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POWERING UPA CONTINENT17-19 JULY
2018
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Host Utility:
Supporting Association:
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JOHANNESBURGSOUTH AFRICASANDTON CONVENTION CENTRE CALL
FOR PAPERSABSTRACT DEADLINE: 8 JANUARY 2018
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POWERING UP A CONTINENT
POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa is the electricity industry’s forum that brings together international business leaders and technical experts committed to POWERING UP A CONTINENT .
Featuring a comprehensive conference programme and extensive exhibit floor, the event spans all aspects of centralised and distributed power generation along with leading technologies in power transmission and distribution.
Put simply, it’s where the industry meets to do business.
WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME A SPEAKER
Share your own and your company’s success stories
Launch new technical innovations
Influence the direction of the market
Gain peer recognition as energy expert
Enhance your career prospects
Free B2B Matchmaking Service
Access to a Conference Sessions
Earn CPD points
Invited to all networking events
The 2017 POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa conference drew considerable praise for its comprehensive content and quality of presentations. Across 4 parallel tracks and One Day Nuclear Forum, featuring some 30 separate sessions, over 100 expert speakers addressed an average audience of over 65 delegates.
Do not miss out on this exciting opportunity to present your wealth of knowledge, experience and ideas as a speaker at the POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa 2018 conference in Johannesburg
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All abstracts must be submitted in English, using the on-line form found on the POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa website: www.powergenafrica.com
The main body of your abstract should be between 150 and 300 words (2000 characters maximum). Overtly commercial abstracts will not be accepted for the conference. Customer and joint customer/supplier papers are particularly welcome. For full guidelines and requirements, please visit the POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa website under the “Conference” section.
PLEASE NOTE: In submitting an abstract you are indicating your availability and willingness to develop and write a full paper, attend and present your paper at POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa 2018, if selected, and comply with all the deadlines.
Please ensure that the speaker and author details you are providing when submitting your abstract are correct, as these will be used for pre-event marketing purposes. Speakers are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs.
ABSTRACT SUBMITTAL PROCESS
STEP-BY-STEP SUBMITTAL PROCEDURE
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 8 JANUARY 2018
Please submit your abstract ONLY ONCE and wait for the automatic e-mail that confirms your registration.More detailed submittal instructions are available at www.powergenafrica.com
Go to www.powergenafrica.com
Click the Conference tab
Click ‘Submit/Modify Abstract’ in the drop down menu
Enter your Email and password to start submitting your abstract, speaker and author details. If this is your first visit to the new website, you will be asked to set up a log-in account. If you have previously submitted an abstract for a PennWell event, you might already be registered on our system.
Your abstract will not be submitted until you have completed all the required fields and click ‘Submit Abstract’
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AMY NASH Senior Conference ManagerT: +44 (0) 1992 656 621E: [email protected]
FOR ANY ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT:
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3,000+ATTENDEES
75+EXHIBITORS
100+SPEAKERS
50+VIPS
OF EXHIBITORS POLLED SAID THE EVENT WAS
SUCCESSFUL IN MEETING THEIR OBJECTIVES
OF VISITORS POLLEDSAID THE INFORMATION
GATHERED AT THE EVENT COULD BE APPLIED TO THEIR
BUSINESS
OF DELEGATES POLLED SAID THE INFORMATION THEY GATHERED COULD
BE APPLIED TO THEIR BUSINESS
90 %
92 %
80 %
2017 STATISTICS
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YOUR AUDIENCE
BREAKDOWN OF ATTENDEES BY COUNTRY
AFRICA 83.3%
ASIA 4.6%
EUROPE 8.2%
MIDDLE EAST 1.2%
AUSTRALASIA 0.2%
THE AMERICAS 2.5%
34.4% General or Corporate Management
9.3% Engineering Management
12.3% Engineering, including Design, Systems & Planning
3.5% Other Engineering
5.4% Operations Management
ATTENDEES BY JOB FUNCTION4% Operations, including Maintenance
5.2% Other Operations
5.2% Purchasing (Purchasing Officer, Buyer, Procurement Manager)
2.9% Design, planning & specify (Engineer, Assoc. Engineering, Dir Engineering, Consultant)
17.8% Other
ATTENDEES BY INDUSTRY• Investor-Owned Electric Utility• Rural Electric or other Electric Cooperative• Other Public Electric Utility, including Federal, State or DistrictCooperative• Investor-Owned Gas Utility / Local Distribution Company• Gas Producer / Gatherer / Transporter• Independent Power Co., Unregulated Utility Subsidiary, Cogenerator or Small Power Producer• Pulp & Paper• Chemicals & Allied Products• Fabricated Metal Products, Primary Metals & Mining
• Machinery including Electrical & Electronic• Institution Power Plants Plus Service and Commercial Establishments• Consulting Firms including Civil Engineers/Engineers Architects. Design & Dam Contructors/Construction Companies and Consultants• Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)• IT & Software Solutions Providers• Electric Utility or Power Generating Company• Government Energy Department• Municipal Electric Utility
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CALL FOR PAPERS TOPICS
Abstracts are now invited for the 2018 conference, with the Advisory Board keen to receive submissions concerning the electricity sector in all parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Authors are welcome to submit more than one proposal but please be aware that commercial or advertorial papers will not be accepted.
ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY STRATEGY Key market trends] Trends in electricity demand
] Fuel choices, trends & costs
] Electricity pricing, tariffs and subsidies
] Government/municipal policies &
planning
] Security of supply
] Rural electrification
] Microgrids
] Environmental & renewable energy
strategies
] Managing aging assets
] Capacity building, skills and training
] Interconnections and power pools
] Gas to power programmes
] Impact of Digitalisation
Market models & regulation] Country or regional analyses
] Market design, policy & regulation
] Power pools & energy trading
] Unbundling & privatization
] Legal & regulatory frameworks
] System planning & management
] Trends in distributed generation
] Environmental policy and regulation
Infrastructure Planning] Power plant development
] Grid development
] Decentralised energy solutions
] Optimization of electricity production
] Energy Efficiency
] System design
] Independent power programmes
] Managing fuel supplies
] Integration of renewables
] Captive power solutions
Projects, planning & finance] Legal & contractual issues
] Project structures
] Attracting investment
] Finance & lending models
] Multilateral lending & export credit
] Asset management
] Contractor issues
] Project case studies
FOSSIL BASED GENERATION Power plant technology ] Coal plant technology
] Steam turbines
] Gas turbines
] Combined cycle plants
] Boilers & HRSGs
] Reciprocating engines
] Cooling systems
] Coal gasification
] Emissions control
] Generators
] Digital technology
] Hybrid plants
] Flexible generation
] Co-firing
] Balance of plant
Operations & Maintenance] Maintenance & outage management
] Maintaining power quality
] Staff training
] Plant optimization
] Refurbishment & life extension
] Materials handing
] Heating & cooling systems
] Flexible operation
] Case studies
NUCLEAR POWER Nuclear Power Strategy] Nuclear power in Africa
] South Africa’s nuclear programme
] Other global nuclear experiences
] Localisation
Nuclear Power Technology] Large reactor designs
] Small modular reactors
] Safety issues
] Supply chain
] Waste storage
] Fuel management
RENEWABLE ENERGYPlanning & Finance ] Planning, forecasts, assessments
] Renewable projects & opportunities
] Financing renewable projects
] Renewable policy & regulation
] Risk & security assessment
] Support mechanisms
] Grid access & integration
Technologies & projects] Hydropower
] Wind energy
] Solar energy - PV and CSP
] Biomass
] Geothermal
] Wave & tidal
] Waste to energy
] Hybrid designs Operations & maintenance
] Energy storage systems
] Rural electrification
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99 %
POWER DELIVERY & CUSTOMERSUtility & municipality business] Policy & regulation
] Customer engagement
] Revenue realisation
] Infrastructure investment
] Business models
] Digitalisation
] Integrated demand management
] Approach to cost of supply study
] Network planning & design
] Asset management
] New revenue streams
] Impact of alternative and distributed generation Power delivery] Infrastructure management
] Network planning & design
] Transformers/switchgear
] Standards, rules & regulations
] Power quality
] Overhead line design, selection & maintenance
] Electrification
] Energy storage for grid support
] Renewable initiatives/integration
] Managing cable networks
Metering] Advanced metering infrastructure
] Funding of AMI
] Pre-paid meters
] Smart meters
] Substation metering
] Automatic meter reading
] Data analytics
System Automation] Back office support
] Cyber security
] Data analytics
] Communication technology
] Network automation
] Smart technology
] Grid automation standards
] Grid sensors
] System modelling
] Technology as a business enabler
System Operation] SCADA
] Energy management systems
] Grid monitoring
] Asset maintenance: transformers, switchgear, overhead lines
] Field service management
] Equipment monitoring/testing
] Cabling
] HVDC/HVAC
Workforce
] Occupational health & safety
] Workforce productivity
] Recruitment, development & training
] Resource modelling
OF 2017 DELEGATES POLLED PLAN TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE IN 2018
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POWERING UP A CONTINENT
OF DELEGATES POLLED SAID THE INFORMATION GATHERED AT THE EVENT COULD BE APPLIED TO THEIR BUSINESS80
%
AMY NASHSenior Conference ManagerT: +44 (0) 1992 656 621E: [email protected]
FOR ANY ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT:
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 8 JANUARY 2018
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