Africa Energy Forum

Africa Energy Forum
Paris
Palais des Congrès
14 to 16 June 2011
Bringing Power to Africa
Electrifying Africa’s Future
Salvador Namburete
Vincent Karega
Ibrahim Saleh
Minister of Energy, Mozambique
Minister of Infrastructure, Rwanda
Energy Advisor to the Finance Minister, Egypt
Kweku Andoh Awotwi
Charles Darku
Edward Njoroge
CEO,Volta River Authority, Ghana
CEO, GRIDCo, Ghana
CEO, Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Half of the world's 10 fastest growing economies in 2011 are expected to be in Africa.
AEF 2011 invites experts to discuss how Africa’s emerging markets will meet the increased demand for power.
www.energynet.co.uk
Investing in Africa’s Future
Forum Sponsor
Robin James
Business Development Director
– Southern Africa
Aggreko International
Tel +971 48086200
Fax + 971 48834145
Christophe Jacquin
Managing Director
– North and West Africa
Tel:+ 33 1 60 15 81 15
Fax:+33 1 60 16 53 55
christophe.jacquin@aggreko.fr
www.aggreko.com/africa
Aggreko is the world leader in the supply of temporary power
rentals and has been active in Africa for over ten years.
Currently, Aggreko is operating large-scale power projects in
countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Gabon, Uganda and Angola.
With 144 world-wide locations, including a recently-opened
depot in South Africa, Aggreko provides 24/7 customer support
for single to multi-megawatt projects for a variety of industries.
Aggreko manages the world’s most extensive fleet of
containerised generators, loadbanks, transformers and ancillary
equipment, allowing for rapid mobilisation to respond to our
customers’ planned or emergency power needs.
Africa Energy Summit Sponsor
AES Corporation
USA Tel +1 703 522 1315
AES APCO
Cameroon Tel +237 3342 4766
AfricaPOWER Sponsor
Joseph Tato / +12122598068
jztato@dl.com
Scott Brodsky / +27119119114303
sbrodsky@dl.com
Olivier Chambord / +33153936758
ochambord@dl.com
Ben Donovan / +442074595064
bdonovan@dl.com
Caterpillar Electric Power: Power Generation Solutions from
a Single Source Provider
Caterpillar and the worldwide Cat® dealer network are committed
to supplying you with the electric power systems you need. Cat
Electric Power, a single source provider of diesel and natural gas
fueled generator sets, automatic transfer switches (ATS),
uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and Switchgear – are
engineered to work together.
Caterpillar offers worldwide product support, with parts and
service available globally through the Caterpillar service and
dealer network. In addition, Cat dealer service technicians are
trained to service every aspect of Cat equipment.
For more than 80 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making
progress possible and driving positive and sustainable change on
every continent. With 2008 sales and revenues of $51.324 billion,
Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and
mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial
gas turbines.
For more information on Cat generator sets and continuous
power systems, or to find the local Cat dealer nearest you, please
email cat_power@cat.com or visit the website at
www.cat-electricpower.com
Afrique Electrique Sponsor
Jean-Pierre Barral
151 rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris, France
_INFRAPRO@afd.fr
(with _ before INFRAPRO)
Tel: +33 1 53 44 34 85
A member of the French Development Agency (AFD) group,
PROPARCO is dedicated to financing private sector projects in
emerging and developing countries, with a special focus on
Africa. PROPARCO is unique among Development Finance
Institutions for its focus on Infrastructure and Africa. PROPARCO
offers equity as well as debt financing and is a leading financier of
renewable energy projects.
PROPARCO covers the whole continent through an international
network of seven regional offices and, in 2009, its commitments
in Sub-Saharan Africa amounted more than 400 million EURO.
www.absacapital.com
Absa Capital, a leading investment bank in sub-Saharan Africa
affiliated to Barclays Capital, recognizes the vital role Power and
Energy plays as a catalyst to investment, industrial development
and economic growth. Our combined knowledge and extensive
experience in successfully executing transactions in most subSaharan African countries enables us to deliver on our mandates
and meet the demanding expectations of all our stakeholders.
AfricaPOWER Sponsor
Jonathan Tripp
jonathan.tripp@power.alstom.com
Tel: +33 1 41 49 21 99
www.alstom.com
Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power
transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for
innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the
fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world,
provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated
services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear,
gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power
transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 96,500
people in more than 70 countries, and had sales of over 23 billion* in
2009/10.
*Proforma figures
Website Sponsor
Eric Maxwell
emaxwell@mhi.ca
Tel +1 204 480 5585
www.mhi.mb.ca
Manitoba Hydro International Ltd. (MHI) assists power utilities,
governments, and private sector clients worldwide to deliver
electricity efficiently, effectively and in a sustainable manner. As a
wholly-owned subsidiary of one of the largest and oldest electric
power utilities in Canada, MHI has provided utility infrastructure
management, consulting and training services to over 60 countries
worldwide. MHI has established itself as an ethical,
environmentally responsible provider of high quality utility services
to the international power sector for the past 25 years.
