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Welcome to the Innovative Energy Workshop

www.up.ac.za/innovative-energy-workshop

The rationale of this workshop stems from the current energy crisis in South Africa. The workshop aims to bring an in-depth analysis of the crisis, and we believe that reasonable and innovative solutions for the crisis will be proposed.

The topics of the workshop will focus on the following areas: • InnovativeideasforthecurrentSouthAfricanenergycrisis— The workshop will bring innovative ideas from all

different energy areas: Technology and engineering, industry and economics, as well as policy.• VisegradGroup(V4)— Africa Energy Cooperation — Lessons and the Way Forward — V4 experts will map current

approaches in energy sectors of the V4 countries (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland) vis-a-vis sub-Saharan Africa with a view of identifying potential avenues for cooperation. The project aims to introduce the V4 region as a strong partner with high level expertise in solving serious energy challenges in South Africa.

• FutureofNuclearEnergyinSouthAfrica — Exchange of different views on South African nuclear industry by V4 and South African nuclear experts.

A WhatsApp application will be used as an official electronic communication tool for workshop panel discussions, which we

believe may enrich the discussions.

Organisation Committee:Workshop Chair Dr Michal ChudýTechnical Committee Dr Jörg Lalk, Dr George A Thopil

Workshop Administration Ms Tharien Potgieter, Ms Mariette Stirk

Venue

Conference Venue

Workshop Cocktail Venue

Walking distance between the two buildings is seven (7) minutes

Lecture Halls

Engineering 1

4 Graduate School of Technology Management

ProgrammeUP Conference Centre

Tuesday, 1st September 2015

08:00 — 08:30 RegistrationCoffee / Tea

08:30 — 09:00 WelcomingProfTinusPretorius (Chair: Graduate School of Technology Management) WorkshopPartnerOrganisationsDrMichalChudý (Workshop Chair)

09:00 — 10:30 Panel1:EnergycrisisinSouthAfricaTopicstobediscussed:AnalysisofenergysituationinSouthAfrica,viewpointsfromacademia,governmentandindustryDrJörgLalk (University of Pretoria, Graduate School of Technology Management) MsNtombifuthiNtuli (Department of Trade & Industry, South Africa)MrBarryMacColl (Eskom)Panelmoderator: Prof Joe Amadi-Echendu (Professor, University of Pretoria, Graduate School of Technology Management)

10:30 — 11:00 Coffee break (Student Poster Session)

11:00 — 12:30 Panel2:InnovativeideasfromengineersTopicstobediscussed:Energyinnovationrequirements,challengesofconventionalpowersystems,challengesofrenewables,assessingenergytechnologiesProfAlanBrent (Stellenbosch University, Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies): Nexus and polycrisis: Energy innovation requirements in South AfricaProfRameshBansal (University of Pretoria, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering): Challenges of conventional and renewable power systemsDrGeorgeThopil (University of Pretoria, Graduate School of Technology Management):A framework for assessing energy technologiesDrMichalChudý (University of Pretoria, Graduate School of Technology Management):Ways towards energy efficiencyPanelmoderator: Dr Alice Chan (Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria, Graduate School of Technology Management)

12:30 — 13:30 Lunch (Student Poster Session)

13:30 — 15:00 Panel3:InnovativepolicyideasfromVisegradRegion(V4)—LessonsforSouthAfricaTopicstobediscussed:TransformationofV4countriesenergysectorfromsocialisteratothemarketeconomy,liberalisationandprivatisationofenergysectorinV4regionMrBalaszFelsmann ( Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary): Transformation of V4 countries energy sector from socialist era to the market economy. Lessons for South AfricaMrPeterBalík(Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic): Regional Energy security in central Europe — Lessons learnedMrArkadiuszSzymanski (Ministry of Economy, Poland): Energy market liberalisation in PolandPanelModerator: Dr Ivan Lukáš (Project manager for cooperation with private sector, Czech Development Agency, Lecturer — Charles University, Prague, Co-founder — Aprica Institute, Prague)

15:00 — 15:30 Coffee break (Student Poster Session)

15:30 — 17:00 Panel4:InnovativeideasfromindustryandacademiaTopicstobediscussed:Developmentandimplementationofrenewableenergysources,innovativegreenenergytechnologies,availableenergystoragetechnologiesDrWernerFriedl (Austrian Institute of Technology): Way forward to renewable integration.ProfEgmontRohwer(University of Pretoria, Department of Chemistry): Liquid Fuels from CO2 and photovoltaic renewable energyMrJavierdelaCruz ( Grupo Cobra): CSP experience in SA MrCleversonTakiguchi (S&C Electric Company): Challenges in energy storage technologyPanelModerator:Mr Curtis Richardson (African Union Student Alliance, University of Pretoria)

