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Hydropower & Rural Electrification
Conference
12 June, 2015
Eagle’s Nest, Fourways, Johannesburg
SPEAKER PANEL:
Paul Runge, Managing Director, Africa Project Access
Bo Barta, Professional Engineer, Energy & Water Resources Engineering
Steve Szewczuk, Senior Engineer, CSIR
Moroasereme Ntsoane, Managing Director, Khumba Energy
Rudo Angela Sanyanga, Africa Program Director, International Rivers
Mark Freed,Principal Market Development, Anglo American Platinum
Rajen Pillay, Chief Executive, Garuda Finance
Conference objectives
 to acquire more knowledge on effective
management of hydropower & rural
electrification projects
 to explore the latest trends in hydropower
and rural electrification
 to identify effective strategies to overcome
challenges and issues to rural electrification
and connectivity
 networking opportunities between industry
players
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The conference is designed for those who work in:
 Utility and private power sectors
 Engineering
 Commercial personnel from the equipment manufacturing and
consulting fields
 Professionals from utilities and energy intensive industries with
responsibility for ensuring power supply
 Owners/Operators/Developers of Hydroelectric Plants
 Environmental and engineering mangers
 Business development managers
 Energy analysts
 Water resource professionals
 Government and NGO Representatives
 Project managers
 Renewal energy managers
 Supervisors and managers involved in operation of utilities
 Engineers in the power industry
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PROGRAMME
08:15 Registration & early morning tea
09:00 Opening remarks by chairperson
09:15 Updates on power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
Paul Runge, Managing Director, Africa Project Access
10:00 Opportunities and challenges with hydropower in meeting Africa's needs
 Africa's energy gap
 available energy sources
 hydro-dependency and challenges
 climate issues
 way forward
Rudo Angela Sanyanga, Africa Program Director, International Rivers
10:45 Mid-morning refreshments
11:30 Small hydropower opportunities in urban and rural water supply
 adapting old dams to provide hydro electricity
 reoptimisation and reoperation of dams
 retrofitting hydropower/hydro electricity to existing dams
 hybrid configuration of small hydropower with other technologies
Bo Barta, Professional Engineer, Energy & Water Resources Engineering
12:15 Transitioning towards sustainable rural electrification
 Strategies for promoting electricity in rural areas
 sustainable technologies for electricity generation
 strategically implementing existing technologies
 overcoming possible barriers through technical measures
Steve Szewczuk, Senior Engineer, CSIR
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Accelerating the fuel cell industry in South Africa: Fuel cell powered rural
electrification as a case study
Mark Freed, Principal Market Development, Anglo American Platinum
14:45 Overcoming challenges and issues to rural electrification and connectivity
 challenges leading to crisis in the power sector
 demand and supply concerns
 addressing the challenges of energy supply
 increasing the number of Independent Power Producers
Moroasereme Ntsoane, Managing Director, Khumba Energy
15:30 Financing models for hydropower and rural electrification projects
Rajen Pillay, Chief Executive, Garuda Finance
16:15 Closing remarks by chairperson
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