AfricaPOWER Sponsor
Globeleq Ltd
2 More London Riverside
London / SE1 2JT / UK
Tel +44 20 7234 5400
Fax +44 20 7234 5486
info@globeleq.com
Lunch Sponsor
Arnaud Gouet
arnaud.gouet@wartsila.com
www.globeleq.com
www.wartsila.com
Globeleq is solely focused on safely providing reliable power to
the emerging markets of Africa, the Americas, and Asia. Since the
company's launch in 2002, it has become an active participant in
the emerging markets power sector and is uniquely positioned to
continue its growth in these regions.
Supported by a committed shareholder and a team of dedicated
professionals experienced in the operation and development of
the emerging markets power sector, Globeleq continues to
actively pursue further acquisitions and new project development.
Wärtsilä is a leading supplier of power plants for the decentralized
power generation market and for the oil & gas industry. Our product
portfolio consists of power plants, solutions for oil & gas industry and
related support services. We deliver more than 2000 MW of dependable
power plants every year.
Utilities and Independent power producers use our 1…300 MW power
plants to generate power to the grids in the developing world, on islands
and in remote areas. These plants are flexible to follow the actual load
and produce the necessary electricity. Due to very high simple cycle
efficiency on part and full load, they can provide very competitive power
regulation and spinning reserve services to large grids, which both
require operation on partial load. These very same plants can be used
for peaking services during peak electricity demand hours. Due to the
high efficiencies and consequential low generation costs, our power
plants create more revenues for its operators. The main fuel can be gas,
LFO, HFO or a multi-fuel combination of these.
Lanyard Sponsor
Anand Naidoo
Tel +27 11 895 6895
anand.naidoo@absacapital.com
Omar Vajeth
Tel +27 11 895 923
Omar.Vajeth@absacapital.com
www.nortonrose.com
Norton Rose Group is a leading international legal practice.
We are deeply committed to Africa having been active in the
region for the past 30 years. With leading South African law firm
Deneys Reitz joining the Norton Rose Group on 1 June 2011,
we will strengthen our capabilities in Africa and will build on our
top tier status in the only two Africa wide categories in
Chambers Global 2010 - Corporate/Commercial and Projects &
Energy. The enlarged Group will have over 38 offices,
including in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.
www.proparco.fr
www.dl.com
Dewey & LeBoeuf is one of the most active law firms in the
continent of Africa and has been recognized as “Africa Law Firm
of the Year” at the Chambers Global Awards. We have had an
extensive Africa practice for more than a decade and we are one
of the few international law firms with an office in Africa. We are
committed to working with our clients in Africa for the long term
and our office in Johannesburg is a symbol of that commitment.
Working in over 40 African countries, our Africa Practice Group
advises on significant projects, mergers and acquisitions,
financings and disputes, particularly in the power generation
(including renewables), oil and gas (including LNG and pipelines),
mining and infrastructure sectors.
Our practice includes more than 50 lawyers practicing in offices
around the world. We offer global expertise with on the ground
experience.
Rachel Dawes
Tel +44 20 7444 3162
rachel.dawes@nortonrose.com
www.cat-electricpower.com
www.aes.com
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is a Fortune 500 global
power company with generation and distribution businesses.
Through our diverse portfolio of thermal and renewable fuel
sources, we safely provide affordable and sustainable energy in
29 countries. Our workforce of 25,000 people is committed to
operational excellence and meeting the world's changing power
needs. Our 2008 revenues were $16 billion and we own and
manage $35 billion in total assets.
AES has been investing in Africa since 2001. The AES Africa
Power Company (APCO) is the dedicated organization to develop,
acquire and operate assets throughout the region.
Lead Sponsors
Lead Sponsors
Lunch Sponsor
London Tel +44 2078081500
Johannesburg Tel +27 117752000
New York Tel +1 2126261400
www.fpcg.com
Fieldstone is a leading transaction and financial advisor in the
power sector in Africa. After entering the African market in 1996
with the formation of the Johannesburg office, Fieldstone
became involved in a number of major power transactions in
Africa, capitalising on Fieldstone's worldwide reputation and
recognition in the electric power industry. Drawing on the
broader global experience of the firm, Fieldstone's work in Africa
has expanded to include gas, waste management, airports,
pipelines, roads, renewable energy and biofuels, as part of its
growing portfolio in energy and infrastructure.
Powering Africa’s Development
Conference Book Sponsor
Delegate Book Sponsor
Tel: +49 761 2141080
Fax: +49 761 21410829
contact@concentrix-solar.de
Stéphane Brabant
Partner, Global Head of Africa practice
Tel +33 1 53 57 78 32
stephane.brabant@herbertsmith.com
www.herbertsmith.com
Herbert Smith LLP is a leading international law firm with a network of
offices across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Alongside our outstanding reputation in dispute resolution and
corporate, we have leading practices in finance, real estate,
competition and employment, pensions and incentives. We are also
acknowledged as leaders in a number of industry sectors, including in
particular energy and natural resources.
The breadth of our practice, our technical and commercial expertise
and the consistently high quality of our broader service are all factors
cited by our clients when they choose Herbert Smith to advise them on
their most complex disputes, transactions and projects.
www.soitec.com
Soitec S.A. is a leading provider of high efficiency Concentrated
Photovoltaic (CPV) systems, services, and targeting utility-scale solar
power plants. The technology is designed for areas of high irradiation
and has a low heat degradation coefficient, making it the best solution
for large power plants in desert regions. In September 2010, a 60
kilowatts (kW) facility in Touwsrivier, Western Cape, was inaugurated.
Also, Soitec is actively pursuing a project development of a 50
megawatts (MW) utility-scale power plant in the Western Cape. The
company has been present in South Africa since 2008.
Africa Renewable Energy Sponsor
AfricaHYDRO Sponsor
Michel Berd
Director Infrastructures & Energy
infra@sofreco.com
Tel: +33 1 41 27 95 95
www.sofreco.com
Sofreco an independent French consulting company, has
implemented 1400 projects across the world, especially in SubSaharan Africa.
In energy, and specifically power, its competence covers energy
policy, energy planning, institutional and legal matters, project
development and PPP, assistance to national utilities,
environmental and social impact assessments, economic and
financial studies.
Coffee Sponsor
Tim Scales
Tim.Scales@AllenOvery.com
Tel +33 1 40 06 53 76
Fax +33 1 40 06 54 54
www.allenovery.com
Allen & Overy LLP advises sponsors, lenders and governments
on the structuring, development and financing of energy projects
throughout Africa. With full service, multi-lingual teams operating
out of Paris, London, Dubai, New York and other key centres, our
integrated international projects group is a partner at the forefront
of new developments in this exciting market.
Neil Upton
Tel +44 2033498734
uptonn@gtmlaw.com
www.gtmlaw.com
Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP provides business-focused
advice and legal services to UK and multinational clients spanning
an array of industries. The firm’s Energy and Natural Resources
Group draws on its multidisciplinary expertise to advise energy
companies, utilities, project developers, investors, regulators,
governments, and other energy industry participants. Our wealth
of experience in the energy sector and extensive capability in
transaction, regulation, and litigation, strongly positions us to
provide the international energy and natural-resource markets
with expert legal advice. Greenberg Traurig Maher's energy
specialists advise governments, sponsors, lenders and consortia
on all aspects of the energy business in markets across the globe,
including most African countries. We provide expert advice on
development, construction, operation and financing for a wide
range of projects, including renewables, upstream and
downstream oil & gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG),
petrochemicals, coal and nuclear distribution, transmission, and
energy retailing.
Programme Sponsor
www.siemens.com/energy
Siemens is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical
engineering, holding leading market positions in all its business
areas. Siemens stands for technical achievements, innovation,
quality, reliability and internationality – for more than 160 years.
The Siemens Energy Sector is the world’s leading supplier of a
wide range of products, solutions and services for power
generation, transmission and distribution as well as for the
production, conversion and transport of the primary fuels oil and
gas. It is the world`s only fully integrated provider with
comprehensive knowhow encompassing the entire energy
conversion chain and, in particular, plant-to-grid connections. The
worldwide team of the Energy Sector consists of more than 85,000
employees – engineers, technicians and other specialists in nearly
190 countries.
Whatever the power generation needs are, Siemens responds with
its global network of alliances and contacts, offers project
administration, project financing, sophisticated technology and
service solutions, and a wealth of experience.
Badge Sponsor
Bernhard van Meeteren
B.van.meeteren@fmo.nl
EnergyHousing@fmo.nl
Tel + 31 70 314 9665
Fax + 31 70 314 9753
www.fmo.nl
The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) is
the international development bank of the Netherlands. FMO
invests risk capital in companies and financial institutions in
developing countries. With an investment portfolio of over EUR
5,0 billion at year-end 2010, FMO is one of the largest bilateral
private sector development banks worldwide. FMO's mission: to
create flourishing enterprises, which can serve as engines of
sustainable growth in their countries. FMO offers a full range of
financial instruments for the benefit of private companies and
financial institutions in developing economies. FMO focuses on
three sectors: finance, housing and energy (generation,
transmission and distribution) with a further focus on renewable
energy and projects in Least Developed Countries. Africa is the
largest region in FMO’s portfolio.
