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The African Utility Week - Business Leaders Current Views series features exclusive interviews with leading industry experts who are part of the African Utility Week conference and exhibition, either as speakers, sponsors or exhibitors. They share what excites and concerns them about the industry as well as their organisations’ plans for 2012 and what they will bring to African Utility Week in May.
WHAT THE INDUSTRY'S LEADING BUSINESS MINDS THINK
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“Eaton’s product portfolio fits perfectly into most project requirements, thus eliminating the need to outsource. This in itself is a big cost advantage.”
Exclusive interview with Craig Brown, Managing Director Sub-Saharan Africa at Eaton Electrical – Eaton is a platinum sponsor at
African Utility Week.
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When people think of water quality, many only consider drinking water. However, one needs to consider the quality of the raw water and how best to protect and maintain it.”
Interview with Sarah M. Tibatemwa, Africa Director at the International Water Association.
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“There is a near real-time fully operational smart grid. It is here already, fully functional and tested.”
Exclusive interview with Paroshen Naidoo of Util Labs: the company that monitored the energy consumption at COP17 Read more... |
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“It is only by extending the value chain that South
African companies will be able to compete with
cheaper imports from China and India.”
Interview with Eileen Leopold, Chief Executive Officer, South African
Electrotechnical Export Council (SAEEC).
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"Since I have exhibited at AUW, each year we have received an order during or soon thereafter."
Interview with Rick St John, Regional Director of Lucy Switchgear, a regular exhibitor at African Utility Week.
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Metering, Billing/CRM Africa is the foremost metering and customer relationship management event in Africa. Presentations encompass all aspects of metering – from essentials of pre-paid meter installations, meter data management, AMR and AMI programmes to smart billing options. This is the only place in Africa where all aspects of traditional and smart metering and customer service management are covered.
Renewable Energy Africa will give an overview of the role of renewable energy in your energy mix –overcoming your concerns about the cost effectiveness of technologies and examining ways to increase application in your utility environment.
Increasing emphasis on energy efficiency and demand management, particularly by large industry, gives added importance to this new breakout session. Examine the effect of increased challenges of demand and supply and understand the impact that this will have on your operational costs and plant efficiency. Get practical advice on maintaining output levels while decreasing electricity costs.
An executive meeting forum for ministerial delegations, high level power executives, policymakers and
international financiers. Discussions focus on encouraging investment into Africa’s power sector by enhancing understanding of investment challenges, requirements and the importance of bringing feasible power projects to financial close. Project overview discussions will highlight the opportunities available in Africa.
Efficient transmission and distribution on a well maintained and planned grid is vital to the economic
development of Africa. Africa’s leading energy infrastructure event addresses the success of private participation and unbundling, the role of power pools and the potential of the smart grid.
Get insight into meeting generation capacity in an efficient and optimal manner – understand the importance of a diverse energy mix for energy security; the demands placed on generators by regulatory and legal requirements; and emerging technology and its role in the future of generation on the continent.
Learn how to integrate resource recovery in your waste management programmes to produce energy and alternative fuel through incineration, bio degeneration, pyrolysis and gasification in order to manage the increased demand for waste service provision in line with international norms, the national, provincial and local authorities.
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