AIX: POWER & RENEWABLES 2020

Africa Investment Exchange: Power and Renewables

Enabling power project development in Africa

September 2020 to February 2021 – online

The 7th AIX: Power & Renewables will be a series of monthly meetings held in a virtual environment between September 2020 to February 2021, with live streaming, fringe events, an online exhibition and networking opportunities.

View the agenda (pdf)

Further details on each monthly meeting are listed below:

#4: 15 December 2020

The fourth of the AIX Power & Renewables virtual meetings will be focusing on IPPs

All times are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

#4– Agenda & Panellists (AIX:PR)

December 15, 2020 10:30 AM - 11:00 AMMulticonsult presentation: small hydro IPPs in Uganda

Optimising investment and avoiding costly mistakes in small hydro: the case of 14 small hydro IPPs in Uganda

Both, technical and environmental issues will be presented in this session, which will also provide a unique opportunity to review a large renewable energy portfolio outside of South Africa.

Svein Erik Hårklau

Environment and Social Specialist, Multiconsult

Chris Stubberfield

Principal Civil Engineer, Multiconsult

December 15, 2020 12:00 PMCompetitive tenders

12h00 to 13h30 GMT

Competitive tenders

Perspective on tendering and other forms of contract award. Are new models needed, or just refinements of the existing system?

13h30 Online networking

Josef Abramowitz

CEO, Gigawatt Global

Tomas Adcock

Senior Investment Officer, IFC

Ryan Anderson

Head of Renewable Energy Advisory, Multiconsult

Laura Kiwelu

Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright

Wikus Kruger

Junior Research Fellow, University of Cape Town

Osaruyi Orobosa-Ogbeide

Vice President, Project Development & Investments, AFC

December 15, 2020 14:00 PMNew approaches to financing IPPs

14h00 to 15h30

New approaches to financing IPPs

A look at some of the recently financed projects using construction finance and bridging loans. Maximising access to both Western and Islamic financing.

Solomon Asamoah

Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund

Chanda Nxumalo

Director Harmattan Renewables and SAPVIA Board Member

Hoda Atia Moustafa

Africa Regional Head, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

Eric Kaleja

Vice President, Energy & Infrastructure Africa and Latin America, DEG – German Investment and Development Bank

Ashwin West

Investment Director, AIIM

December 15, 2020 15:30 PMSatellite sessions

Satellite sessions

Access to fringe events (country focuses, workshops, interviews, speaker Q&As, and roundtables) co-hosted by our speakers and partners. Topics may include:

Community engagement; navigating land rights; communicating with governments; environmental standards; finding local partners; and accessing financing from DFIs, commercial banks, export credit agencies, China and India.

Participants have access to the live panels, conference website, satellite sessions, list of attendees and all the networking opportunities on the conference platform during the meeting and for up to 24 hours after the event. Plus full access to the results of the survey and recordings of the sessions.

Book online or contact Lauren Andrews to pay by bank transfer.

#5: 19 January 2021

The fifth of the AIX Power & Renewables virtual meeting will focus on sovereign debt issues

All times are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

#5 – Agenda & Panellists (AIX:PR)

January 19, 2021 12:00 PMTackling sovereign debt issues

12h00 to 13h30 GMT
Tackling sovereign debt issues: understanding a volatile situation for power and other infrastructure projects

Overview of sovereign debt in a post covid world. What does it mean for projects in the power sector, government guarantees and utility indebtedness.

Is Africa really facing a new debt crisis?
Are institutions and traditional business models still fit for purpose
How does Chinese debt compare with OECD lenders
Prospects for evolving existing structures or creating new systems for debt defaults

Jonathan Berman

Managing Director, Autonomi Capital

Marc Howard

Researcher, African Energy

Vincent Launay

Senior Infrastructure Finance Specialist, World Bank

Jon Marks

Chairman, CbI and Head of Consultancy, African Energy

Gadi Taj Ndahumba

Head of the Power Sector Division, African Legal Support Facility (ALSF)

Mike Peo

Head: Infrastructure, Energy & Telecommunication Nedbank

Patrick Smith

Editor, Africa Confidential

February 16, 2021 15:30 PMSatellite sessions

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#6: 16 February 2021

The sixth of the AIX Power & Renewables virtual meetings will include two panel sessions on the state of the off-grid market

All times are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

#6 – Agenda & Panellists (AIX:PR)

February 16, 2021 12:00 PM - 13:30 PMOff-grid expansion and financing

February 16, 2021 14:00 PMIntegrating off-grid

February 16, 2021 15:30 PMSatellite sessions

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#1: 22 September 2020

The first of the AIX Power & Renewables virtual meetings will include two panel sessions examining grid and storage issues in Africa today.

All times are British Summer Time (BST)

#1 – Agenda & Panellists (AIX:PR)

September 22, 2020 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMMulticonsult presentation

September 22, 2020 12:00 PMGrid strategies

12h00 to 13h30 BST

Grid strategies

Examining key institutional themes for grid operations.

Governance model: unbundling vs vertical integration
Tariff structure: cost reflectiveness and funding models
Privatisation: lessons learned from various experiences across the continent
Grid upgrades: perspectives from the private sector, C&I customers and transmission operators
Balancing the grid: how best to respond to new challenges and opportunities in maintaining grid stability

13h30 Online networking

Send a message, schedule a meeting or initiate a call

Pervelan Govender

Head of Technical, IPP Office, South Africa

Prince Moyo

General Manager, Power Delivery Engineering, Eskom

Samson Ondiek

Business Planning Manager, Kenya Power and Lighting Company

Kenneth Thompson

Board Member, GRIDCo

Orli Arav

Managing Director Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), Lion’s Head Global Partners

Mansoor Hamayun

CEO and Co-Founder, Bboxx

September 22, 2020 14:00 PMStorage strategies

14h00 to 15h30 BST

Storage strategies

The session will focus on issues around storage as they impact on African electricity supply and other industries.

Examining the solar-plus-storage model and opportunities for investment
Recent tenders and best practices from around the world and African case studies
Understanding the technologies, costs and applications for storage
Who is financing storage? What are their conditions, restrictions and main concerns?

Matthew Rowe

Head of Department, Storage, DNV GL – Energy

Giuseppe Artizzu

Executive Director, Global Strategy, ENGIE EPS

Gabriele Buccini

General Manager, Business Development Energy Storage, Wärtsilä

Gabriel de Lastours

Associate Director, Energy EMEA, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Laura Kiwelu

Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright

Daniel Morris

Energy Programs Coordinator, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)

Evan Rice

Director, Energy | Europe, Middle East & Africa, Tesla

September 22, 2020 15:30 PMSatellite sessions

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#2: 27 October 2020

The second of the AIX Power & Renewables virtual meetings will include two panel sessions focusing on East Africa’s strategic direction.

All times are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

#2 – Agenda & Panellists (AIX:PR)

October 26, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMTanzania Roundtable

11h00 GMT – 26 October

Tanzania Roundtable

Mark Gammons, Head of Business Development for Tanzania at Globeleq is hosting a pre-conference roundtable meeting focusing on Tanzania’s power industry.

The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania is committed to driving Tanzania to a higher level of development and industrialisation, fuelled by growth in the power sector.
The Government-championed 2,100 MW Nyerere Hydropower Project is well underway and many are interested to see how it progresses.
The TANESCO renewables tenders, including the 2x100MW Large Wind Power projects and the 3x50MW Large Solar Power projects are poised to proceed with very low tariffs.
With the election happening on 28 October those connected to the power sector are watching carefully to see what direction Tanzania will go in the next six months to set the path for the next five years.

Mark Gammons

Head of Business Development for Tanzania, Globeleq

October 27, 2020 12:00 PMEast African perspective

12h00 to 13h30 GMT

East African perspective

Ajay Ubhi, Research analyst at African Energy will start with East Africa insights from African Energy Live Data.

Interactive discussion focusing on the region’s strategic direction

Impact of Covid-19
Does East Africa have enough power?
What future for thermal generation?
Update for IPPs
Outlook for competitive procurements

13h30 Online networking

Send a message, schedule a meeting or initiate a call

Hizkyas Dufera

Senior Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Water Irrigation and Energy, Ethiopia

Eric Mwangi

Economic Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Kenya

Ziria Tibalwa Waako

Chief Executive Officer, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Uganda

Mohammed Atif

Area Manager, Energy, Middle East & Africa, DNV GL – Energy

Mark Gammons

Head of Business Development for Tanzania, Globeleq

Eric Kaleja

Vice President, Energy & Infrastructure Africa and Latin America, DEG – German Investment and Development Bank

Jon Marks

Chairman, CbI and Head of Consultancy, African Energy

Christian Wright

CEO, Elsewedy Energy

October 27, 2020 14:00 PMStrategies for regional integration

14h00 to 15h30 GMT

Strategies for regional integration

How realistic are plans for East African energy industries to become more integrated via electricity interconnections, pipelines and shared policy?

View across the East African Community region
Analysis of key projects to assess progress, including Eastern Africa Power Pool prospects
Questions of trust and national interest - thorny issues
What is required to create a bankable regional market
The impact of international support for interconnections

Nemes Victor Massawe

Manager Electricity Transmission and Distribution - EWURA

John Mativo

Senior Technical Advisor, KETRACO

Eric Mwangi

Economic Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Kenya

Lebbi Changullah

Secretary General, Eastern African Power Pool (EAPP)

Alison Chikova

Chief Engineer (Planning and Operations), Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)

Jamila Kombe

Senior Power Pool Advisor, East Africa Energy Program (EAEP)

Christopher Ruud

Project Manager GET Fit Uganda, Multiconsult

Tichakunda Simbini

Energy Infrastructure Expert, AUDA-NEPAD

October 27, 2020 17:30 PMSatellite sessions

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#3: 17 November 2020

The third of the AIX Power & Renewables virtual meetings sponsored by Jinko Solar will include two panel sessions focussing on Africa’s power sector transformation

All times are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)