Water Utilities Africa: Conference Program

Water Utilities Africa

6 – 7 September 2011

Conference Program Day 1

Tuesday 6 September 2011

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
Honourable Minister Simon D’Ujanga, Minister of State for Energy, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda

10h00 – 10h30

Keynote address: Investment into the Africa power sector – encouraging private sector participation
Andrew Reicher, Head: Green Africa Power initiative and Chair of the Investment Committee of Berkeley Energy, United Kingdom

10h30 – 11h30

Panel discussion: Integrated resource planning for East Africa

1. How feasible is it for East African countries to develop an Integrated Resource Plan for the region? 
2. How would priority projects be determined, what would the issues around national and continental power and water security be?
3. What would the impact be on the cost of debt if projects were developed in unison with other countries, and could national interests be aligned with regional interests?
4. With all the countries in East Africa wanting to align themselves as net exporters of power – who will they be selling to?  Is this a feasible consideration – or is this one of the things that would benefit from the insights of a regional approach?

Panellists:

• Ephrem Tefsaye, Power Economist, East African Power Pool, Ethiopia
• Yves Muyange, Chief Executive, Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority, Rwanda
• William Muhairwe, Managing Director, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda
• Nobert Matarutse, Technical Director, Eskom Uganda Limited, Uganda

11h30 – 12h00

Awards presentation: Eastern African Utility CEO of the year award
Power Station Manager of the year award

Climate Changes

Chairman: William Muhairwe, Director, National Water and Sewerage Company, Uganda

13h30 – 15h00

How Water Utilities can mitigate risks that climate change bring to cities and population
Sonko Kiwanuka, Head of Operations and Maintenance, Nation Water and Sewerage Company, Uganda

Presentation not yet available. Contact Kim Jansen for further queries.

Chairman: William Muhairwe, Director, National Water and Sewerage Company, Uganda

15h30 – 16h30

Innovative mobile payment and metering mechanisms
Anja Nina Kramer, Project Manager, KfW Entwicklungsbank, Uganda

16h30 – 17h00

Question and Answer session

Conference Program Day 2

Wednesday 7 September 2011

Chairman: William Muhairwe, Director, National Water and Sewerage Company, Uganda

09h00 – 10h30

Practical methods to improve your water monitoring
Dr Max Kigobe and James Semuwemba, Serefaco Consultants, Uganda

Presentation not yet available. Contact Kim Jansen for further queries. 

Chairman: William Muhairwe, Director, National Water and Sewerage Company, Uganda

11h00 – 11h40

Examples of effective operation and maintenance
Sonko Kiwanuka, Head of Operations and Maintenance, Andrew Mhwezi Engineer, National Water and Sewerage Company, Uganda

11h40 – 12h30

Designing and action plan to control non-revenue water
George Okol, Chief Manager, Commercial and Customer Care, National Water and Sewerage Company, Uganda

Chairman: William Muhairwe, Director, National Water and Sewerage Company, Uganda

14h00 – 14h30

How to overcome the biggest barriers for financial sustainability
William Muhairwe, Director, National Water and Sewerage Cooperation, Uganda

14h30 – 15h00

Mobile money in the water sector – new techniques, security and availability in Eastern Africa
Ronald Muwanguzi, Software and Development Manager, National Water and Sewerage Company 

Presentation not yet available. Contact Kim Jansen for further queries. 

15h00 – 15h30

Managing non-revenue water through correct choices in distribution piping
Presenter: Dominic Sikuka; FiberPipe

Presentation not yet available. Contact Kim Jansen for further queries. 

16h00 – 16h45

Powering East Africa: Tackling the Access Challenge
Chairman: Sandy Tickodri-Tobgoa, Chairman, Ugandan Electricity Generation Company Limited, Uganda

Panellists