Organisations who attended AEF 2010
Belgium • Bio • European Commission: DG for Development • European Commission: EuropeAid • PANGEA - Partners for Euro-African Green
Energy • Siemens • Benin • Federal Presidency of the Yorouba Kings • Botswana • G4 Consulting Engineers • Brazil • Vale SA • Burundi
• Energie des Grands Lacs (EGL) • Canada • Canadian Gas Services International Ltd • Energy Consultants International Inc • Manitoba Hydro
International Ltd • Cyprus • Holborn European Marketing Co Ltd • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNEL) •
Denmark • Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractors (BWSC) • Semco Maritime • Egypt • GL Noble Denton • Mantrac • Finland •
FINNFUND • France • 4D Global Energy Advisors • AFD • Africa Energy Intelligence • Aggreko International • Allen & Overy LLP •
Alstom • AREVA NP • AREVA T&D • Clifford Chance Europe LLP • Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP • EDF • EDF - Centre d’Ingénierie
Hydraulique • ETDE • GE Energy • GE Energy - Aero • Gemco International • Hogan Lovells • La Compagnie Du Vent (GDF Suez
Group) • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency/MIGA • Omicron • Philia Consulting • Proparco • SAP France • Sofreco • Tractebel
Engineering / Coyne et Bellier • Vergnet SA • Vestas • Wärtsilä France • Gabon • Ministry of Energy & Water Resources • Germany • DEG
GmbH • Fichtner GmbH & Co KG • First Climate (Switzerland) AG • German African Business Association/Afrika-Verein • Germanischer LLoyd
AG • Hitachi Power Europe GmbH • Lahmeyer International GmbH • Siemens AG • Siemens Energy Oil & Gas Division • SMA Solar Technology
AG • South African Consulate-General: Munich • West LB AG • WKN Windkraft Nord AG • Ghana • Committee on Mines & Energy • Ghana
Grid Company Ltd (GRIDco) • Ministry of Justice • Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd • Iran • Iran Transfo Commercial Company (P.J.S) • MAPNA Group
• Kenya • Anjarwalla & Khanna Advocates /Africa Legal Network • AREVA T&D • ENCOMM • Energy Regulatory Commission • Gamma Delta
Eastern Africa Limited • Hydel Engineering & Construction Limited • Indra Ltd • Industrial Promotion Services (K) ltd / IPS • Kenya Electricity
Generating Company (KenGen) • Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC) • TransCentury • Lesotho • Lesotho Electricity Authority • Luxembourg
• European Investment Bank • Malawi • Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) • Mozambique • CNELEC (Electricity Regulator) •
Electricidade de Moçambique E.P. • Engco Eléctrica Lda • Ministry of Energy • Moçambique Diesel Electrica LDA • Vale SA • Namibia •
NamPower • Netherlands • FMO - Netherlands Development Finance Company • Shell Upstream International • Vestas Benelux B.V • Wärtsilä
Netherlands BV • Energyst International Projects • Nigeria • AELEX • Aggreko International • Àrgentil Capital Partners • GE Energy - Global
Sales • Globeleq • University of Ilorin • Norway • Jacobsen Elektro A/S • Norfund • SN Power Africa • Portugal • FCB & A • Vestas •
Russian Federation • Gazprom EP International • Rwanda • Kibuye Power • South Africa • ABSA Capital • AREVA South Africa • Dewey
& LeBoeuf LLP • EDI Holdings • ESKOM • ESKOM Holdings • Fieldstone Africa (Pty) Ltd • GE Energy • Merit Capital (Pty) Ltd • Nedbank
Capital • Norconsult South Africa (Pty) Ltd • RSV ENCO Consulting (Pty) Ltd • TNJ Project Solutions • USAID • Wärtsilä South Africa (Pty) Ltd
• Webber Wentzel • Wesgro • Spain • Guascor Power • Iberdrola • Vestas Mediterranean • Sri Lanka • LTL Holdings (Pvt) Ltd • Sweden
• ABB Power Technologies • Eltel Networks • Switzerland • Addax Bioenergy • Africa Progress Panel • Alstom (Switzerand) Ltd • Basel
Agency for Sustainable Energy [BASE] • Basler Afrika Bibliographien • Cat Electric Power • Caterpillar Power Generation Systems • Caterpillar
SARL • Die Botschaft • Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) • EPFL • First Climate (Switzerland) AG • Green Biofuel Switzerland
AG • Green Power Holding AG • Haefely Test AG • La Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild • Panalpina Air & Ocean LTD • Planair • Rainbow
Unlimited gmbh • Stucky Ltd • Swiss Federal Office of Energy • Swiss-African Business Circle (SABC) • SwissWinds Development (GmbH) •
Tamoil • Thomson Reuters • Tanzania • Ako Law • CRB Africa Legal • Energy & Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) • Orca Exploration
• Songas Ltd • Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd (TANESCO) • Tunisia • African Development Bank • United Arab Emirates • Aggreko
International • Chadbourne & Parke • International Power plc • Intertropical Trading Co • United Kingdom • Actis • Africa Confidential • African
Energy • Aggreko PLC • Aldwych International Ltd • Aqua Media Ltd • Barclays Capital • CDC Group Plc • Chadbourne & Parke • Challenge
Energy Ltd • Clifford Chance LLP • Clyde & Co • Control Risks • Denton Wilde Sapte • DLA Piper • Doosan Babcock Energy • Eleqtra
(Infraco) Ltd • Empower • eONE • Fieldstone Private Capital Group Ltd • Frontier Markets Fund Managers • Globeleq • Gowlings (UK) LLP
• Greenberg Traurig Maher • GuarantCo • HSBC • Infinite Group • Linklaters LLP • Merger Markets • Mott MacDonald • NERA Economic
Consulting • NERA UK Ltd • Norton Rose • Nur Energie Ltd. • Rolls-Royce Diesels Power Business • Sojitz UK PLC • Standard Chartered
Bank • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Ltd • Sun Biofuels • Tanfield Chambers • The Risk Advisory Group • Thomson Reuters •
Trinity International LLP • Wind Prospect • Wragge & Co • ZIM NRG Plc • United States of America • AES • AES APCO • APR Energy •
Butler Advisory Services • ContourGlobal • Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP • Grynberg Petroleum Company • Hunton & Williams LLP • International
Finance Corporation • Nexant • PA Consulting Group • Sithe Global • SOL, INC. • Tetra Tech • Tufts University • USAID • World Bank
• World Bank’s Sustainable Development Vice Presidency • Zambia • Energy Regulation Board (ERB) • Enfin Solutions
AEF 2011 Sponsorship
AEF sponsorship offers opportunities to reach the power, gas
and renewable energy markets in Africa faster through
preferential publicity, prominent exposure on the conference
platform, and access to delegate details. Free tickets increase
the opportunity for market contact. It makes economic sense.
