Hydropower Africa19 – 23 September 2011
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Conference Program Day 1
Monday 19 September 2011
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Session 1.0.1
Opening/Keynote session – Building Africa’s untapped energy resources Chairman: Nandha Govender, Senior Manager: Environment, Eskom, South Africa |
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09h00 – 10h30 Ministerial opening plenary discussion: unlocking Africa’s generation capacity |
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10h30 – 11h15 Diversification of the energy mix and prospects for cross-border power trading to secure energy for Africa’s future |
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11h15 – 11h30 Questions and answers |
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Small, Mini and Micro HydroSustainable solutions in increasing energy access to Africa’s rural communities
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Macro HydroEnsuring energy security through Africa’s abundant hydropower resources
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Session 1.1.1
Successful projects outside Africa – case studies Chairman: Wim Klunne, Senior Researcher: Rural Energy and Development, CSIR, South Africa |
Session 1.2.1
Executive session and country focus – planned projects and tender prospects Chairman: Joseph Magochi, Energy Systems Specialist, East African Power Pool, Ethiopia |
13h30 – 14h00 Hydro Tasmania’s experience with small, mini and micro hydro – lessons that can be applied in Africa |
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14h00 – 14h30 Small hydropower – Chinese practice and lessons learned |
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14h30 – 15h00 A mutually beneficial relationship: decentralised energy and micro hydropower – Peru case study |
Project finance from a developer’s perspective – ZESCO case study |
Session 1.1.2
Technical briefings and case studies Chairman: Godfrey Turyahikayo, Executive Director, Rural Electrification Agency, Uganda |
Session 1.2.2
Project finance, funding and tariffs Chairman: Doug Kuni, General Manager, Independent Power Producers Association (IPPA), South Africa |
15h30 – 16h00 Synchronous and induction generators for mini hydro power stations – technical solutions for Africa’s energy and growth requirements |
How to organise investment support for hydropower projects |
16h00 – 16h30 Successes of grid connected micro / mini hydro plants in the Eastern Cape – case study |
Legal and commercial issues in structuring and financing hydroelectric power projects in Africa |
16h30 – 17h00 Update on small hydropower developments in Eastern and Southern Africa |
Project finance from a financier’s perspective
Jean Madzongwe, Energy Specialist, DBSA, South Africa |
Topic to be advised
David Grylls, Director, Actis Infrastructure Fund, UK |
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Conference Program Day 2Tuesday 20 September 2011
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Small, Mini and Micro HydroSustainable solutions in increasing energy access to Africa’s rural communities
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Macro HydroEnsuring energy security through Africa’s abundant hydropower resources
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Session 2.1.1
Planned projects and tender prospects in Africa Chairman: Leonard Kassana, International Hydropower Consultant, Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF), Ministry of Infrastructure, Rwanda |
Session 2.2.1
Operation and maintenance Chairman: Arthur Lyatuu, Department of Energy, Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Tanzania |
09h00 – 09h30 Hydropower potential and development possibilities in Uganda’s Kagera Basin |
Service and rehabilitation of hydropower stations – challenges & new opportunities |
09h30 – 10h30 AFRICA UPDATE HOUR: Small hydropower developments in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
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09h30 – 10h00 Kariba North Bank power station unit 3 – generator bearing challenges
Mahaku Maloza, Site Project Engineer, Kariba North Bank Power Station, ZESCO, Zambia |
10h00 – 10h30 Operation and maintenance at Nalubale hydropower station |
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Session 2.1.2
Hydropower and sustainability – environment and social implications Chairman: Chandirekera Mutubuki Makuyana, Energy Projects Coordinator, Practical Action Southern Africa, Zimbabwe |
Session 2.2.2
Technical briefings and case studies Chairman: Jurgen Senke, Nampower, Namibia |
11h00 – 11h30
The design development and contacting approach for the 247MW Kalungwishi hydropower project in Zambia |
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11h30 – 12h00 Energy generation from current water supply and distribution systems |
Assessing hydraulic transients for civil construction purposes without any knowledge of the final pump turbine performance characteristics – Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme case study |
12h00 – 12h30 The role of hydropower in sustainable multipurpose water resources development – feasibility of the Magwagwa project, a Kenyan case study |
Project process overview and update – Kariba South extension
Janus Basson, Regional Manager: Africa, Hydropower and Dams, Hatch, & Project Manager, Kariba Extension Project, South Africa |
GRP pipes for long term hydropower solutions
Peter Scharmann, Sales Manager Africa, HOBAS, Austria |
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Session 2.0.1
Closing session – The future of hydropower in Africa Chairman: Bo Barta, Member and Custodian, Small Hydro Interest Group, SESSA, South Africa |
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14h00 – 14h30 What is constraining development of Africa’s hydropower potential – key ingredients in a ‘recipe for success’ |
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14h30 – 14h45 A low carbon future with hydropower |
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14h30 – 15h30 Panel discussion: the need for sustainable generation projects Panelists:
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Post-event workshopsWednesday 21 September 2011
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09h00 – 12h30 IPP workshop – how to develop small hydropower projects
Workshop facilitator: Leonard Kassana, International Hydropower Consultant, Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF), Ministry of Infrastructure, Rwanda |
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13h30 – 17h00 Water resource planning to address future operational challenges for hydropower At the end of the workshop participants will understand and identify likely impacts of climate change on hydropower in their regions. In addition the participants will be familiar with the major procedural/methodological issues in assessing impact s of climate change, and may be able to carry out simple assessments of climate change impacts. There will also be a lively discussion on adaptive and or mitigation options.
Workshop facilitator: Ånund Killingtveit, Deputy Director and Centre Management Team Member, CEDREN & Head, MSc Program in Hydropower Development, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway |