Solar South Africa returns for the 2nd year
In December 2011, 28 Independent Power Producers succeeded in the first round of the South African Department of Energy's request for proposals – 20 of these were solar developers, with 631.53MW allocated to PV and 150MW to CSP.
With the second window now closed in March and the deadline for financial close for first round bidders is fixed for June, the summer is set to be a busy time complete with a variety of challenges, from submitting financial proposals and fulfilling local content requirements to acquiring environmental permits and working with local suppliers and partners.
The 2nd Annual Solar South Africa 2012 is designed to address these challenges head-on. With practical presentations, discussions and updates from all the key industry players including successful and prospective project developers, international investors, Eskom and policy-makers including the Department of Energy and NERSA, as well as environmental permitting authorities, local partners and many more.
Whether you're a developer looking for investment and local partnership opportunities, or an investor seeking new prospects in the country, Solar South Africa 2012 is the ideal forum to get up-to-date with the latest industry news and developments, network with your peers and make the contacts you need to get ahead in this exciting new market.
Key note speaker
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Elizabeth Dipuo Peters, Minister of Energy, Department of Energy Ms. Dipuo Peters is the South African Minister of Energy. She was previously Premier of the Northern Cape Provincial Government. She was also member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature. Peters was Secretary of Women's Affairs at ANC Youth League. She is an ANC member and plays a role in the Women's League National Executive Committe |
Ms. Dipuo Peters will deliver a keynote address covering the latest developments in the IPP procurement programme relating to solar. She will bring attendees up-to-date with the Department of Energy’s latest news and future plans and she will be on hand to answer a range of audience questions.
Other Expert Speakers include:
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Linda Mabhena, Senior Legal and Compliance Director, Mulilo Renewable Energy (read the 60 second interview) |
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Marc Immerman, Director, SolAfrica |
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Barry MacColl, Acting General Manager, Research, Test and Development, Group Technology Division, Eskom (read the 60 second interview) |
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Jed Borrill,
Managing Director, Scatec Solar South Africa |
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Ronald Chauke, Head of Department Electric Regulatory Reform,
National Energy Regulator of South Africa
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Chris Haw, Managing Director, Aurora Power / Chairman, SAPVIA |
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Trevor De Vries, Managing Director - Sub Saharan Africa, AEG Power |  |
Linda Thompson, Project Developer, South African Mainstream Power |
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Saliem Fakir, Head of Living Planet Unit, WWF |  |
Theo Covary,
Chief Executive Officer,
Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA)
(read the 60 second interview) |
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Jasandra Nyker, Chief Executive Officer, BioTherm Energy |  |
Stefano Sommadossi, Chief Executive Officer, NextEnergy Capital |
Also:
- Kelley Starke-Dow, CEO, Kensani Capital Advisory
- Stefano Sommadossi, CEO, NextEnergy Capital
- Boris Westphal, Managing Director, Suntrace
- Omar Vajeth, Head of Power and Energy, ABSA
- Kai Arentz, Managing Director, Texforce
- Sekhar Subramoney, Programme Manager, Momentous Energy
- Victor Santos, Head of International Business Development,
Gestamp Solar
- Vikesh Rajpaul, Senior Manager - CSP, Eskom
- Paul Eardley Taylor, Director: Investment Banking Coverage, Standard Bank
- Jasandra Nyker, Chief Executive Officer, BioTherm Energy
- Lyn Brown, Senior Environmental Scientist, SRK Consulting
Plus many more. Click here for a full list of speakers
Solar South Africa 2012 is set to be the most exciting solar event of the year. But don't just take my word for it. Here's what attendees from last year's event had to say....
"Very good; well organised with a focussed approach to Solar Energy"
Charles Wiggill, South Africa Representative,
PV Line Germany
"Excellent; absolutely essential if you are in the PV industry in South Africa"
Mark Bleloch, Director,
SunSpot SA
"Good; the Conference was well organised and attended"
Khanyiso Zihlangu, Deputy Director,
Department of Energy
"Good; this is an excellent opportunity to interact with the complete spectrum of those involved in the solar industry across South Africa"
Colin Turner, Managing Director,
greenTEK ventures
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