To enquire about sponsorship contact Bruno Cockburn
bruno@energynet.co.uk
AEF 2011 Exhibition
The AEF Exhibition is the hub of the marketplace. It is where
the business is done, where the delegates socialize, where
the welcome lunch is held, where coffee is served.
Companies that exhibit are at the heart of the forum.
They stand out.
To reserve a stand space contact Sophie Mew
sophie@energynet.co.uk
Africa Energy Yearbook 2011
An update on the successful 2010 inaugural copy, the 2011
Yearbook will be available to all AEF delegates and circulated
to government agencies, to major multilateral organizations,
and to leading energy companies. The Africa Energy
Yearbook 2011 publishes articles on how the interlinking of
the energy sector, global environmental concerns, and
development goals affects Africa’s prospects for growth.
Statistics, a list of Africa power-sector investors, and a
directory of generator suppliers are also included. Advertise
your presence.
To contribute or advertise contact Amy Offord
amy@energynet.co.uk
Tuesday 14 June
Africa Energy Summit
Powering development
12:30 Buffet Lunch hosted by
14:30
Powering the Future
Costing the future: half of the world's 10 fastest growing
economies in 2011 are expected to be in Africa. How will
African countries meet the increased demand for power?
Costing the vote: Africa’s economic growth hinges on the
ability of governments to increase power generation capacity
and improve households’ access to affordable electricity.
What reforms are needed to deliver power to the people?
Costing power: a realistic price for power is better than no
power at all. Can governments afford not to implement cost
reflective tariffs? What government reforms would satisfy
investor requirements?
Costing the earth: how will climate change mitigation
promote the required expansion of Africa’s power sector?
Costing technology: are governments supporting proven,
reliable, least cost technology, or
developing a future low carbon economy? Is there a power
matrix that will maximise the need for economic development
whilst minimising the impact on the environment?
16:30
Powerful Partnerships
Comparative advantage: the construction of new capacity
for cross-border transmission often makes more economic
sense than the construction of new capacity for generation.
But will the trading of power result in the best location of
generation?
Pooling together: regional power pools and government
involvement is key to negotiating cross-border agreements,
coordinating generation planning and the erection of
transmission interconnections.What lessons can be learnt
from the failed Western Power Corridor scheme? What is
needed to crystallize an effective operation?
Desertec: is the initiative too ambitious and too costly? Will
north Africa become a hub for solar energy generation?
Public Private Partnerships: what is needed for PPPs to
succeed?
Paris Club: Has debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor
Countries Initiative improved prospects for investment in
the power sector?
18:30 AEF Welcome Reception
Costing inactivity: does the prevalence of emergency power
reflect a failure of planning and procurement or success in
providing essential power?
16:00 Coffee
Tuesday 14 June 09:00 to 12:30
Tuesday 14 June 12:30 to 14:30
Africa Hardball
Africa Power Deal
Africa Hardball is the pre-AEF executive briefing, conducted
under the Chatham House Rule, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and analysts to discuss the political
issues that will shape African energy markets.
Last year saw the first Africa Power Deal discussion outlining
some of the preliminary steps towards making Ruzizi III
happen. This year will focus on the Nigerian Power Sector
Privatization.
Politics & People
Now in its sixth year, Hardball gives a frank assessment of the
politics and people who shape Africa’s role in the global
energy industry, with experts giving insights rarely voiced in
open forums.
Those interested in participating in the Africa Power Deal
should contact Bruno Cockburn (bruno@energynet.co.uk).
Programme
The programme is written by Jon Marks, one of the world’s
leading commentators on African energy matters. The cost is
Euros 460 plus VAT. For more information contact
Nick Carn (nick@cbi-publishing.com).
Wednesday 15 June
AfricaPOWER
Where is the power?
09:00
Generation:
Where’s the Power?
How many MWs are being added to Africa's grid?
Medupi, Kusile and Ingula: an update on South Africa’s
capacity to meet demand.
Geregu II: is this the tip of the iceberg?
Tema Osonor: an example of a well structured IPP?
14:30
Reforms & Restructuring:
Powering Growth
Experts will be invited to discuss reforms and their effect on
the African power sector.
What impact is the unbundling of the generation,
transmission & distribution business having on the state
electricity utility?
Mmamabula: is there a lesson to be learnt?
Is the privatisation of the state electricity utility still an option?
16:15 Coffee
Power rental solutions: the benefit is getting power to the
grid within two months of a contract signature.
16:45
Tarfaya: large-scale wind is gathering momentum.
Finance:
The Power of Money
Mphanda Nkuwa: do large power projects depend on
neighbouring countries' willingness to import power?
How can governments raise finance?
• Joined up government: how can Treasury and Energy
Ministries align goals?
11:00
Coffee
• Can governments still borrow cheaply?
11:30
Transmission & Distribution:
The Route to Power
• Who will lend to governments and can governments
ensure that the terms are fair?
Africa Energy Atlas: illustrating the potential of Africa's
regional transmission networks.
• Chinese companies have put together some very effective
projects. What can be learnt from the Chinese model?
The chicken or the egg? Generation or transmission capacity.
Which sector drives which?
What sources of funding exist for power utilities?
• What is required for a successful bond issue or IPO?
T&D: how many new transmission and distribution projects
are being developed on the continent?
• Is there any evidence of increased funding from pension
funds, local banks and local investors?
Battling for investment: expanding capacity and replacing
old assets. Who will pay for it?
• Can commercial banks play a role in funding utilities and
what are the required guarantees?
Integrating renewable energy: for geographical reasons the
prefered sites for renewable energy are often in remote
areas with no access to the grid. Who foots the bill?
• How do the terms for DFIs differ from those of
commercial banks?
Regulation: what are regulators doing to encourage the
reliability, maintenance and reinforcement of the distribution
grid? How can they remain independent from government
pressure and private sector demands and provide appropriate
oversight and prudence review?
GRIDCo: encouraging private sector investment and
introducing competition in the wholesale power supply
market.
13:00
A taste of Paris hosted by
Financing IPPs
• Do commercial banks have the appetite for large-scale,
long-term power projects?
• Have sovereign guarantees been the catalyst for getting
projects off the ground?
• Are political risk guarantee schemes enough to encourage
private sector investment?
Tariffs
• Increasing tariffs will move projects forward but will they
push fragile communities further into poverty? What are
the options?
18:00
AEF Reception
Thursday 16 June
Africa Power Caucus
What makes power work?
09:30
Talking Power
All risk has to be shared prior to a project being built. Is it
a given that the allocation depends on the negotiating
strength of each party?
Negotiating power: can governments compete with the
wealth of resources and experience that is available to the
international private sector? How do you overcome this
perceived imbalance?
Protracted negotiations: lengthy negotiations significantly
increase the cost of a project. Can this be made more
efficient without cutting corners?
Allocating risks: who shoulders most of the risk in a
project? What risks are under the control of the sponsor,
contractor and operator? What risks are under the control
of government? How are these risks allocated in a power
purchase agreement? Can international norms and standard
contracts be used?
PPA requirements: why does it appear problematic to adopt
clear laws and regulations that support private ownership and
transparency of the power market?
Meeting payment obligations: payment liquidity and security
from the off-taker is critical to the viability of a project and
often a stumbling block in negotiations. Are there any
alternatives?
Offtaker guarantees: how can the off-taker overcome an
already burdened balance sheet?
Public Private Partnerships: what funding arrangements are
needed for PPPs to succeed?
Private power: why do governments often remain unconvinced
of the claim that private power is best?
Independent Power Producers: IPPs have added 3000MW of
new capacity in recent years. Why do relatively few projects
make the grade? What can be learnt from the Gulf States,
where the IPP model is already established?
BRICs: are Africa’s increasing ties with emerging market
partners forcing traditional investors to reassess their
financial model?
13:00 Farewell lunch hosted by
Thursday 16 June
AfricaHYDRO
From billion dollar grand-scale projects to pico "run-of-theriver” schemes. What are the barriers to fulfilling Africa’s
huge hydro potential?
09:00
Hydro Hype?
Mphanda Nkuwa: the result of strong government consensus
and good planning. What government frameworks and
regulations are needed to build a 1500MW hydropower
plant?
11:30
Hydro Holdings
Bujagali: what can be learnt from this successful IPP?
Ruzizi: an update on the PPP structured project.
Inga: too grand or too expensive? What are the obstacles
preventing its development?
Gilgel Gibe 3: who is financing the project?
Ingula: South Africa is looking to shift away from coal. How
much does domestic or imported hydropower feature in its
low carbon future?
Malagarasi: a case study on the importance of addressing
environmental and social issues early in hydropower project
development cycle. Who should pay for the environmental
and social impact assessments?
Masinga: Kenya's reliance on hydropower has led to acute
national power shortages during droughts. Is Kenya shifting
away from hydro?
China: prepared to invest billions of dollars in African
hydropower schemes that have been on the drawing board
for decades.What can be learnt from the Chinese model?
Westcor: a lesson in the difficulty of cross-border power
agreements.
Sahanivotry: earned the right to sell carbon credits through
the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Can the model
be repeated?
Bumbuna: an exercise in international cooperation to bring
hydropower on stream.
