Tuesday, June 7th 2022

Organiser’s welcome

• David Ashdown, Managing Director, Vuka Group

Moderators welcome

• Fifi Peters, Radio and television personality, South Africa

Keynote address: Collaboration to fast forward Africa’s energy transition

Speakers

• Andre De Ruyter, Group Chief Executive – Eskom
• Mark Carrato, Power Africa Coordinator – Power Africa
• Abdurrahman Khalidi, Chief Technology Officer – General Electric

Converting existing power generation plant

Moderators

• Nicolette Pombo-Van Zyl, Editor – ESI Africa
• Sumaya Nassiep, Senior Manager – Eskom

Energy storage: the cornerstone of a successful energy transition?

Moderator:

• Frederic Verdol, Senior Power Engineer – World Bank

Unpacking the realities of Africa’s energy transition

Speakers

• Mandy Rambharos, General Manager: Just Energy Transition – Eskom
• Thabang Audat, Chief Director: Energy Planning – Department of Mineral Resources and Energy
• Mark Carrato, Power Africa Coordinator – Power Africa
• Jafaru Egieya, Scientific Officer – Nigerian Nuclear Energy Commission
• Brian Williams, Solution Owner, Asset Performance Management – SAP

Energy theft in Africa

Speaker

• Zahira Ozigis, Energy Management Officer – Abuja Electricity Distribution Company

TID Rollover: Expediting rollover programme implementation for utilities with large install base

Speaker

• Franco Pucci, Technical Consultant – STSA

Utilities 2.0: A customer-centric approach to affordable electrification

Moderators

• Sumaya Mahomed, Programme Director Uganda, Power for All, Uganda

Speakers

• Peter Mwesiga, Project Manager-Strategic Projects – Umeme Ltd
• Riccardo Ridolfi, CEO – Equatorial Power

Managing energy risk and uncertainty in South Africa

Speaker

• Wendy Poulton, Secretary General – SANEA

The role of ESG in future financing

Speaker

• Tafadzwa Masukume, Ekoponya Investments

Sharing renewable energies in mining: how to power up surrounding communities – best practice case studies

Speaker

• Robin Kuranel, Consultant – UNIDO ITPO

The future of gas in Southern Africa and Gas Master Plans

Moderator:

• Craig Morkel, Gas Economy Leadership Group chairperson, SA Oil & Gas Alliance, South Africa

Speakers :

• Thabang Audat, Chief Director: Energy Planning – Department of Mineral Resources and Energy
• Hasnyan Ebrahim, Managing Director – Africa International Advisors
• Maggy Shino, Petroleum Commissioner – Ministry of Mines and Energy

Utilising off-shore wind in Africa

Speaker

• David Wotherspoon, Head of New Geographies – OWC

Wednesday, June 8th 2022

Keynote address: Collaboration to fast forward Africa’s energy transition

Moderator:

• Fifi Peters, Radio and television personality, South Africa

Speakers :

• Tanguy Bekale, Chair – African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change
• Shiferaw Telila, CEO – Ethiopian Electric Utility

DiBiCoo: Case studies and project overview

Speaker

• Nega Tassie Abate, Bahir Dar University – Ethiopia DiBiCoo project

The IEC 60255-1xx series of standards

Moderators

• Andrea Bonetti, Member of TC 95/MT 4 and TC 95/WG 2 – Megger
• The Eskom accelerated transmission development plan

Speakers

• Prince Moyo, General Manager: Power Delivery Engineering – Eskom
• Gcobisa Mashegoana, Senior Manager – Portfolio Delivery – Eskom

Asset-as-finance solutions for scaling mini-grid sector

Speaker

• Nathan Sermonis, Head of Mini-Grid Business and Asset Finance – SustainSolar
• World Bank Indigenous People’s Financing

The opportunity behind the Access to Energy Market enabled by alternative financial instruments to stimulate private sector investment

Speaker

• Gillian-Alexandre Huart, CEO – ENGIE Energy Access

Power transformer diagnosis and maintenance: To test OR NOT to test?

Speaker

• Alex Dierks, CEO – Alectrix

The benefits of coordinated energy system planning: A case study for West Africa

Speaker

• David Robertson, Head of Pre-Sales and Solutions – Energy Exemplar

Scaling up your clean energy business

Moderator:

• Faith Chege-Schooley, portfolio coordinator, EEP Africa, Kenya

Speakers

• Wim Jonker Klunne, Lead Coordinator – Household Solar Funders Group
• Jeff Schnurr, CEO – Jaza Energy

Enhancing ESG at industrial waste residue and tailings storage facilities by means of covering with engineered turf capping and PV technology

Speaker

• Gerrit Dortland – Watershed Geosynthetics

Optimising grid systems and their operation – improving the reliability and efficiency of electricity supply

Speaker

• Niclas Wetterstrand, Business Development Director. Protection – Megger

Update on 100MW self-generation for commercial and industrial entities

Speaker

• Sue Rohrs, Energy Law Specialist – Rohrs Law

A roadmap to scaling Africa’s minigrid industry

Speaker

• Jennifer Anya, Operations Manager – Husk Power Systems

Protection of environment, climate goals, clean energy, sustainability in the energy generation and transmission industry

Speaker

• Voss Ulrich, VP marketing and sales – SGB Smit

Building carbon into your business case

Moderator:

• Jo Dean, Executive Director, Enerj Carbon Management, South Africa

Speakers :

• Ariane Labat, Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of South Africa
• Robbie Louw, Director – Promethium
• Andrew Gilder, Director – Climate Legal

Financing transmission infrastructure

Speakers

• Mohammed Rali Badissy, Senior Attorney for Energy and Finance – Office of General Counsel
• Mohammed Loraoui, Attorney-Advisor, International Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) – Office of the General Counsel, US Department of Commerce

Quinta-feira, 9 de junho de 2022

The future grid: Smart grids and opportunities to future-proof energy infrastructure in Africa

Moderator:

• Kiren Maharaj, Chairperson, SANEA, South Africa

Speaker :

• Jessica Stephens, Chief Executive Officer – Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA)

The Northern Cape’s hydrogen investment opportunities

Speaker

• Hendrik Louw, CEO – Northern Cape Economic Development, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency

Unlocking wheeling tariffs at municipalities

Moderators

• Vally Padayachee, Strategic Advisor, AMEU, South Africa

Speakers

• Johan Strydom, Technical Energy Analyst – GreenCape
• Bernhard Teuteberg, Deputy Director: Energy – Western Cape Government: Department of Economic Development and Tourism
• Lardo Stander, Divisional Head: Economic Intelligence – City of Tshwane

Battery energy storage completes the supply profile for commercial and industrial customers

Speaker

• Olaf Rogge, Senior Sales Manager Energy Storage – BASF New Business GmbH

Hydrogen and Africa – what is the price?

Moderators

• Alexandra Cluver, Associate, Allen & Overy, South Africa

Speakers :

• Siggi Huegemann, Secretary General – African Hydrogen Partnership
• Shiro Tanaka, Independent Consultant – Hydrogen
• Marlett Balmer, Senior Energy Advisor – GIZ

Self generation and battery storage – the guide

Speaker :

• Andreas Betz, Head of Secretariat – GIZ

Closing session