November 5th
Biofuels Markets Africa Conference Day One

Biofuels Markets Africa Opening Plenary

Session 1 & 2
Biofuels Markets Africa Opening Plenary Session:Developing Sustainable African Biofuels Markets

Session 4a
Focus on Biodiesel

Session 4b
Focus on Bioethanol

Biofuels Markets Africa Networking Drinks Reception

November 6th
Biofuels Markets Africa Conference Day Two

Session 6a
Investing in Biofuels

Session 6b
Downstream Logistics

Closing Plenary Session

Sessions 7 & 8
Biofuels Markets Africa Closing Plenarty Session

November 7th
Biofuels Africa Project Development Seminar

Organisers Introduction

Chair’s Opening Remarks
Erhard Seiler, Chief Executive Officer, Southern African Biofuels Association, South Africa

SABA Welcome Address
Andrew Makenete, President, Southern African Biofuels Association, South Africa

CTA Welcome Address
John Woodend, Programme Coordinator Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), The Netherlands

The Role of Biofuels in Future World Energy Consumption

Brian Tait, Manager, Alternative Energy Group, Sasol, South Africa

African Opportunities from the Development of Biofuels in Europe and Beyond

• An overview of global Biofuels developments
• European & national targets
• Moving to lower carbon Biofuels from sustainable sources
• The role of imports from Africa

Andrew Owens, Chief Executive Officer, Greenergy, UK

Interactive Discussion Session with Speakers

To engage the audience and allow plenty of time for delegates to question the speakers and have interactive discussions amongst the attendees all the sessions of the event will include either a panel discussion or 20 minutes for Q&A.

Networking Refreshment Break sponsored by

Keeping the Home Fires Burning – Opportunities and Barriers in Emerging Biofuels Markets in the SADC Region

• Market overview
• Legislative dynamics in each country
• Market drivers
• Market restraints

Cornelis van der Waal, Energy & Power Systems Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, South Africa

Panel Discussion – Developing Biofuels Markets across Africa – What is the Way Forward?

• Where is the market now and where do we want to be in five years time?
• Is the supply of sufficient and cheap feedstock the single most important question?
• How can the market expand to the benefit of all parties?
• What positive learning’s can Africa take and what negative learning’s can it avoid from other more established markets?
• Strong land use policies are key
• GMO crops for Biofuels production
• The impacts on consumption and production patterns
• Agreement between Senegal and Brazil opening the way for production and use of Biofuels in Senegal and the rest of Africa
• Exchange of expertise
• Italian-Brazilian project on ethanol production from sugar cane in Africa

Dr Thomas Krimmel, Development Cooperation Advisor, Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia
Manny Singh, General Manager, Energy Development Corporation, Central Energy Fund, South Africa
Erhard Seiler, Chief Executive Officer, Southern African Biofuels Association, South Africa
Adriaan Louw, Director, SA Biodiesel, South Africa
Sue Taylor , Climate Change Programme Manager, WWF, South Africa
Ivan Stocker, Manager Bioenergy, De Smet Engineers, Belgium

The Hydrous Ethanol Solution

• Hydrous Ethanol in gasoline, a major breakthrough
• Hydrous Ethanol, cheaper to produce and cheaper to use
• Hydrous Ethanol, increases the energy yield and net sustainability of ethanol significantly

Hans Keuken, Managing Director, HE Blends, The Netherlands

Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit sponsored by

What are the Key Concerns about Increasing Production of Biofuels & Exports of Biofuels from Africa?

• Increased agricultural production of food and energy crops together will undoubtedly increase the use of many agricultural inputs including water, fertilizers, agricultural chemicals, and these increases may result in impacts to the production system itself through loss of fertility, soil biodiversity and availability and quality of water.
• Impact on rural communities
• Impact on land use policies, the socio-economic situation and environment
• Maintaining biodiversity

Michelle Pressend, Senior Researcher, Institute of Global Dialogue, South Africa

Biofuels for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness - The Case of Sugarcane in Southern Africa

• Agronomics, harvesting and transport of cane - comparisons and syntheses
• Benchmarks for industrial configurations
• Regional market analysis and alternative blending scenarios
• Environmental and social impacts
• Integrating perspectives - sustainable development; risk analysis, international policy comparisons

Bothwell Batidzirai, Member, Cane Resources Network for Southern Africa (CARENSA), Zimbabwe

Developing a Small Scale Biodiesel Business in South Africa

Eugene Beetge, Managing Director, SATO Biodiesel, South Africa

Panel Discussion – Ensuring Small Scale Farmers Benefit from Biofuels
Following the introductory presentation, each panellist will have 5 minutes to make their opening statements followed by discussion and Q&A with the audience.

• What are the key issues?
• Practical experiences
• Drawing on experiences from elsewhere in the world
• Close looped farming
• Could the Brazilian model where incentives (tax breaks) are given to Biofuels producers to source raw materials from smallholders and local farmers work in Africa?

Annie Sugrue, Coordinator, Citizens United for Renewable Energy & Sustainability (CURES), South Africa
Dr Daniel Nyamai, Regional Coordinator,Trees on Farm Network of ASARECA, Kenya
Len Milich, Chief of R&D, Africa Biofuel and Emission Reduction, Tanzania
Ruaraidh Petre, Director, Solidaridad, The Netherlands

Case Study: Jatropha Farming with Outgrowers System in Tanzania

• Jatropha cultivation
• Farming system
• Products from Jatropha processing
• Challenges

Janske van Eijck, General Manager, Diligent Tanzania, Tanzania

Case Study: Biodiesel in Ghana

• Cultivation of Jatropha in Ghana
• Problems encountered
• Pitfalls investors should avoid
• The land tenure system

Ohene Akoto, Director of Operations, Jatropha Africa, Ghana

Case Study: The NEPAD Pan African Cassava Initiative Biofuel Program

• An introduction to the NPACI Biofuel Program
• Nigeria’s E10 fuel ethanol program requiring the production of 1.3bn litres of fuel ethanol
• Africa’s biggest fuel ethanol program
• Cassava as a feedstock and its commercial production
• The value addition route from cassava to fuel ethanol
• The latest cutting edge technologies currently in use for cassava to ethanol production
• Cassava vs. sugar as feedstock’s

Boma Simeon Anga, Chairman, NEPAD Pan African Cassava Initiative, Nigeria

Case Study: Malawi – One Year On

• Reviewing the current bioethanol situation in Malawi
• What has changed in the last year?
• Who are the key players? What are the feedstock’s? Where is it being used?
• What barriers still remain?

Daniel Liwimbe, Chief Executive Officer, Ethanol Company, Malawi

Panel Discussion - Reviewing the Current Feedstock Options
Each panellist will have 5 minutes to make their opening statements followed by discussion and Q&A with the audience.

• Considering energy balances, can surpluses be guaranteed?
  Sugar Cane
• Major sugar cane growers in South Africa are prospering
• Ethanol could be a major earner for South Africa’s sugar industry
  Maize
• Increasing maize availability could be diverted to fuel production
• The availability of grain feedstock's for bio-ethanol

Dr Adey Wynne, Deputy Director Industrial Affairs, Canegrowers, South Africa

Wessel Lemmer, Senior Economist, Inputs, Grain SA, South Africa

& other panellists from the day

Chair’s Opening Remarks
Chair: Chris Bredenhann, Partner, Oil & Gas Industry Lead, PricewaterhouseCoopers Southern Africa, South Africa

Status Update from Different African Markets

• Producing Biofuels from various feedstock’s
• Case studies from across Africa

Penny Healy , Group Corporate Affairs Executive, D1 Oils, South Africa

Case Study: Status of Biofuels in Zambia and Potential for Poverty Reduction
Prof. Thompson Sinkala, Chairman, Biofuels Association of Zambia, Zambia

Case Study: Biofuels in Senegal
Touria Dafrallah, Research-Action Coordinator, Enda Energy Programme Development, Senegal

Case Study: Biofuels Opportunities and Development of Renewable Energy
Markets in Africa - A Case Study of Nigeria
Abiodun Olaniyi, President, Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biofuels (CEJAB), Nigeria

Interactive Discussion Session with Speakers

Networking Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit

Case Study: The Challenges of Raising Finance for Biofuels Projects

• Initial financing
• Managing construction costs
• Growing in stages
• Latest projections

Johan Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer, Ethanol Africa, South Africa

