TAKE A LOOK AT 2011'S HUGELY SUCCESSFUL EVENT
African Utility Week (AUW) is the only African exhibition that covers the entire spectrum of the power, water and waste management utilities industry in all its many forms. It's designed for African utilities, large industrial end users in Africa and solution providers from across the globe.
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Minister of Energy Dipuo Peters speaking at the Opening Session
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Panoramic view of African Utility Week exhibition
Unique at African Utility Week: Guided exhibition tours
Site visits offer exclusive access to plants and factories
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WHY BUSINESSES MUST THINK GREEN
With COP 17 in full swing and the eyes of the world on South Africa, African Utility Week wanted to share some insights into ‘Why South African businesses must think green’.
A newly released white paper by consultancy group, Deloitte, warns that South Africa will ignore global green trends at its peril. Highlighting government incentives and penalty schemes for companies who fail to comply with environmental imperatives, the report notes 10 reasons for ‘thinking green’.
NEWS FROM AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK
The company that monitored energy consumption at COP17
South African Util Labs’ unique technology empowers everyone to save energy - 20 January 2012
The South African company that monitored the energy consumption at the recent COP17 Climate Change Response Expo in Durban, Util Labs from Midrand, has developed unique technology which will enable South Africa to achieve its energy savings targets.
Read more...
Eskom joins African Utility Week as COP17 agreement
is set to impact generation sector
“Exciting time for renewable energy in South Africa”
African Utility Week director Claire Volkwyn says the recent launch of the Green Climate Fund at COP17 in Durban will impact quite significantly on the generation sector in particular. Read more... |
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BUSINESS LEADERS' CURRENT VIEWS
The 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. Read more...
Hear what the industry's leading business minds think
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“There is a near real-time fully operational smart
grid. It is here already, fully functional and
tested.” Read more...
Exclusive interview with Paroshen Naidoo of Util
Labs: the company that monitored the energy
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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.” Read more...
Eileen Leopold, Chief Executive Officer, South
African Electrotechnical Export council. |
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UTILITY TRENDS WHITE PAPER
Empowering ideas 2011, the newly released white paper by a leading consultancy:
Top 10 emerging issues for the power and utilities sector the year ahead.
The white paper includes topics such as:
- Increase of worldwide demand
- Security of supply
- Generation technologies
- Renewable energy
- Energy efficincy
- Demand side management
- Data analysis
- Regional investment
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ABOUT AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK
Over the last 12 years African Utility Week (AUW) has attracted thousands of industry professionals from over 50 countries to the event. In 2011 there were over 2500 visitors and more than 200 exhibitors in attendance.
As the industry has changed and evolved, AUW has responded to market forces and customer demands. It has provided manufacturers and service providers with the finest marketplace for their products and services. It has also provided industry professionals with direct access to everything that will enhance and grow their business by bringing together governments, industry regulators, solution providers, utilities and large industrial end users to discuss the future of the industry.
Year after year, AUW has received enormous support from African utlities, local municipalities, regulators and goverments to build an event that addresses the current topics and challenges
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WATER HACKATHON
The African Utility Week will be hosting a Water Hackathon – a competition at which South Africa’s best IT talent will compete to
solve your utility’s water related challenges with innovative new software and technology. Read more...
A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES
African Utility Week house warming and launch party highlighted a world of opportunities. The function took place on 29th November at the Expo Centre in Johannesburg. Present were a number of key stakeholders and exhibitors with whom the Spintelligent team wanted to share their vision for the 2012 African Utility Week. Read more and see photos...
COULD YOUR BUSINESS BENEFIT FROM:
- Seeing 300 of the industry’s foremost innovators and solution providers acrross 10 000m2 of
exhibition space
- Discovering thousands of new producs, best practices and innovations that will increase your
productivity
- Learning about new ways to minimising costs and increasing performance
- Meeting the people that create the products rather than the ones that just sell them
- Listening to the thinkers and thought leaders from Africa’s power and water utilities and large
industrial sector
- Getting the knowledge tools and contacts to become and organisation dericting the future of
utility services
Then don't miss out, register now for African Utility Week 2012 and diaries the 4 most valuable working days of 2012. |
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THE MINISTER'S SPEECH FROM AUW 2011
 Honourable Minister Dipuo Peters, Department of Energy, South Africa
"I am honoured to again be invited to participate in this important gathering. Thank you to Spintelligent and it's partners for once again convening a world class event. We have consistently and will continue to raise the need for the energy sector to deepen engagement and debate on the collective challenges that confront all of us in this space."
Download the speech
BIGGER AND BETTER
The all-encompassing African event for utilities and industrial
end users - Get the knowledge, tools and contacts to become an
organisation directing the future of utility services at the 4 most valuable
working days of 2012.
- 5000 attendees
- 300 exhibitors
- 150 speakers
- 60 countries
- 8 breakout sessions
- 20 workshops
- unlimited networking opportunities
Would you like to exhibit your products and meet qualified
buyers from African utilites and large industry in a highly
targeted environment? Reserve your exhibition space now and
benefit from premium space and special rates. View floor plan |
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WHAT OUR DELEGATES HAD TO SAY...
“African Utility Week has grown over the last five years – massively – and I think it’s very important for the industry”
John McArdle, External Communications Manager, Eskom
“The African Utility Week 2011 was the best yet, well organised, well attended. I will certainly be attending next year.”
Dean Pratt, Regional Manager Africa, Marelli Motori, South Africa
“Thanks for organizing such a wonderful event. It was quite informative & I learnt about many issues that are affecting our environment especially in managing of Non Revenue water. I hope that I will not miss African Utility Week 2012.”
Lydia Mbithi, Regional Technical Officer, Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company, Kenya
“Thanks again for your assistance, indeed the event was very informative and well organised. “
John Mumba, Chief Engineer: Technical Support, City Of Windhoek, Namibia
“Another world class event..... thanks very much.”
Alistair Meyer, General Sales Manager, Nynas, South Africa
"The conference was really worthwhile for me. I have managed to learn a lot about new developments in the Metering area and I have gained some useful contacts to follow up."
Wernher Schmidt, EDNS Metering Technology, Eskom, South Africa |
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TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR NEW BRANDING
Welcome to our new African Utility Week website
The aim for 2012 event website is to increase customer involvement and communication. With this in mind we have upgraded and redesigned our site with a fresh, cleaner, more contemporary design. We will be introducing several interactive media and networking tools, including webinars, networking tools, blogs and and a closed area for exhibitors.
Communication arising from the development of this new site will subsequently expand the capabilities of African Utility Week. It will provide information and allow the delegates and attendees at the 2012 conference to further discuss and debate the demand, supply and management of utilities, power, water and renewable energy, the development and appliance of smart technologies, and importantly the engagement of innovative thinking and application.
We hope you enjoy it. Should you have any comments, suggestions or ideas, please email us. We value your feedback! |
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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.
