
Appropriate billing and customer support services for improved efficiency
Chairperson: Daudu Abdul-Aziz, Chief Operating Officer, Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station, Nigeria
14:00 – 14:30
Appropriate utility billing – process or event?
Isaac Adu-Botchway, Regional Commercial Manager, Ashanti-West, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana
14:30 – 15:00
Customer billing, engagement, support services and relationship management in the electricity industry
Abba A. Ibrahim, Commissioner, Government & Consumer Affairs Division, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigeria
15:00 – 15:30
Smart Metering – Managing the billing and customer support process efficiently
Abayomi Olarinmoye, Managing Director- Resources Operating Group (Energy, Utilities and Natural Resources) Accenture, Nigeria
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CLOSING SESSION 2.1.4
Skilled workforce in the power sector: Challenges and responses
Chairperson: Phillip Griffith, General Manager, GE Global Chain for Africa, Nigeria
15:30 – 16:00
Developing skilled manpower for the power sector in Nigeria: The role of the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN)
Reuben Okeke, Director General, National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), Nigeria
16:00 – 17:00
Panel discussion:
• Identifying challenges and responses thus far
• Achievements and successes
• Bridging the gaps – the way forward
Panellists
• Wirba Alidu, Head of Office, UNOPS, Nigeria
• Lamu Audu, MD/CEO, Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (MESL), Nigeria
• William Hutton-Mensah, MD, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana
• Felix Nitz, Programme Manager, Nigerian Energy Support Programme, GIZ , Germany
• Reuben Okeke, Director General, NAPTIN, Nigeria
