7th ANNUAL AFRICA ENERGY INDABA
17 - 18 February 2015
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
DAY 1 - TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2015
07:30
Conference Registration
08:20
Welcome:
Indaba Chair: Brian Statham, The South African National Energy Association (SANEA)
08:30
Welcome and Opening Address
Hon. MEC Mrs Nandi Mayathula-Khoza, Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development
08:40
Keynote Address 1
Hon. Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, South African Department of Energy
09:00
Keynote Address 2: From vision to reality: Unlocking Africa’s energy potential
Marie-José Nadeau, Chair, World Energy Council
09:20
Plenary Panel 1
Developing an appropriate mix of resources to deliver Africa's economic potential: Do national priorities supersede
regional cooperation?
Africa has ample natural resources which could deliver a myriad of energy solutions to the continent’s growing
population that is battling the lowest electricity access rates on the globe. Africa’s substantial wind, solar, hydropower,
and geothermal resources can provide clean and sustainable energy solutions to replace traditional and carbonintensive energy sources such as coal, diesel and even natural gas. But as nations like South Africa battle to keep the
lights on, relying on traditional, carbon-heavy options like coal may mean delaying transition to these lower carbon
options. How do nations ensure that they keep the lights on, and even increase access to electricity, whilst prioritising
the development of cross border projects and various energy solutions that are sustainable, but often more capital
intensive?
Moderator:
Arthur Hanna, Senior Managing Director - Accenture Strategy
Panellists:
Dr Louis van Pletsen, Founding Partner, Quantum Power
Prof Mosad Elmissiry, Head of Energy Programmes, NEPAD Agency
Greg Nott, Director, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
10:20
Keynote Address 3
Making Africa the continent of choice for developmental resources and support
Joan MacNaughton, Executive Chair of the World Energy Trilemma, World Energy Council
10:50
Refreshments & Networking Break
Sponsored by
11:15
Focused Panel Discussion 1
Power Africa: The Obama Initiative - Leveraging
partnerships to increase access to power in SubSaharan Africa
Two out of three sub-Saharan Africans lack access to
electricity which means millions of Africans spend
significant portions of their incomes on costly and
unhealthy forms of energy. In June 2013 US President
Barack Obama announced the launch of Power Africa
— an initiative to double the number of people with
access to power in Sub-Saharan Africa. Is Power
Africa succeeding in achieving its ambitious aims of
unlocking the substantial wind, solar, hydropower,
natural gas, and geothermal resources in the region
to enhance energy security, decrease poverty, and
advance economic growth? Do the Power Africa
initiative and its partnership model provide answers
to Africa’s energy woes? What achievements has the
Power Africa initiative made thus far? How can Africa
ensure the long term success and sustainability of the
gains achieved by the Power Africa initiative?
Moderator:
Ged Davis, Executive Chair – Scenarios, World Energy
Council
Panellists:
Rentia van Tonder, Head of Renewable Energy,
Power and Infrastructure, Standard Bank
Michael DeRenzo, Country Manager, Southern Africa,
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Carl J Fleming, Associate, Akin Gump
Lamberto Dai Pra’, Managing Director, ENEL Green
Power RSA
11:15
Focused Panel Discussion 2:
Nuclear energy for Africa
Sponsored by
Several African nations are looking to add nuclear
power to their grids. Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Senegal
and Niger want to establish nuclear energy, and
South Africa, the only sub-Saharan nation with
nuclear facilities, is planning on expanding its
capabilities with a massive nuclear programme for
the future. Namibia, Niger and South Africa have
uranium minerals and ore that can be processed as
fuel for nuclear power plants. Africa has sufficient
water and land for nuclear plant construction and,
compared with other regions, it is relatively
unaffected by earthquakes. But some pressing
questions need to be answered: Can Africa meet the
enormous capital requirements of the early stages of
a nuclear build programme? What about the
environmental and public safety concerns related to
atomic power? If a highly developed country like
Japan could experience a disaster as serious as the
2011 meltdown at Fukushima, how can African
countries hope to operate nuclear power facilities
safely? Does Africa understand the investments in
education, technology and engineering necessary to
get a nuclear power plants up and running? Can
South Africa, with its massive nuclear plans for the
future, take the lead in having the African Union
adopt and implement a nuclear energy policy for the
entire continent?