17:00 — 17:30 Student Poster Session

18:00 — 21:00 Workshop Cocktail (Exhibition Space, Engineering 1 Building)


Wednesday, 2nd September 2015

08:00 — 08:30 Coffee / Tea

08:30 — 10:00 Panel5:NuclearenergyforSouthAfricaTopicstobediscussed:Slovak(theworld2ndmostdependantnationonnuclearpower)lookonnuclearindustry,opportunitiesfornuclearindustryinSouthAfrica,economicalandtechnicalaspectsofnuclearinSAProfVladimírSlugeň (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava): European (Slovak) view at the nuclear industryProfJohanSlabber (University of Pretoria, Department Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering) MrZizameleMbambo (Department of Energy, South Africa)MrSaliemFakir (World Wildlife Fund (WWF)): Future of nuclear energy in South AfricaPanelmoderator: Mr Des Muller (Director Nuclear Construction Services, Group Five)

10:00 — 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 — 12:00 Panel6:Economyandenergycrisis Topicstobediscussed:InnovativeideasforSAeconomy,waysofsupportingenergyindustryandinnovativeenergyprojects,somesimpleideastoavoidloadsheddingMsLieselBeires (KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs): KwaZulu-Natal Energy Agency: An innovative model for stimulating energy markets at a subnational level MrNisaarMahomed(Trade & Investment, KwaZulu-Natal):Renewable energy in KwaZulu-NatalMrCliffordNdlovu (Gauteng Growth and Development Agency): Gauteng Investment Centre as a new innovation in service delivery for investors. Green Strategic Programme. Panelmoderator: Prof Lorenzo Fioramonti (Associate Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria)

12:00 — 12:15 Coffee break

12:15 — 13:15 HowmuchdoyouthinkyouknowaboutSouthAfricanenergyproblems?Competitive discussion with Keynote Speakers

13:15 — 13:30 Closing remarks

13:30 Lunch

End of the workshop


Student poster session

Presenting Student Affliations Poster Title

1. Cossa, Arsenio University of Pretoria Smart metering

2. de Bruyn, Dylan University of Pretoria Energy solutions

3. Dube, Prince University of Johannesburg A powered South Africa

4. Dube, Victoria/ Mashele, Nkosinathi

University of Pretoria Coal versus nuclear energy

5. Herbst, Lynette University of Pretoria How a changing climate can impact South Africa’s wind energy sector

6. Janse van Rensburg, Cheree University of Pretoria Is nuclear power really that bad?

7. Madiba, TAdefarati, TemitopeLupangu, CedricTungadio, Diambomba H

University of Pretoria Rentability of a solar project connectedto the Grid

8. Mahlangu, George University of Pretoria Future of nuclear energy in South Africa

9. Majaja, Buntu Chemical and Process Engineering Department, University of Pretoria

The industrial scale potential of South African bio-fuel

10. Mamogobo, HMagome University of Pretoria Impacts of climate change on renewable energy technologies

11. Moleke, Tshoarelo University of Pretoria Energy management and renewable energy

12. Mpanza, Mpumelelo University of Pretoria Electrical network reliability improvement through Smart Grid technologies versus MV infrastructure upgrade

13. Seape, Rebaone University of Pretoria Portable temporary renewable energy as a solution

14. Tshobeni, Sobhuza University of Pretoria A critical comparison of electricity tariffs in local government municipalities in terms of the municipality grading system: A comparative study

15. Visser, HenningBosman, Werner

York Timbers / University of Pretoria Forestry biomass energy production

16. Zondo, Thulani University of Pretoria Adaptive energy systems


Dr Jörg LalkJörg Lalk is an ECSA registered professional Electrical Engineer and holds engineering degrees from the North West University and the University of Pretoria, a PhD in Electronic Systems Design from Cranfield University in the United Kingdom and has completed the UNISA Programme in Intellectual Property Law (cum laude). He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the GSTM where he participated in the founding of the University’s new Institutional Research Theme on Energy.

His research interests include systems engineering and the techno-economic modelling of energy systems.

Prior to his academic career he held various senior management and systems engineering positions in the industry. He has more than 30 years’ experience in systems engineering, engineering management, project management and the management of strategic technology programmes in the aerospace, automotive, ICT, consulting and energy industries.

