Call for Papers: POWER-GEN grows pan-African focus
With Africa’s regulators and
utilities facing similar challenges
in terms of sustainability and
service delivery, POWER-GEN
Africa 2015 will increase its focus
on sustainability and best practice
in African power generation.
Nigel Blackaby, PennWell Events
Director, says sustainability has
emerged as a critical challenge
across the continent in a rapidlychanging sector. “Utilities are
facing huge challenges in meeting
power demand, therefore our
focus in 2015 will be on best
sustainable practices, financing,
operations and the changing
environment across the continent.
It is papers on these topics that are
of particular interest.”
Blackaby says the event, run
concurrently with DistribuTECH
Africa in Cape Town, is attracting
a steadily-growing pan-African
audience. At the 2014 event, over
2,330 power sector stakeholders
from 72 countries travelled to
Cape Town to participate in event.
In 2015, this premier conference
is set to bring together up to
3,000 global thought leaders
and stakeholders to consider the
challenges, trends and relevant
technologies around Africa’s
power generation, under the
theme ‘Emerging opportunities
in the world’s fastest growing
continent’. The event, to be hosted
by PennWell Corporation from
15-17 July 2015 at the Cape
Town International Convention
Centre, Cape Town, South Africa,
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will attract a broad range of
delegates, including regional
electricity distribution companies,
municipalities, power producers,
utilities, oil and gas companies,
mining companies, energy
and engineering consultants,
government and regulators,
environmental agencies,
development agencies and
investors.
Ahead of POWER-GEN Africa
2015, experts in the field of
power generation and related
technologies are invited to
submit papers for consideration
by the Advisory Board, which
comprises experts from the broad
spectrum of power generation
sub-sectors, as well as from a
number of African countries.
Blackaby notes that the Advisory
Board composition ensures that
the conference content remains
topical and relevant, and meets the
needs of stakeholders across the
continent.
Blackaby says POWER-GEN Africa
has a proud history of outstanding
papers being presented at the
event, with awards presented for
the top three papers. “We have had
excellent presentations by a range
of speakers – from academics and
managing consultants, through
to public sector and experts
working in the industry. We have
also had case studies and insights
presented by some of our younger
engineers. This illustrates one
of the key aims of the event – to
facilitate the transfer of knowledge
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and exposure to best practice
across all areas of the industry.”
He adds that papers are not
limited to suggested topics.
“Prospective speakers can present
abstracts with a motivation for
any topic. There is ample scope
for new thinking, best practice,
information sharing and case
studies – the audiences are
seeking both information on
new innovations and practical
knowledge.”
Participating in POWER-GEN
Africa 2015 enables speakers to be
part of the rapid growth in Africa
region and add to the debate about
key generation challenges for
Africa’s electricity sector and longterm sustainable energy supplies,
as growth and demand for power
intensifies.
Topics to come under discussion
include regional market trends
and forecasts, strategic planning,
optimisation of power production,
market structure and regulation,
project and financing issues, fossil
fired technology, nuclear power,
renewables, solar, geothermals,
hybrid plants, operations and
maintenance, grid integration, and
improved forecasting.
The deadline for abstracts is
October 10, 2014.
For more information on proposed
topics and to submit an abstract
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