Moderator:
Peter Sullivan, Chair, Amrop Landelahni
Panellists:
Des Muller, Director and General Manager, Group
Five Nuclear Construction Services (Pty) Ltd
Dr Yves Guenon, Managing Director, AREVA
Knox Msebenzi, Managing Director, Nuclear Industry
Association of South Africa (NIASA)
Dr Dawid Serfontein, Senior Lecturer, School of
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, North-West
University
Phumzile Tshelane, CEO, Nuclear Energy
Corporation, South Africa (NECSA)
Viktor Polikarpov, Regional VP, Sub-Saharan Africa,
Rosatom
12:30
Lunch and Media Interviews
Sponsored by:
13:30
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Breakaway Panel 1
Making a difference in Africa through geothermal
energy
The energy crisis and the drive for renewable energy
generation have given rise to new interest in
generating energy from heat that is readily available
from the earth. The Renewable Energy Policy
Network for the 21st Century (REN21) says that as
the renewable energy market continues to broaden,
a significant acceleration in geothermal installations
is expected, with advanced technologies enabling the
development of geothermal power projects in new
countries. It has been very cost-effective in the Great
Rift Valley of Kenya, which was the first African
country to build geothermal energy sources. By 2030
Kenya aims to have 5,530MW of geothermal power
or 26% of total capacity. This will make it Kenya’s
largest source of electricity clean energy by 2030.
Are there other African countries that can benefit
from this technology? What are the lessons we
should take from the Kenyan experience?
Moderator: Dr Mike Allen, Special Envoy for
Renewable Energy, New Zealand
Panellists:
Dr Moses Banda, Director, Kalahari Geoenergy
Vincent Kato, Project Manager, Uganda
Geothermal Resources Development Project
Lucio Monari, Practice Manager (East and Southern
Africa, Energy and Extractives, The World Bank
Group
Cyrus Karingithi, Geothermal Development Manager,
KenGen
15:00
Refreshments and Networking Break
Sponsored by:
and
13:30
Breakaway Panel 2
Into the future: Energy efficiency technologies and
implementation
As the world faces increasing environmental and
economic challenges, it has become more important
for nations to find ways of securing energy that is
efficient, affordable and clean. This drive for energy
self-sufficiency is spurring the development of new
energy efficient technologies and huge investment
into this sector. Clearly energy efficiency brings
economic benefit in that the same process output is
obtained for less input. This is achieved through
technology upgrades or through behavioural and
process changes. But if the benefits seem so obvious
why have Africans been slow to implement such
programmes? Are there unintended consequences
that we need to be aware of? Do such programmes
deliver real energy savings and do they translate into
enhanced economic performance?
Moderator: David Jarrett, Managing Consultant, RDJ
Consulting
Panellists:
Val Geen, Head of Energy, National Business
Initiative (NBI)
Wim Jonker Klunne, Programme Director, Energy
& Environment Partnership Programme, KPMG
Sasha Singh, Director, Project Development and
Project Finance, ENSafrica
Maurits Perold, Chief Executive Officer, Green
Habitat
Dr Chris Haw, Co-founder and Director at Aurora
Power Solutions
15:30
Breakaway Panel 3
Renewable energy and low-carbon energy
development in Africa: Challenges, opportunities
and the way forward
As the world faces increasing environmental and
economic challenges, it has become more
important for nations to find ways of securing
energy that is efficient, affordable and clean. This
drive for energy self-sufficiency is spurring the
development of new energy efficient technologies
and huge investment into this sector. Clearly
energy efficiency brings economic benefit in that
the same process output is obtained for less input.
