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Be SMART and participate in the 2008 African Utility Week!
African Utility Week has become the largest annual forum for African and international experts to network, attend workshops and to learn from others’ experiences how utilities can be more efficient and offer cost-effective services through improved infrastructure maintenance, load management, delivery and revenue management choices.
Last year this prestigious event attracted the highest level of delegates – over 1000 from 47 countries!
As the energy crisis in Africa continues with load shedding and rolling blackouts, privatisation and restructuring of government-owned power companies has been a feature of almost every country’s governmental policy over the last ten years. Power shortages and irregularities have forced many countries to look at their neighbours to supplement their supply, with regional networks and power pools arising as a result. Power shortages have also brought a number of new projects to the fore, with large multinational power companies establishing a growing presence.
Amidst this backdrop, focusing on the Why, What and How of the business of utilities in Africa, this year’s event has been streamlined into three distinct tracks: Generation Africa; Transmission & Distribution Africa; and Metering, Billing/CRM Africa.
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| Challenges for the African generation industry: Wednesday, 21 May 2008 |
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This session will focus on generation challenges in Africa. The attendees will be given the opportunity to learn from perspectives and figures, a Nigerian case example and how proper generation planning can be implemented to overcome these challenges. |
| Brian Dames, Chief Operating Officer: Generation, Eskom Enterprises, South Africa |
Jeannot Boussougouth, Energy Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, South Africa |
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| Transmission and Distribution transformation: Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
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Progressive correct pricing from a utility perspective will be discussed. The potential for demand response in SA will be examined and how NegaWatt generation (voluntary customer load curtailment) capacity through initiatives such as a Virtual Power Station can virtually eliminate the need for a utility to use its generation plant for the provision of reserve margins will be explained. A Brazilian perspective on concentric anti-robbery of cables – product development and social concerns will also be addressed. |
| Ransome Owan, Chairman and & Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigeria |
Rob Surtees, Managing Director, Enerweb, South Africa |
Sidnei Ueda, OHL Competence Group Manager, Nexans, Brazil |
| Developing a Smart industry: Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
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This session will debate Smart metering as a solution to alleviate the growing energy crisis in Africa. The relevance of Automated Meter Reading (AMR) / Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) within the domestic prepaid environment and the impact on customers will precede a US paper on better utility management through AMR / AMI. |
| Edison Makwarela, Senior Consultant: Prepayment, Eskom, South Africa |
Richard Sanders, Director, Datamatic, USA |
Venue/Location
Cape Town International Convention Centre
Convention Square
1 Lower Long Street
Cape Town
8001
South Africa
Phone +27 (0) 21 410 5000
Fax +27 (0) 21 410 5001
Exhibition hours:
Open for delegates:
21 May 2008: 11:00 - 18:30
22 May 2008: 09:00 - 17:00
Networking reception
21 May 2008: 11:00 - 18:30 |
| Welcome to the 4th annual African Utility Week conference…from the Mayor of Cape Town |
 On behalf of the City of Cape Town I would like to invite delegates and visitors to the Power Indaba and African Utility Week 2008. Last year Cape Town was rated the world’s number one long haul conference destination by the UK’s Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events international survey. We even beat longstanding favourites like New York.
Utility services is a particularly critical field for South Africa.
The electricity generation crisis that has arisen in South Africa, the result of under investment in capacity by national electricity provider Eskom, has demonstrated the impact that these services can have on our economy when they don’t work.
The City of Cape Town is currently investing billions of rands to ensure that the same problems do not develop with local government utilities like water distribution, sewerage, solid waste management and electricity distribution systems.
I hope that the African Utility Week training and networking opportunity will lead to the development of new ideas and new technologies that will help us in our challenging task.
I wish you a successful event and an enjoyable experience in Cape Town.
Helen Zille
Mayor of Cape Town |
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