Solar Energy Africa19 – 21 September 2011
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Conference Program Day 1Monday 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 |
09h00 – 10h30 Ministerial opening plenary discussion: unlocking Africa’s generation capacity |
10h30 – 11h15 Diversification of the energy mix and prospects for cross-border power trading to secure energy for Africa’s future |
11h15 – 11h30 Questions and answers |
Session 1.1.1
Building a solar industry in Africa – international lessons Chairman: Bianka Belinksa, Head of Department Infrastructure Planning, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), South Africa |
14h00 – 14h30 Analysing the learning curves in Spanish solar projects implementation and how they overcame start-up challenges Presentation not yet available. Contact Kim Jansen for further queries. |
14h30 – 15h00 Reviewing the South African solar energy market in comparison to the global solar sector |
Session 1.1.2
Financing of and Investment in solar energy projects in Africa – creating an investment friendly environment for solar Chairman: Barry Bredenkamp, Senior Manager Energy Policy and Planning, South African National Energy Research Institute, South Africa |
15h30 – 16h30 AFRICA UPDATE HOUR: Opportunities and new projects in Africa Analysing how Kenya instituted its REFIT and investigating future solar plans |
16h30 – 17h00 Alternate financing mechanisms for solar projects – Various financing mechanisms for solar projects including feed in tariffs and renewable energy |
Conference Program Day 2Tuesday 20 September 2011
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Session 2.1.1
Solar power technologies to build a strong solar industry Chairman: Pumeza Tshangela, Business Development Manager, Schneider –Electric, South Africa |
09h00 – 09h30 Financing & mitigation in developing large PV power plants in South Africa |
09h30 – 10h00 Analysing the methods of connecting solar energy on the grid and how solar energy will be regulated |
10h00 – 10h30 Energy storage – technologies to improve storage facilities for solar |
Session 2.1.2
Innovative solar solutions Chairman: Moses Duma, Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning, Eskom, South Africa |
11h30 – 12h00
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Session 2.1.3
Closing session: Creating an integrated SMART solution with solar for a new SMART CITY |
14h00 – 15h30 Looking at some of Africa’s Smart City strategies – how they rate solar in their strategies Panellists:
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Post-event WorkshopsWednesday 21 September 2011
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09h00 – 12h00 Embracing the Economic rationale for Large Scale Solar Plants and Energy Storage
Dr Rahul Walawalkar, Vice President: Emerging Technologies & Markets, Customized Energy Solutions, India Presentation not yet available. Contact Kim Jansen for further queries. |
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