This is achieved through technology upgrades or
through behavioural and process changes. But if
the benefits seem so obvious why have Africans
been slow to implement such programmes? Are
there unintended consequences that we need to
be aware of? Do such programmes deliver real
energy savings and do they translate into
enhanced economic performance?
Moderator:
Scott Brodsky, Energy & Projects Partner,
MacFarlanes
Panellists:
Peter van den Dool, Assistant General Counsel,
OPIC
Dr Tobias Bischof-Niemz, Chief Engineer: R&D
Core (Energy), CSIR
Sicelo Xulu, Managing Director, City Power
Wendy Green, Chief Executive Officer, Fusion
Energy
Ian Curry, Director, Basil Read Energy
17:30
15:30
Breakaway Panel 4
Oil and gas in Africa: The next frontier of growth
Natural resource development, with oil and
natural gas in particular, is a “foundational”
element of economic growth and development. It
presents governments with a prime opportunity to
create
employment
and
infrastructure
development while improving a nation’s broader
social wellbeing. Africa is currently a small but
growing part of the global gas picture. With
relatively open access and generally attractive
leasing terms, Africa’s oil and natural gas resources
have attracted a broad spectrum of investors —
from the large integrated, international majors, to
the large and small independent exploration and
production (E&P) companies, as well as national oil
companies (NOCs) from outside the region. Does
natural gas development hold tremendous
opportunity for Africa, and can it be a strong
“prime mover” for broader economic and social
development? Most importantly, while the
opportunities for Africa presented by the “Golden
Age of Gas” may be enormous, can the challenges
and risks be addressed and mitigated, if not fully
overcome?
Sponsored by:
Moderator:
Dave Wright, Secretary General, SANEA
Panellists:
John Smelcer, Director, Head of Oil & Gas Sector
Group, Webber Wentzel
Ebrahim Takolia, Chief Executive Office, SAOGA
Dr James Mataragio, Managing Director, Tanzania
Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC)
Paulinus Shilamba, Chief Executive Officer,
Nampower
Deon Griessel, Director, Werksmans Attorneys
Terry Makhubele, Head: Underwriting, Export
Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC)
Official Africa Energy Indaba Cocktail Reception
Hon. MEC Mrs Nandi Mayathula-Khoza, Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development
DAY TWO - WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2015
07:30
Conference Registration
08:30
Breakaway Panel 5
Insights into unlocking finance for the
development of energy projects in Africa
Africa is an attractive investment destination for
multiple reasons. Returns are attractive, and the
need for global diversification (as traditional
markets decline) has made emerging markets
attractive destinations. Other factors that make
Africa attractive are the certainty of its increasing
energy demand, the speed of general African
economic growth and the desire of investors to
gain a foothold in future lucrative markets.
However investing in Africa is not without its
challenges. Can South Africa’s successful
Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer’s
Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) provide
important lessons for other African nations on how
the right policies - that provide certainty and a
clear framework - can unlock finance for the
development of energy projects? Are there other
critical success factors that need to be addressed
to unlock finance for Africa’s development?
Moderator:
Greg Nott, Director, Norton Rose Fulbright South
Africa
Panellists:
Rick Angiuoni, Director, Africa, Global Business
Development Division, Export-Import Bank of the
United States
Mike Peo, Head, Infrastructure, Energy and
Telecoms, Nedbank Capital
Rajen Pillay, Chief Executive Officer, Garuda
Finance
Admassu Tadesse, President & CEO, PTA Bank
Demetri Pappodopoulos, Chairman of the Board,
Fusion Energy
10:00 - Refreshment and Networking Break
08:30
Breakaway Panel 6
Skills development needed for Africa's future
energy demands
African countries are working towards improving
the quality and skills levels of their labour forces.
Investing in knowledge and skills is seen by many
governments as the cornerstone of developing an
employable and globally competitive workforce.