He is a senior member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), a founding member and past-president of the South Africa Chapter of INCOSE (International Council of Systems Engineers) and a member of the technical leadership of INCOSE as Associate Director for Technical Review. He was recently appointed to the Editorial Board of the new South African Journal of Economic Regulation.

Ms Ntombifuthi NtuliCurrent Director of Renewable Energy Industries, Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa.

Ms Ntuli leads the process of developing Green Industries policies and procedures to promote effective growth and managing and directing the Green Industries’ Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) process. She engages in continual policy advocacy and co-ordination in the Renewable Energy Industries.

She previously worked at the Royal Danish Embassy as a business-to-business project officer and had experience with the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality as an environmental officer.

Mr Barry MacColl Mr MacColl is the General Manager of Eskom’s Research, Testing and Consulting Business. The Research Testing and Development Department (RT&D) has the mandate to perform applied technical research, provide specialised technical services and perform specialised technical testing services. These value adding activities are controlled through defined processes.

There are two approved project life-cycle models that govern the research process and pilot/demonstration process respectively and these must be complied with in all activities in relevant areas.

The technical consulting and testing services are controlled through service level agreements, job agreements and task orders. Similarly, RT&D has an extensive network of formal and informal partnerships locally and internationally.

Speaker’s Profiles Panel 1


Prof Alan BrentProf Brent is a Chemical Engineer with Masters degrees in Environmental Sciences and Technology Management as well as a PhD in Engineering Management. Since 1995 he has consulted to a variety of industry and public sectors in South Africa and other developing countries in the fields of environmental engineering and management as a project manager in the Environmental Process Solutions Group of the Material Science and Manufacturing unit of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

In 2002 he was tasked to establish the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC), Chair of Life-cycle Engineering at the Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM). Through his appointment as an Extraordinary Professor, the GSTM continues to conduct research on

sustainable life-cycle management practices in the private and public sectors, which is also a focus area of the academic programmes of the GSTM. In 2006 he returned to the CSIR to initiate and lead research in the Resource Based Sustainable Development competency area of the Natural Resources and the Environment unit that promotes sustainable development in management and planning practices, primarily in the energy sector.

In 2009 he was appointed as a Professor in the Sustainable Development Programme of the School of Public Leadership (SPL) in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences of Stellenbosch University, where he is also the Associate Director of the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) in the Faculty of Engineering. Since 2014 he was appointed as a Professor of Engineering Management and Sustainable Systems in the Department of Industrial Engineering.

Prof Ramesh BansalProf Bansal has more than 22 years of teaching, research and industrial experience. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of Pretoria.

In previous postings, he was with the University of Queensland, Australia; Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India; the University of the South Pacific, Fiji; and Civil Construction Wing, All India Radio.

He has published more than 175 papers in journals and conferences. He has also contributed several books and book chapters including the Handbook of Renewable Energy Technology, World Scientific Publishers Singapore, 2011 and Small Signal Analysis of Isolated Hybrid Power Systems, Alpha Science International, Oxford, 2008.

He has diversified research interests in the areas of Renewable Energy and Conventional Power Systems which include wind, PV, hybrid power systems, distributed generation, grid integration of renewable energy power systems analysis (reactive power/voltage control, stability, faults and protection), FACTS and power quality.

Prof Bansal is an Editor and Editorial Board member for many journals including IET-Renewable Power Generation and Electric Power Components and Systems. He is a Fellow, IET-UK, Fellow Engineers Australia, Fellow Institution of Engineers (India) and Senior Member-IEEE.

Panel 2


Dr George A. ThopilDr George Alex Thopil is currently appointed as a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the Graduate School of Technology Management. Dr Thopil’s area of expertise lies in the areas of energy analysis, impact assessment, electricity analysis, monetary analysis, emission analysis, to name a few. Along with his academic work, he consults for industry and the public sector, in the field of energy.

His academic background includes a PhD in Engineering Management — with a focus on energy policy — completed at the University of Pretoria, a Masters’ in Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University and a Bachelors in Electronic Engineering at VTU, India. He has also

completed his professional education programme in energy, sustainability and life cycle assessment, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

As part of his research he has collaborated with multiple organisations — such as Eskom, CSIR, Department of Energy, Department of Environmental Affairs, The Compensation Commissioner, Water Research Commission and few others — which has helped him gain an understanding of the multidisciplinary challenges within the energy sector.

