EAPIC 2007

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Conference programme Day 1 TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2007
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Green energy for Africa Workshop leader: Cornelis van der Waal, Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, South Africa
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09:00-11:00 Biofuels – The spotlight on the new green gold This workshop will define the biofuel market and potential for developing countries, as well as equip planners, regulators and utility representatives with the tools to strategies their biofuel projects and plans to ensure they are effective and financially viable
- Opportunities and barriers in emerging biofuel markets in East Africa
- Regulatory trends in African biofuels
- Drivers and restraints in growing a country’s biofuel potential
- Evaluating biofuel development in global markets
- Assessing the role and responsibility of the government within this industry
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11:00-11:30 Morning refreshment break
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Workshop leader: Peter Oldacre, Managing Director, Camco International, Sub-Saharan Africa
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11:30-13:00 The value of clean development emissions for African countries This workshop aims to explore the financial feasibility of a CDM project from the view of an investor, and to consider solutions to possible barriers to implementation. It will cover:
- The risks and issues around financial appraisals if a CDM project is to be implemented
- How such risks can be mitigated
- Policy solutions that smooth the path for project developers and governments
- Case studies of successful projects
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13:00-14:00 Lunch
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Case studies (Energy efficiency, renewable and CDM) Chairman: Cornelis van der Waal, Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, South Africa
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14:00-14:30 Biofuel development programme and the biofuel strategy of Ethiopia Melis Teka, Head of Energy & Regulation, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ethiopia
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14:30-15:00 Energy efficiency James Baanabe, Assistant Commissioner Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda
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15:00-15:30 Biofuels in East Africa: A GTZ experience on status, potential and opportunities David Otieno, Regional Energy Advisor, East Africa, German Technical Cooperation, GTZ, Kenya
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15:30-16:00 Afternoon refreshment break
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16:00-17:00 Panel discussion: Building a “green” East Africa Moderator: Nicholas McDiarmid, Editor, ESI Africa, South Africa
Panelists:
- Peter Oldacre, Managing Director, Camco International, Sub-Saharan Africa*
- Cornelis van der Waal, Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, South Africa
- James Baanabe, Assistant Commissioner Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda*
- David Otieno, Regional Energy Advisor, East Africa, German Technical Cooperation, GTZ, Kenya*
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Conference programme Day 2 WEDNESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2007
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General opening session: The Ethiopian power sector Chairman: Getahun Kifle Moges, General Director, Ethiopian Electric Agency (EEA), Ethiopia
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09:30–10h00 Keynote address: Overview of 5 year power plan for Ethiopia Honourable Minister Alemayehu Tegenu, Minister of Mines and Energy, Ethiopia
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10:00–10:30 The past, present and the future – overview of EEPCO Miheret Debebe, Managing Director, Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation(EEPCO), Ethiopia
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10:30–11:30 Morning refreshment break and dignitaries walk the exhibition floor
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Investment, reform and restructuring Chairman: Nicholas McDiarmid, Editor, ESI Africa, South Africa
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11:30-12:00 Electric power regulation in Ethiopia Getahun Kifle Moges, General Director, Ethiopian Electric Agency (EEA), Ethiopia
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12:00-12:30 What is the best route to cost effective power generation-independent or para-statal ownership? Paul Kunert, Vice President- East Africa, Globeleq Tanzania, Tanzania
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12:30-13:00 Enhancing public private partnerships (PPP) in electrical power infrastructure development in eastern Africa Callixte Kambanda, Executive Secretariat, East African Power Pool, Ethiopia
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13:00 -14:00 Lunch |
Generation capacity and new technologies Chairman: Michael Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Tsavo Power Company, Kenya
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14:00-14:30 Geothermal exploration and development in Ethiopia Solomon Kebede, Senior Geologist, Geological Survey of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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14:30-15:00 Generation capacity in Kenya James Wahogo, Corporate Planning & Strategy Manager , KENGEN, Kenya
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15:00-15:30 The present state of gasification use for power generation in Uganda Izael Pereira da Silva, Director, Makerere University, Uganda
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15:30-16:00 Afternoon refreshment break in the exhibition area
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16:00-17:00 Panel discussion: Generation, investment and PPPs in eastern Africa: The future Moderator: Cornelis van der Waal, Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, South Africa *
Panellists:
- Callixte Kambanda, Executive Secretary, EAPP, Ethiopia
- Michael Abebe, Head of Dams and Hyropower Design, Ministry of Water Resources, Ethiopia *
- Michael Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Tsavo Power Company, Kenya
- James Wahogo, Corporate Planning & Strategy Manager , KENGEN, Kenya
- Babiker Ibrahim, Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office – Power Co-ordination Unit, Ethiopia
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17:00-18:30 Cocktail networking function
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Conference programme Day 3 THURSDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2007
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Skills development in the East African power sector Chairman: Fatima Moustafa, Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office – Power Co-ordination Unit, Ethiopia
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09h00-09h30 Training needs of electric utility personnel in ongoing deregulated environments Suresh Vishwakarma, Principal Engineer, Public Utilities Corporation (Electricity Division), Seychelles
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09h30-10h00 The energy technology instructor Berhanu Gizaw Hailemariam, Engineer, College of Telecommunications and Information Technology (CTIT), Ethiopia
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Transmission infrastructure: Towards an energy trading industry
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10:00-10:30 Transformer protector the answer to prevent transformer explosion Rui De Silva, Africa Area Manager, Sergi France, France
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10:30-11:00 The importance of normalised transmission and distribution businesses in the pursuit of a thriving electricity sector Marius du Preez, Chief Executive Officer, NETGroup International, South Africa
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11:00–11:30 Morning refreshment break in the exhibition area
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Distribution issues, technologies and revenue management Chairman: Nicholas McDiarmid, Editor, ESI Africa, South Africa
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11:30-12:00 The rehabilitation of power systems in Ethiopia towards 2015 Huy Tuhung, Commercial Engineer, AREVA Automation, France
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12:00-12:30 Reinforcement of the electricity distribution network in the southern part of Mahe Island in Seychelles Suresh Vishwakarma, Principal Engineer, Public Utilities Corporation (Electricity Division), Seychelles
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12:30-13:30 Lunch
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Energy/power trading Chairman: Marius du Preez, Chief Executive Officer, NETGroup International, South Africa
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13:30-14:00 Trading in the Southern African Power Pool and possible market coupling with the Eastern African Power Pool Willem Theron, International Trader Manager, Transmission Division, Eskom, South Africa
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14:00-14:30 The perspective of power trading in eastern African countries Amare Hadgu, Project Coordinator, Ethiopian Rural Electrification Fund, Ethiopia
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14:30–15:00 Evaluating power trading in the selected countries of the Southern African Development Community Lukamba-Muhiya Tshombe, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
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15:00-15:30 Pan African electrical interconnection and power trade Fatima Moustafa, Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office – Power Co-ordination Unit, Ethiopia
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15:30-16:00 Afternoon refreshment break
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16:00-17:00 Panel discussion: Power trade and interconnection projects Moderator: Marius du Preez, Chief Executive Officer, NETGroup International, South Africa
Panellists
- Willem Theron, International Trader Manager, Transmission Division, Eskom, South Africa
- Hazem Hanafi, Power System Analyst, ENTRO-PCU, Ethiopia
- Callixte Kambanda, Executive Secretariat, East African Power Pool, Ethiopia
- Edward Njroge, Chief Executive Officer, Kengen, Kenya
- Sandy Tickori Togboa, Chairman, Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited, Uganda
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