Biofuels and the CDM

• Greenhouse gas impacts of biofuels – not all fuels are equal!
• Challenges in the CDM approval process    – baseline methodologies
• Challenges in the CDM approval process – validation and registration
• Transaction costs for biofuels CDM projects
• The way ahead – options for biofuels projects

Randall Spalding-Fecher, Director, ECON Analysis, South Africa

Chair’s Opening Remarks
Chris Bredenhann, Partner, Oil & Gas Industry Lead, PricewaterhouseCoopers Southern Africa, South Africa

Integrating Biofuels into a Traditional Petroleum Business

• What are the challenges and opportunities ahead?
• Can Biofuels be a `positive fit'?

Sulamein Achimugu, Group General Manager, Renewables Division, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nigeria

Learning’s from Brazil

Luthero Winter Moreira, Ethanol Commercialisation Manager, Petrobras, Brazil

Chair’s Opening Remarks
Chris Bredenhann, Partner, Oil & Gas Industry Lead, PricewaterhouseCoopers Southern Africa, South Africa

Case Study: Bagasse Energy Cogeneration in Mauritius and its Potential Elsewhere in Africa
Dr Kassiap Deepchand, Technical Advisor, Mauritius Sugar Authority, Mauritius

Case Study: The Role of Biogas for Domestic Use

• Biogas for Better Life Initiative
• Experiences from Asia & Africa
• Opportunities for private sector development
• Possible links with Biofuel

Willem Boers, Senior Biogas Advisor, Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), Ethiopia

Energy from Municipal Solid Waste in the City of Cape Town – A Feasibility Assessment

• Athlone Refuse Transfer Station and waste flows
• Methodology, technology review, assessment framework, techno-economic model
• Results and sensitivities
• Conclusions

Greg Austin, Director, AGAMA Energy, South Africa

Melumzi Nontangana, Officer, City of Cape Town, South Africa

Interactive Discussion Session with Speakers

Networking Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit

Investigating Different Ethanol Blends as Alternative Cooking Fuel for Solving the Energy Problems of Rural Nigerians
Dr Egwim Evans, Department of Science, Nigeria Federal Polytechnic, Nigeria

Case Study: Biofuels to Power Communications

• Assessing the feasibility of Biofuel production in Tanzania to fuel diesel
  generators that power mobile phone antennas
• Benefits & challenges of Jatropha as a suitable crop
• Latest status

Martina Otto, Head of Policy Unit, UNEP DTIE, France

Opportunities & Challenges for Biofuels Production from Cellulosic Biomass in Southern Africa
Prof. Emile van Zyl, Senior Chair of Energy Research (CoER) & Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Interactive Discussion Session with Speakers

Closing Discussion Session –Creating a Sustainable Model or System for the Production of Biofuels

The closing plenary chair will summarise the event and lead an interactive
discussion with the attendees to draw conclusions, finalise discussions and ensure
everyone takes away key learnings from the event.

• What is the way forward?
• In reality, where are we at and where can we get to?

Close of Conference

All ‘CTA Supported Attendance Scheme’ members are automatically registered for the post conference seminar. An additional twenty places (priced at US$ 399) are available for delegates attending the main conference on a first come first served basis. .

• What financing mechanisms are available locally and internationally for the financing of Biofuel projects and initiatives?
• What are the conditions and eligibility criteria for financing of Biofuels projects?
• How should interested parties go about applying for funding?
• How should interested parties prepare a proposal or business plan as part of their application for funding from donors, multilateral funding agencies or national and regional financial institutions?
• What are the investment/donor support opportunities for Biofuels projects and how should interested parties in developing countries go about trying to access these resources?
• Who is available to assist interested parties to complete and submit funding proposals?
• Who should take the lead in the development of regional proposals and with whom should they collaborate during the development of the proposal?
• How can organisations such as the CTA assist in the identification of funding sources as well as the development of proposals?