Mr Balász FelsmannMr Felsmann currently works as a regular Lecturer and the Head of the Research Centre for Strategic and International Management at the Corvinus University of Budapest. As a researcher, consultant and former state officer he has a wide range of experience on the institutional and competitive framework of the utility industries.

As a former state secretary he participated in the preparation of several policy documents including the new Energy Policy of Hungary (2007 — 2020), the Strategy for Increasing the

Share of Renewable Energy Sources (2008 — 2020), the Unified Transport Development Strategy (2008 — 2020) and various major pieces of the legislation regarding electricity, natural gas,

renewable energies and transportation.

As a consultant Mr Felsmann has worked on various projects on the field of energy sector for governmental organisations, NGOs, market leading industrial companies and international financial institutes. He coordinated a World Bank ESMAP project for preparing a General Assessment Study and a Cost Benefit Analysis of the implementation of a smart metering system in the Hungarian utility sector. He actively participates in the work of various scientific and business organisations of the utility area and on national and international conferences regarding energy policy and utility management topics.

Panel 3

Dr Michal ChudýDr Chudý holds a PhD degree in Technical Physics, MS. in Nuclear Physics and an additional B degree in Social Sciences (European Studies and International Relations). He studied at the Comenius University in Bratislava, Vienna University of Technology and University of Cambridge. His scientific interest is focused on superconductivity, material science, radiation damage, nuclear energy, alternative energy sources and energy system models.

He has worked as a Researcher at Vienna University of Technology and University of Cambridge on projects dealing with superconducting solutions for fusion and wind power plants. He was involved in shorter research work with JINR Dubna and CERN — ALICE. Currently, he is a Senior Researcher at the University of Pretoria dealing with Energy System Models for South Africa. He is

a life member of the Clare Hall College in Cambridge and director of European Agency for Energy Security.


Mr Arkadiusz SzymańskiMr Szymański is a lawyer and political scientist. Since 2009 he was also appointed as an expert on Energy Market Regulation in the Polish Ministry of Economy.

The Energy Department (Energy Market Regulation Unit) deals with domestic and European Energy Law, responsible for implementation of the European Union’s (directive, regulations) law into national energy legislation; at national level responsible for legislative process of energy sector regulations (focus on electricity); at EU level, participating in Energy Working Group (in the Council of European Union) as a national expert and since 2014, a member of the Warsaw Bar Association.

Dr Werner FriedlAfter completing studies in Electrical Engineering focusing on Energy Technology — Electrical Power Systems at Graz University of Technology, Dr Friedl worked from 2004 until 2008 as a research associate at the Institute of Electrical Power Systems in the fields of grid planning, plant safety and personal protection, power quality, decentralised generation and EMC.

From 2008 — 2015 he has worked for Energie-Control Austria, the Austrian regulatory authority, in the Electricity Department. His work included quality of supply, smart grids, balancing energy and energy control. From 2011 — 2015 he has headed the working group “Electricity Quality of Supply and Smart Grids” at the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) and coordinated

Smart Grids activities within CEER. In the chair role at CEER he was responsible for a list of more than 15 publications over the last few years. The publications and reports are public available (www.ceer.eu) and cover: Regulatory Approaches to Enabling Smart Grids Solutions, Electricity Storage Applications, Continuity of Electricity Supply, Guidelines for Good Practice on Voltage Quality Monitoring, Voltage Quality Regulation, Continuity of Supply Regulation, Commercial Quality Regulation and have been presented by invitation on many events in and outside of Europe. Since 05-2015 he is working for the Electric Energy Systems Unit of AIT Austrian Institute of Technology.

Mr Peter BalíkMr Balík has extensive professional experience in policy-making and management consulting focusing especially on the Central European region. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Science and a Masters degree in International Relations. He is currently Director at the Department for Innovation and Digital Economy at the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic. His activities mainly focus on creating innovation policies and supporting research and development in various industry branches.

He previously held the position of Senior State Counsellor at the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic and participated in the preparation of the national strategy of Slovakia for supporting

start-ups. He worked as a business consultant at HPI Consulting, a company focused on strategic advice in the healthcare sector for Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary. He also held a position as assistant to Member of the Slovak Parliament. He has also worked as a business consultant in a strategic management consulting company in Budapest.

He started his career as a political advisor at the delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in New York followed with professional experience at the permanent representation of the Czech Republic to the United Nations in New York during the Czech Presidency to the Council of the European Union. His international experience has been enriched during his professional engagement in the European Parliament in Brussels as well as in a public consulting firm focused on lobbying services in Brussels.

