Geothermal Power Summit 6 – 8 September 2011
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Conference Program Day 1Tuesday 6 September 2011
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General opening session
Chairman: Fred Kabagambe-Kaliisa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda |
09h30 – 10h00 Opening address: Opportunities and challenges in the Ugandan power sector |
10h00 – 10h30 Keynote address: Investment into the Africa power sector – encouraging private sector participation |
10h30 – 11h30 Panel discussion: Integrated resource planning for East Africa
Panellists:
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11h45 – 12h00 Awards presentation: Eastern African Utility CEO of the year award |
Session 1.2.1
Developing Geothermal Resources in Eastern Africa Chairman: George Mwenda, Senior Corporate Planning and Strategy Officer, Geothermal Development Company Ltd, Kenya |
13h30 – 14h30 An overview of Geothermal projects in Eastern Africa |
14h30 – 15h00 Uganda’s plan for geothermal energy development |
Session 1.2.2
Considerations for developing geothermal projects Chairman: Meseret Teklemariam Zemedkun, Programme Manager, ARGeo, Regional Office for Africa, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya |
15h30 – 16h00 Developing Private Geothermal Projects – the development of Katwe Geothermal Project |
16h00 – 16h30 Financing geothermal energy projects: A case of Geothermal Development Company Ltd. |
16h30 – 17h00 East Africa Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility – Developing geothermal potential in East Africa |
Conference Program Day 2Wednesday 7 September 2011
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Session 2.2.1
Technical considerations of geothermal generation – practical case studies from East Africa’s largest Geothermal generator Meseret Teklemariam Zemedkun, Programme Manager, ARGeo, Regional Office for Africa, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya |
09h00 – 09h30 Characterisation of Olkaria 1 Geothermal Wells – Kenya |
09h30 – 10h00 Geothermal Energy Potential for Longonot Prospect |
10h00 – 10h30 A Study Of A Generic Engineered Geothermal System/(Hot Dry Rock) |
Session 2.2.2
African Union Geothermal meeting Chairman: Meseret Teklemariam Zemedkun, Programme Manager, ARGeo, Regional Office for Africa, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya |
11h00 – 15h30 Half day meeting hosted by the African Union Commission Developing upon the discussions hosted at EAPIC in Kenya, this meeting will focus on developments within the EARS countries, a review of developments to date and an opportunity to set goals for developments over the next 6 – 12 months. Issues to be discussed include:
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Closing session |
16h00 – 16h45 Powering East Africa: Tackling the Access Challenge Panellists
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16h45 – 17h00 Closing Remarks |