This improves the investment climate because
skilled workers create an attractive economic
environment for investors. The returns to
increasing investments in skills development tend
to be high in rapidly growing economies, and can
be low or non-existent in situations characterised
by weak growth and poor governance. Ultimately,
developing job-related competencies among the
poor and the youth is recognised as crucial to
reducing poverty. The development of job-related
skills is, therefore, not only part of a nation’s
human resource strategies but also of their
economic-growth
and
poverty-reduction
strategies. Are there
successful African
programmes which provide examples of good
practice? Is there an African context which needs
to be considered by those seeking to develop the
human potential of our continent?
Moderator: Gloria Magombo, CEO, Zimbabwe
Energy Regulatory Authority
Panellists:
Mark Flower, Director, Fluor South Africa
Barry Bredenkamp, Energy Efficiency Senior
Manager, SANEDI
Sean Gibson, Managing Director, AltGen
Recruitment
Avhapfani (Fani) Tshifularo, Executive Director,
South African Petroleum Industry Association
(SAPIA)
Jean-Paul Chatry, Nuclear Project Development
Director, EDF
10:30
Breakaway Panel 7
The power of regional interconnection in Africa
Africa’s regional economic integration has in the
past remained secondary to domestic politics and
policies, hindering state-led regional infrastructure
development programmes. This halts private
sector investment, leaving cross-border projects
without funding or skills. Efforts toward greater
continental infrastructure policy and project coordination have not borne enough fruit – NEPAD’s
Programme for Infrastructure Development in
Africa (PIDA) is a case in point. The benefits of
integrated infrastructure and manufacturing plans
that African countries put forward are not always
obvious to the private sector and plans presented
to the private sector need to be attractive. Are
there infrastructure success stories where the
public and private sectors work together across
multiple countries? What are the key elements of
such programmes and can the lessons be
transferred to other initiatives?
Moderator:
Prof Mosad Elmissiry, Head of Energy
Programmes, NEPAD Agency
Panellists:
Dr Latsoucabé Fall, Regional Manager for Africa,
World Energy Council
Dr Benon M Mutambi, Chief Executive Officer,
Electricity Regulatory Authority Uganda
Musara Beta, Chief Market Analyst, SAPP
Nishan Rathanlall, Sector Unit Manager – Power
and Energy, GIBB
Prof Dr Karl Rose, Senior Director, Scenarios &
Resources, World Energy Council
10:30
Breakaway Panel 8
The development of bioenergy in Africa
The agricultural sector in most of sub-Saharan
Africa is dominated by subsistence farming. The
development of modern bioenergy systems offers
opportunities for investment and infrastructure
improvements in agriculture with the hope of
diversifying agricultural production and thereby
stimulating socio-economic development. In
general, many African countries have suitable
conditions for bioenergy development - abundant
labour, enough arable land and water resources.
Several Sub-Saharan African countries are
currently engaged in the formulation of policies
and development plans to guide the development
and ensure the sustainability of the bioenergy
sector. African governments have implemented
several initiatives such as agro-ecological zoning to
identify land available for food and for bioenergy
production and mandates for investors to use part
of the allocated land to food production. What is
the real potential of this technology? How will the
energy-water-food nexus be managed in those
countries that are starved of these resources?
Moderator: Jason Schäffler, Technical Coordinator,
REEEP Southern Africa Secretariat
Panellists:
Mark Tiepelt, Chairman, Southern African Biogas
Industry Association and Director, Biogas SA
Dwight Rosslee, Commercial Director, Selectra
Bioenergy
Gerard Ostheimer, Consultant, Novozymes and
Global Lead, SE4ALL Sustainable Bioenergy High
Impact Opportunity
Prof Luis Cortez, Adjunct Co-ordinator for Special
Programmes, FAPESP
Kenny Gaynor, Director, Power Solutions,
Cummins Power Generation
12:00
12:00
Breakaway Panel 9
The energy – water nexus
According to the World Energy Issues Monitor
2013, the energy-water issue is not on top of the
worldwide energy agenda. However the issue is
positioned as a key uncertainty in selected regions
such as Africa. The first and most visible impact of
climate change is the change of water availability.