Capitalizing on natural resources: Ethiopia is harnessing its
huge hydro reserves: who are the potential importers? Is
there an example of an integrated transmission grid system
that is able to transport power across the region?
Guarantees: can hydropower projects attract private
investment without the World Bank’s risk guarantee and
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency’s (MIGA)
investment guarantees?
13:00 Farewell lunch
Mercredi 15 Juin
Afrique ELECTRIQUE
Quelles sont les opportunités d'investissement en Afrique?
09:00
Le Financement de l'énergie
Transmission et distribution:
qu' y a-t-il de nouveau?
14:30
Quelles sont les sources de financement pour les Etats pour
développer le secteur, et à quelles conditions? Est-ce que les
sociétés nationales d'électricité peuvent lever directement des
ressources, et à quelles conditions?
Combien de nouveaux projets de transmission et de
distribution sont en cours sur le continent? Le secteur privé
peut-il jouer un rôle dans ces projets?
Y a-t-il un rôle à jouer pour les banques locales, les assureurs
ou les investisseurs locaux?
Africa Energy Atlas: démontrons le potentiel des réseaux
régionaux de transmission en Afrique.
Ls banques internationales peuvent-elles jouer un rôle dans
le financement du secteur et avec quelles garanties? Quelles
sont les principales différences entre les termes des bailleurs
de fonds et ceux des banques commerciales?
Le réseau: comment en financer l'expansion des capacités et le
remplacement des anciennes infrastructures de transmission et
de distribution?
Le Financement des producteurs
indépendants d'électricité
Importance du cadre réglementaire pour favoriser les
investissements du secteur privé dans ce secteur.
Intégrer l'énergie renouvelable: pour des raisons
géographiques, les sites sont souvent éloignés du réseau: les
projets sont-ils néanmoins rentables?
Réformes et restructuration:
quelles sont les différentes options?
Pourquoi les promoteurs privés investissent-ils dans le
secteur de l'énergie en Afrique?
16:45
Les banques commerciales ont-elles de l'appétit pour les
grands projets d'énergie qui nécessitent des financements à
long terme?
Les experts seront invités à discuter des principales
réformes en cours et des effets de ces réformes sur le
secteur africain de l'énergie.
L'absence de garanties souveraines est--elle un obstacle à
l'obtention du financement? Les garanties données par les
institutions internationales sont-elles suffisantes pour
encourager le secteur privé à investir?
Impact de la séparation des activités de production, de
transport et de distribution d'électricité sur les sociétés
nationales d'électricité?
Tarifs
Quelles politiques tarifaires peuvent à la fois favoriser l'accès
à l'énergie et le développement des infrastructures?
Comment concilier objectifs sociaux (généralisation de
l'accès à l'électricité, prix accessible) avec les besoins de
financement du secteur électrique?
11:30
Production d'électricité:
que se passe-t-il?
Combien de MW ont été ajoutés au réseau africain?
Centrale Thermique de Lomé: une collaboration entre le
secteur public et le secteur privé.
Location d’un groupe électrogène: les avantages de pouvoir
alimenter le réseau deux mois après la signature du contrat.
Maroc: quelles politiques sont nécessaires pour encourager
les projets éoliens et les projets solaires?
Azito: comment augmenter de 50% la capacité de l’usine
sans risque d’émissions supplémentaires de CO2?
Le développement de nouveaux gisements de gaz: offrira-t-il
une solution durable?
Les centrales solaires: sont-elles compétitives en Afrique?
La privatisation des sociétés nationales d'électricité est-elle
encore envisageable? Quels sont les autres modèles de
participation du secteur privé (délégation de gestion, assistance
technique…)?
Wednesday 15 June
AfricaGAS
Gas in demand
09:00
The Politics of Gas
14:30
The Attraction of Gas
National interests & corporate profits: it is important to
establish at the outset a modus operandi whereby the
parties’ perceived interests do not provide a reason for
disruptive tension. But how achievable is this?
Tanzania: demand for gas over the last five years has more
than doubled, and exploration activity continues to expand.
But what is meant when concerns are expressed at the
“slow pace of decision making” delaying projects?
Redressing the imbalance: African countries are sensitive to
assertions that they have sold national resources too cheaply
to secure the investment and technical expertise needed for
their exploitation. Is it feasible to establish an impartial
valuation? What are the essential elements for a productive,
long-term partnership between NOCs and IOCs?
Mozambique: successful development of the Pande and
Temane gas fields and the building of a pipeline to South
Africa adds credence to the claim that Mozambique is a
country where one can do business.What are the factors
underscoring this claim?
Sharing experience: African governments experience similar
difficulties in ensuring that associated and stranded gas is
economically used.What mechanisms exist for countries to
avoid common pitfalls?
Regulation for gas: an enabling regulatory environment is
often quoted as essential for the development of a profitable
gas sector. What are the regulations required?
11:30
The Economics of Gas
Gas Flaring
• Why has it been so difficult to eliminate flaring?
• Will new oil producers with associated gas be able to
adopt a zero flaring policy?
• What are the economics of gas productionpredominantly
to fuel power generation?
