Resources for Africa’s Coal & Energy Transition Day taking place on Tuesday 23 July at Johannesburg Country Club (and online). This year’s event focuses on the need for a diversified energy transition in Southern Africa, the future role of coal in the region and the latest developments in alternative energy solutions.
This is a unique opportunity to hear from the key players involved in the coal and energy transition including coal producers, government, alternative energy providers, investors and independent experts.
Chaired by Bernard Swanepoel, this focused one-day discussion features:
An address by July Ndlovu, Chairman, FutureCoal, on the global outlook for coal and its role in the future energy landscape.
Conversations with energy leaders on their short and longer-term strategies, including Mike Teke, CEO, Seriti Resources, Peter Venn, CEO, Seriti Green, Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, CEO, Exxaro Resources, and Leon Groenewald, MD, Cennergi.
Eskom’s perspective on coal and alternative energy sources and the roles they will play in the future energy mix of South Africa given by Dan Marokane,Group Chief Executive, Eskom.
An address by James Mackay, CEO, Energy Council, on the role of coal through a reliable energy transition.
A discussion on how the conversation around the energy transition is changing, chaired by Brian Day, Chairman, South African Independent Power Producers Association (SAIPPA), with Alex McNamara, Acting Head: Environment, National Business Initiative, Saliem Fakir, Executive Director, The African Climate Foundation, Shamini Harrington, Vice President: Climate Change, Sasol, Brian Innes, Director, Partners in Performance, and Joanne Yawitch, JETP Secretariat in SA.
A conversation with Russell Baatjies, Chief Executive, Transnet Freight Rail, Alan Waller, CEO, Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), Gavin Kelly, CEO, Road Freight Association, and Denga Kwinda, CEO, Afri in transit, on the role of the rail network and ports in facilitating the transportation and export of coal, chaired by Divyesh Kalan, Executive Head, Makoya Advisory.
Tshifhiwa Magoro, Head, IPP Office, Niveshen Govender, CEO, South African Wind Energy Association, Wezi Gondwe, Head of Business Development, Africa GreenCo, and Dr Rethabile Melamu, CEO, South African Photo Voltaic Association (SAPVIA), will explain the latest developments in renewable energy and its contribution to South Africa’s energy mix, chaired by Frank Spencer, Regional Director for Southern Africa, Cainmani.
Dipak Patel, Head: Climate Finance & Innovation, Presidential Climate Commission, Johann Bester, Project Manager IPPs, Thebe Investment Corporation, Mathapelo Malao, Head: Energy, Environment & ICT, DBSA, and Nondu Ngidi, Business Development Manager, Energy SBI, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), will join a discussion on who will fund the energy transition and what funding is available for alternative energy projects.
Tseliso Maqubela, DDG Mineral and Petroleum Regulation, DMRE, Nikisi Lesufi, Senior Executive: Environment, Health and Legacies, Minerals Council of South Africa, Mathews Senosi, CEO, Overlooked Group, and Parshant Goyal, CEO, Jindal Africa, will take part in a conversation on the future of coal in Southern Africa.
And more…
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