Places that are currently dry and water-stressed
will become drier and almost desert-like; places
that are currently wet will become wetter. There
are many linkages between energy and water:
fracturing of oil shale and shale gas, coal power
plants and CCS, coal to gas and to liquid, biofuels,
hydropower, cooling towers, production of solar
cells, refineries, etc. Virtually every energy
technology relies on water. Is our energy system
and infrastructure resilient to any changes on the
water side? Water is a much more emotional
issue, so if the two stand against each other, will
energy lose out?
Breakaway Panel 10
Smart grid and energy transmission in Africa
According to the World Energy Issues Monitor
2013, the energy-water issue is not on top of the
worldwide energy agenda. However the issue is
positioned as a key uncertainty in selected regions
such as Africa. The first and most visible impact of
climate change is the change of water availability.
Places that are currently dry and water-stressed
will become drier and almost desert-like; places
that are currently wet will become wetter. There
are many linkages between energy and water:
fracturing of oil shale and shale gas, coal power
plants and CCS, coal to gas and to liquid, biofuels,
hydropower, cooling towers, production of solar
cells, refineries, etc. Virtually every energy
technology relies on water. Is our energy system
and infrastructure resilient to any changes on the
water side? Water is a much more emotional
issue, so if the two stand against each other, will
energy lose out?
Moderator: Philippe Joubert, Executive Chairman,
Global Electricity Initiative
Moderator: Thulani S Gcabashe, Executive
Chairman, BuiltAfrica Holdings
Panellists:
Gregory Woodsworth, Regional Energy Policy
Advisor for Africa United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
Eng Amayo Johnson, Deputy Managing Director,
Technical Services, National Water & Sewerage
Corporation, Uganda
Dr Phil Mwajara, Director General, Department of
Science and Technology, South Africa
Andrew Takawira, Senior Programme Officer,
WACDEP Africa Coordination Unit, Global Water
Partnership Africa
Lucio Monari, Practice Manager (East and Southern
Africa, Energy and Extractives, The World Bank
Group
Panellists:
Leon Viljoen, Chief Executive Officer, ABB
Southern Africa
Jacob Maroga: Leadership Advisory and Energy
Expert
Eric Leger, Country President, Schneider Electric
Cleverson Takiguchi, Director, Business
Development Africa, S&C Electric Company
Robbie van Heerden, General Manager, System
Operator, Transmission, Eskom
Gary Whalley, Managing Director – Ntuthuko
Powerlines, Babcock International Group
13:30
Lunch and Exhibition Visit
14:30
Plenary Panel 2 - The vision ahead for Africa's critical energy infrastructure
Infrastructure within a country is the backbone of a pulsing economy. All growth prospects are enhanced and made
possible if infrastructure is available and efficient. The recent announcement of a partnership between Africa’s richest
man Aliko Dangote and private equity fund Blackstone Group to invest to the tune of $5 billion exclusively in energy
infrastructure represents a significant moment in African investment. The long term economic returns to increased
electricity generation are highest for poorer countries, and that returns to infrastructure in general are highest in places
where there are shortages. Numerous African nations meet both criteria, meaning that getting in on the ground floor of
infrastructure projects could set the stage for numerous investment opportunities later on. However, the question is
how do Africans mobilise the required capital and overcome the associated risks with infrastructure investment on the
continent? What uniquely-African vision needs to be formulated for Africa to unlock its economic potential? What
enabling do governments need to prioritise to facilitate private sector driven projects? And how can Africa create a
vision for an energy future that it and the world’s investors can believe in, and buy into?
Moderator:
Dr Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council
Panellists:
Guillermo Bravo, Senior Vice President, Strategic Relations, Abengoa
Andrew M Herscowitz, Co-ordinator, Power Africa and Trade Africa, USAID
Philippe Joubert, Executive Chairman, Global Electricity Initiative
Steve Harley, President, DHL Energy Sector
16:00
Keynote Address 4 – The World Energy Council’s Year of Africa
Bonang Mohale, Chairman, Shell South Africa and Vice-Chair – Africa, World Energy Council
16:20
Closing Remarks
Indaba Chair: Brian Statham
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