{"id":257752,"date":"2023-04-18T23:43:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T21:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=130822"},"modified":"2023-04-18T23:43:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T21:43:43","slug":"enlit-africa-2023-proposes-to-tackle-the-toughest-questions-around-power-and-as-a-result-has-attracted-energy-experts-from-almost-90-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/enlit-africa-2023-proposes-to-tackle-the-toughest-questions-around-power-and-as-a-result-has-attracted-energy-experts-from-almost-90-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Enlit Africa 2023 proposes to tackle the toughest questions around power, and as a result, has attracted energy experts from almost 90 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Power Trip: SA\u2019s imperative and the continent\u2019s other energy crisis<\/p>\n

From 16 to 18 May 2023, Africa\u2019s most influential power, energy and water conference and exhibition, Enlit Africa, will take place at the CTICC in Cape Town. With South Africa\u2019s energy crisis entering its darkest period, the thought that consultants, analysts, developers, and experts from every related sphere of influence will be coming together offers some hope.<\/p>\n

\u201d Considering that we\u2019re expecting more than 4000 delegates and over 180 speakers drawn from 87+ countries, from academia and start-ups, independent power producers, government and municipalities, utilities, service and solution providers, the regulatory and EPC sectors, and more\u2026 It is extremely exciting,\u201d says Chanelle Hingston, Group Director: Power & Energy of VUKA Group, the organiser.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnlit Africa 2023 is certainly more relevant than ever before as South Africa goes through a serious reckoning as to the future of electricity supply in the country,\u201d says David Ashdown, CEO of VUKA Group, the organiser. \u201cThere is a definite sense that we\u2019re facing an imperative and the world\u2019s top energy professionals are coming to Cape Town to apply their minds to the multi-dimensional, multi-sectoral energy transition, which is our theme for 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n

The energy transition is more than just an energy issue \u2013 it impacts multiple sectors including transport, the production of alternative fuels and the intersection between energy and water among other things. Increased production of energy via renewable energy offers a chance to electrify many sectors currently reliant on fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur current electricity crisis actually offers us a chance to explore the opportunities that a truly competitive energy sector, driven by renewable energies, could mean for South Africa\u2019s economy and future, and the legacy we leave as custodians of the planet,\u201d notes David Ashdown, CEO of VUKA Group. \u201cThis is also a chance to step up and lead the energy transition in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n

There will be two keynote sessions, two strategic conference tracks (the Main stage and the Strategic stage), and two practical conference tracks (a Renewable energy and storage hub, a Generation, T&D, and water hub). Content to be covered across the various rooms includes generation, renewable energy, finance\/investment, distribution, transmission, hydrogen, metering and revenue management, mini-grids, IT\/ICT and, importantly, energy storage.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnergy storage is a technology that promises to bring the full benefits of renewable energy to fruition,\u201d says Ashdown. \u201cIt is more than just an opportunity to store energy for later use \u2013 it is a technology that allows additional benefits across transmission and distribution networks as a means of improving power quality, addressing load demand challenges and network stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wheeling and dealing<\/p>\n

Large power users across South Africa are taking the security of supply into their own hands, taking advantage of updated policies and regulations to generate their own power. Multiple business cases for the implementation of generation and supporting storage will be explored at the conference, fostering an understanding of how the addition of each business case changes the return on investment for each business.<\/p>\n

There will also be a Municipal Forum, where multiple municipalities will come together to explore how their efforts to drive local economic development can be supported by changes in the power landscape in South Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ability to wheel power across municipal electrical networks will make municipalities more attractive to businesses for whom wheeling is a consideration, encouraging local employment and bringing in additional revenue to the municipality through wheeling arrangements,\u201d Ashdown explains. \u201cBy purchasing excess power from some of these large power users for local distribution, municipalities can also ensure energy security for their district, prioritising service delivery to consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key discussion points around the wheeling of electricity across municipal boundaries will include:<\/p>\n

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  1. What progress has been made in supporting the policy and legal frameworks needed to facilitate this?<\/li>\n
  2. How will the accounting for electrons moved and delivered be handled?<\/li>\n
  3. Where are pilot projects delivering learnings?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The programme also includes multiple opportunities to network or attend a variety of site visits and product launches; and an expo with 368 exhibitors, including international pavilions for Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Taiwan, and the USA.<\/p>\n

    As Ashdown says, \u201cEnlit Africa really offers everything you need to see and everyone you need to meet in one place.\u201d
    Africa\u2019s other energy crisis<\/p>\n

    \u201cWhen we hear the words \u2018energy crisis,\u2019 we South Africans immediately think \u2018load-shedding\u2019. But there is another issue, which really should be the focus for Africa for the next seven years \u2013 we need to ensure that we clear up as much of the energy access deficit as we can. We need to prioritise the 700 million people on the continent who have no access at all to modern energy resources.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThat is another reason that I\u2019m so heartened to see the large number of delegates we\u2019re expecting. We need to stand together as a continent, we need to learn from one another, and we know Enlit Africa provides a vehicle for real inter-African collaboration,\u201d concludes Ashdown.<\/p>\n

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