Registration & Refreshments

Seminar Chair’s Opening Remarks
Prof. Francis Yamba, Director, Centre for Energy, Environment & Engineering, Zambia

What are the Key Success Factors for Biofuels Projects?
Erhard Seiler, Chief Executive Officer, Southern African Biofuels Association, South Africa

10.05

Opportunities and Challenges of Biofuels in Africa

• Feedback from the Addis Ababa Biofuels seminar (UNIDO & African Union)
• Ministerial level discussions
• Main outcomes of the event and their implications to the development of Biofuels in Africa
• The Addis Ababa Declaration on Sustainable Biofuels Development in Africa
• Bringing together various stakeholders, especially policy makers
• Strategies for the development of Biofuels in Africa

Alois P. Mhlanga, Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO, Austria

The Potential for the Development of Business Opportunities in the Biofuels Sector – The COMPETE Study

Dr Charles Jumbe, Coordinator, COMPETE, Malawi

Supporting Biofuels Entrepreneurs through the Jatropha Learning Network

Thilo Zelt, Development, GEXSI, Germany

Networking Refreshment Break

Glynn Morris, Regional Coordinator, REEEP, South Africa

The CDM & Biofuels

• Why so few Biofuels projects have qualified for the CDM?
• The challenges
• How is the situation being addressed, changing?

Veronica Colerio, Associate Programme Officer, Sustainable Development Mechanisms Programme, UNFCCC, Germany

13.30

An afternoon field trip to a Biofuels production plant will compliment the presentations and discussions.

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) was established in 1983 under the Lomé Convention between the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) Group of States and the European Union Member States. Since 2000, it has operated within the framework of the ACP-EC Cotonou Agreement. CTA’s tasks are to develop and provide services that improve access to information for agricultural and rural development, and to strengthen the capacity of ACP countries to produce, acquire, exchange and utilise information in this area.

Modern energy services are key components in the economic and social development of Southern Africa. Backed by national governments, financial and business professionals and NGOs, REEEP is uniquely placed among international initiatives to drive the integration of renewable energy and energy efficient systems (REES) into national and global energy policy. REEEP-SA is building up a growing network of Southern African NGOs, experts and companies in the sustainable energy network through activities such as supporting the development and dissemination of innovative financing mechanisms through REEEP-funded projects and events, collecting and collating information on important Southern African case studies as a basis for networking, information exchange and political capacity-building.
www.reeep.org

Environmental Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) is a non profit organisation based in Dakar, Senegal. Its primary objective is poverty alleviation in developing countries and its global mission is to find ways of ensuring that the organisation’s immediate fight against poverty, social degeneration and environmental degradation are conceived of as part of a process to push for socio-economic and political change.

http://energie.enda.sn
www.endaenergy.org

The Centre for Jatropha Promotions & Biofuels is a non profit organisation based in Lagos, Nigeria. CEJAB is a group of consultants, environmentalists, agriculturists, food scientists, agronomists, engineers, and project developers. Its primary objectives are the promotion of Jatropha and biofuels/energy crops for sustainable development in Nigeria and other Africa countries. Its major vision is to make Africa the centre of biofuels market and development of renewable energy market.

UOSPA aims to contribute to the increase in domestic vegetable oil production through increased raw material production, processing, quality seed multiplication and distribution and vegetable oil utilisation.

NESSTA strives to enable Tanzania’s small holder farmers and entrepreneurs to competitively tap socio-economic benefits emanating from the emerging global biofuels market. NESSTA trains small holder farmers and entrepreneurs on how to effectively exploit the country’s resource base for biofuels that include 34 million hectares of unused arable land, adequate water for irrigation and large labour force. NESSTA promotes contract farming whereby emerging processors and farmers are linked on contract basis. NESSTA is also involved in lobbying for blending directive that will provide an assured market for biofuels in Tanzania, as a start up to approaching the global biofuels market.

The Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) provides support through research and development to the entire palms industry in Nigeria.

www.nifor.org

CTA Supported Scheme

A limited number of farmers, entrepreneurs, agricultural cooperatives, research and development organisations, policy makers, agribusiness executives and potential Biofuels producers based in Africa who would not otherwise be able to afford the delegate fees, travel and accommodation costs of attending the event will be supported through this programme. In order to qualify for the support applying delegates must be either actively engaged in Biofuels initiatives or be positioned to actively participate in the development of the Biofuels sector in their country in Africa.

To make your application to this scheme please send an email with the following details:

• Company Name
• Industry
• Website
• Details of Planned or Actual Work in the Area of Biofuels
• Applicants Name
• Email Address
• Postal Address
• Phone Number