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Focus Days: Monday 12 May 2014
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Solar taking back the sun
09:30 – 10:00
Energy Storage – Lessons learnt by doing
Stephen Jones, Sales Director EMEA, S&C Electric, United Kingdom
10:30 – 11:00
The potential of PV beyond South Africa’s borders – from a resource perspective
Riaan Meyer, Managing Director, GeoSUN, South Africa
11:30 – 12:00
Potential of CSP with Thermal Storage
Frank Dinter, Eskom Chair in CSP, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
14:00 – 14:30
CSP Technology – Developing Tower and Trough CSP Technology in South Africa
Colm Quinn, Managing Director, Kema-Abengoa Solar, South Africa
14:45 – 15:15
Grid-scale solar/wind power planning in South Africa: A high-resolution, spatiotemporal deployment model
Kevin Ummel, Visiting Senior Associate, Center for Global Development, United States OK
15:30 – 16:00
Development of 74MW Sishen PV Project
Isaac Mmushi, General Manager: Development of 74MW Sishen PV Project, Windfall 59, South Africa
16:00 – 16:30
Black River Park Commercial Roof Top Solar Project
Chris Haw, Managing Director, Aurora Power Solutions & Sola Future Energy
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Day 1: Tuesday, 13 May 2014
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The vision for a sustainable African utility sector
Chairperson: Lawrence Musaba, Co-ordination Centre Manager, Southern African Power Pool, Zimbabwe
09:30 – 09:50
Welcome address
Mongezi Ntsokolo, Group Executive Transmission, Eskom, South Africa
09:50 – 10:10
Keynote address: Developing the standards toward a smart energy future and sustainable energy for all
Frans Vreeswijk, Secretary General & Chief Executive Officer, IEC, Switzerland
10:10 – 10:30
Power Africa: US engagement into the African power sector and a $7 billion commitment
Agnes Dasewicz, Director, USAID’s Private Capital Group for Africa, USA
10:30 – 10:50
The utility drivers of development: Power, water and economic growth
Sarah Tibatemwa, Director: Africa, International Water Association, Netherlands
10:50 – 11:20
Scene setting – an Eskom perspective
Ayanda Nakedi, Senior General Manager, Renewables Business Unit, Eskom, South Africa
11:20 – 12:00
Panel discussion: The changing African utility landscape – adaptation for longevity
- Agnes Dasewicz, Director of USAID’s Private Capital Group for Africa. USA
- Sarah Tibatemwa, Director: Africa, International Water Association, Netherlands
- Phindile Baleni, Chief Executive Officer, National Energy Regulator South Africa, South Africa
- Ayanda Nakedi, Senior General Manager, Renewables Business Unit, Eskom, South Africa
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Utility Scale Renewable Energy in Africa
Chairperson: Rana Singh, Rural and Renewable Energy Unit, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Austria
13:30 – 14:00
Wind and Solar Power – Can renewable energy satisfy Africa’s hunger for electricity?
Davin Chown, Director, Genesis Eco-Energy, South Africa
14:00 – 14:20
Thin Film PV – Powering Africa’s RE Ambitions
Laura Luckhurst, Business Development Manager, First Solar, South Africa
14:20 – 14:40
South Africa’s first utility-scale solar plant goes online – successes and challenges
Raymond Carlsen, CEO, Scatec Solar, South Africa
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Bringing large-scale African renewable energy projects to bankability
15:45 – 16:15
Panel discussion: Financing larger scale projects – digging deep, from balance sheets to bonds
Moderator: Derek Campbell , Senior Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, South Africa
Panelists:
- Francois Viljoen, Director, Cresco Project Finance, South Africa
- Sakkie Leimecke, Head: Energy, Nedbank Capital, South Africa
- Andrea Orzan, Director of Business Development for Africa, SunEdison, Spain
- Michelle Davies, Partner and Head of Clean Energy & Sustainability, Eversheds LLP, UK
- Justin Ma, Vice President, Absa Capital, South Africa
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Day 2: Wednesday, 14 May 2014
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Myth busting: Breaking through the ‘limitations’ of solar
Chairperson: Musara Beta, Chief Market Analyst, Southern Africa Power Pool, Zimbabwe
09:00 – 09:20
Hybrid systems: what to look out for in 2014
Wido Schnabel, Business Development Manager, Jinko Solar, South Africa
09:20 – 09:40
Solar during peak-load periods: the technology mix optimisation for the 2GW Shagaya project Kuwait
Simon Lude, Research Engineer, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Germany
09:40 – 10:00
Cloud cover impact on photovoltaic power production in South Africa
Riaan Meyer, Managing Director, GeoSun, South Africa
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The versatility of solar: From off grid PV to concentrated solar thermal power
11:15 – 11:35
Commercial PV: “Mining” renewable energy from the sun
Coenraad Pretorius, Energy Engineer, Anglo American, South Africa
11:35 – 11:55
Fact not fiction: the true potential of concentrated solar power
Wikus van Niekerk, Director, Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
11:55 – 12:15
The critical role of PV material durability to ensure system longevity
Stephan Padlewski, Marketing Manager, EMEA, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions, Switzerland
12:15 – 12:30
How Solar PV Can Contribute to Africa’s Energy Transition
Andrea Orzan, Director of Business Development for Africa, SunEdison, Spain
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Building an accountable and profitable utility landscape
Chairperson: Ifeoma Malo, Special Assistant on Energy Policy, Office of the Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Power, Nigeria
14:00 – 14:20
Utility structure: Nigerian case study. Restructuring and privatisation of the Nigerian power sector
Robert Graham, Senior Consultant, CPCS, Canada
14:20 – 14:45
Improving performance and service delivery in the African utility sector: The Ugandan case study
Rose Kaggwa, Chief Manager: Institutional Development, National Water & Sewerage Corporation, Uganda
14:45 – 15:20
Discussion panel: What will the African utility sector look like in 25 years’ time?
Panellists:
- Lawrence Musaba, Co-ordination Centre Manager, Southern African Power Pool, Zimbabwe – Opening statement
- Rose Kaggwa, Chief Manager: Institutional Development, National Water & Sewerage Corporation, Uganda
- Robert Graham, Senior Consultant, CPCS, Canada – Opening statement
- Knox Msebenzi, Executive Director, Power Institute for East and Southern Africa, South Africa – Opening statement