Pricing
• How does a higher gas price square with its potential use
as a fuel for power generation?
• Given that implementing cost-reflective power tariffs for
all is politically sensitive, what flexibility does a utility have
when negotiating the price it will pay for gas?
• Price volatility can cripple a company.What pricing formula
is used to give long-term security to industrial users of gas.
• Could the price of gas reflect an environmental premium?
• Countries considering gas for industrial use lack an
adequate pipeline network.Who will pay for pipelines?
Customers
• How does one resolve any
competitive tension between the
national power company and the
gas supplier in meeting industrial
consumers’ energy needs?
• Will LPG fill an essential gap in the
domestic energy market?
South Africa: despite the attraction of gas for power
generation, proposed projects have encountered problems.
What policies could support the use of gas in South Africa?
What is the prospect of large gas finds?
Namibia: is the Kudu gas-to-power project’s delay simply a
problem of getting an offtaker’s guarantee or are the
problems of a more procedural and structural nature? Are
there lessons that other African countries can learn from
the Kudu project?
Ghana: being a late comer to the oil and gas producers’ club
should enable Ghana to avoid the worst effects of Dutch
disease.What steps are being taken to ensure that this will be
the case?
Nigeria: with its massive gas resources, what has been the
root cause of Nigeria’s inability to use this valuable resource
for power generation? Given the history, why should
President Goodluck’s Gas Master Plan get the support it
needs to succeed?
West African Gas Pipeline: where’s the gas?
Lake Kivu: a new frontier?
16:45
Money for Gas
Corporate money
• How easy is it to finance gas projects from cash flow and
rights issues?
• Are the effects of a global crisis still making it difficult to
access finance for gas-to-power projects?
African money
• Low capitalization of banks in Africa has limited their ability
to engage in large financing of oil and gas ventures.What
steps are being taken to change this?
• How can the involvement of African-based institutions
support the financing of gas projects?
Multilateral money
• How do development finance institutions seek to
participate in gas projects?
Wednesday 15 June
Africa Renewable Energy Forum
The future is renewable
Renewable Africa
Growth in Africa's power capacity over past decades has been
14:30 Renewable Money
limited and the lack of access to electricity persists - can the
renewable energy industry succeed where conventional power
and rural energy initiatives have failed?
More money is now invested in new renewable power capacity
than in new fossil fuel capacity. Half of the existing renewable
energy capacity is in developing countries. Do African
countries feature in this investment?
09:00
The Future is Wind
The experience of developing a large-scale wind project in
Africa.
Measuring and forecasting wind capacity
• What is Africa’s wind potential?
• How do developers identify the optimum location for
wind farms?
Integrating the grid
For geographical reasons the prefered sites for wind
generation are often in remote areas with no access to the
grid.
• Is proximity to the existing grid the key factor to South
Africa’s renewable energy feed-in tariff projects?
• Are projects inhibited by the need to expand the grid?
• Are Regional Electricity Distributors supporting the
transmission infrastructure costs?
• Are the communities in remote areas benefitting from this
local wind power?
11:30
The Future is Solar
The experience of developing a solar park in Africa.
Solar Photovoltaic
• A small number of volts can make a big difference to a
household and the cost of solar power kits are crashing
down. If PV kits can supply households with modest needs
in rural and peri-urban areas, why are they not in more
demand?
• What is the potential of solar energy for industrial
applications?
Concentrated Solar Power
• What are the challenges and opportunties of large-scale CSP?
• Is small-scale CSP a feasible and cost-competitive option for
rural electrification?
• Economies of scale: what are the advantages of large-scale
solar programmes as opposed to small scale projects?
• Secrurity of supply: PV for peak power, CSP for base-load
power. Is this a realisic future scenario?
The challenge is how to finance costly renewable energy
projects. But in reality financing any power project in Africa has
been difficult.The possible advantage for renewables is that
governments may have a commitment to promote them
through positive discrimination.
• What does a commercial bank require to lend to
renewable energy projects (REPs)?
• How do DFIs propose to include more REPs on their
books, in compliance with their remit, while being confident
that the projects are sound and make a meaningful
contribution to development?
• Are feed-in tariffs the best mechanism for supporting
REPs? Are they inefficent by potentially distorting the
market?
• Is it foolhardy to expect carbon credits to fund a
significant expansion in African renewable energy?
• Are there clean energy funds available for renewable
energy projects in Africa? How do you access these funds?
16:45
The Carbon Catch
Promoting the low carbon revolution
• An evaluation of Renewable Energy Feed in Tariffs (REFITS)
in comparison with other supporting mechanisms.
• Renewable portfolio standards, quota obligations, capital
subsidies, grants, tax credits etc. How can governments
promote the renewable energy sector?
• Have issues on power purchase agreements in South
Africa been resolved?
• How do authorities grant renewable energy projects?
• Who is regulating renewable energy projects?
• Does renewable energy need incentives? What will
governments ask in return for subsidies?
• Government perspective: what are the barriers and
obstacles to implementing policy reforms?
• Private sector perspective: what legal and policy
framework is required to encourage investment
in renewable energy projects?
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