Panel 4


Mr Javier de la CruzMore than 7 years’ experience in the concentrated solar power plants (CSP) renewable sector as a developer, business development manager, construction deputy project manager, operation and maintenance manager.

Mr de la Cruz has extensive experience in the development sector and operation and maintenance of CSP and renewable assets and actually more focused on financing activities.

Nowadays, based in South Africa leading the business development and settlement of the company broad profile in the Southern Africa Region.

Recently, as Project Manager, Mr de la Cruz achieved Ilanga-1 100 MW CSP power plant financial closed as the 6th of his kind in South Africa in February 2015, whose commencement of construction is expected in October 2015 and R7 billion financing requirements (80% debt and 20% equity).

Mr Cleverson TakiguchiMr Takiguchi is currently the Director — Business Development Africa at S&C Electric Company. He has extensive knowledge in the energy sector. With almost 20 years of global industry experience and over 30 published papers, Mr Takiguchi has become a thought leader in the area of Smart Grid applications and Power Systems.

He has worked in the Brazilian operation of S&C for 14 years, seven years of which were spent in leadership roles. He has now taken his skills and experience to Cape Town, with the aim to develop business across Sub-Saharan Africa.

In his current position, he will cover the full range of S&C products and services as well as provide sales and engineering support. Furthermore, he will take an active approach to engaging new target markets and enhancing S&C’s brand in the region. He is also involved with several trade associations including, South African Wind Association and serves on the advisory board for both the African Utility Week and Distributech Africa conferences.

Prof Egmont RohwerProf Rohwer is the Head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pretoria and leads its Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Laboratory. His research focus is chromatography, mass spectrometry and laser spectroscopy in order to establish the chemical composition of complex mixtures. This is done to address research problems in fields ranging from engineering, biology, geology and archeology to forensic, environmental and food sciences. He has recently also initiated a long-term project aiming to convert sunlight and CO2 to liquid fuels. He finds the greatest challenge in designing new instrumentation and developing customized analytical methods to research pheromone communication in insects, environmental pollution, wine aroma and natural gas composition. The last mentioned work contributed to a new hypothesis on the

origin of the Fairy Circles of Namibia.

For many years now, Egmont Rohwer serves on the advisory forum of the National Metrology Institute (NMISA). His Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Laboratory is supported by SASOL as a strategic national asset. Egmont has served on the management committee of the SA Association for Mass Spectrometry over many years and is the SA representative on the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation (IMSF). He served on the South African team that negotiated the detailed terms of the international Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs) focusing on man-made toxic compounds in the environment. He has 77 publications in international specialist journals and holds a number of patents. He twice received the UP Exceptional Academic Achiever award and his present NRF researcher rating is a B2 ( 2014).


Prof Johan SlabberProf Slabber currently serves as a Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria. He has a long and successful career in the nuclear energy sector.

He was part of the Atomic Energy Board (predecessor of Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa — NECSA) from 1964 — 1989 where he held the position of general manager of reactor technology as well as other leading positions. Afterwards, he was part of the safeguards department at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.

He had also been the Chief Technology Officer at the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Project in South Africa before he started his academic career.

Mr Zizamele Mbambo Mr Mbambo joined the public service as Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energyin the Department of Energy (DOE). His duties as Deputy Director General Nuclear Energy include the following: Manage and implement all matters relating to nuclear safety and technology as required by legislation and international agreements. Manage all matters related to nuclear non-proliferation and radiation security as required by legislation and international agreements. Develop and review policies as required by the international agreements and governance of the nuclear sector in South Africa.

He started his career at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) as an Assistant Operator in the Minerals Separation plant (MSP) and became an apprentice and later qualified as an artisan. Following his

time at RBM he proceeded to Driefontein Gold Mine and Africa Rainbow Minerals as a Mine Geologist. He spent four years at one of the DoE’s SOE’s, the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) as a Project Officer and Senior Regulatory Officer and seven years at the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Proprietary Limited (PBMR) where he held a number of positions including being the Nuclear Licensing Programme Manager and Nuclear Compliance Consultant. Following his time at PBMR he joined Sasol Gas Division as Manager: Gas Regulation.

Prof Vladimír SlugeňProf Slugeň (Prof, DSc) has worked at the Department of Nuclear Physics and Technology, FEI STU, he also gained a PhD (1993) and a DSc (2011) degree from FEI STU in the area. Prof Slugeň has been a full time professor in Nuclear Power Engineering (2004) at Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.

His main field of research and teaching activities is operation and safety of NPPs as well as micro-structural analyses of irradiated materials (about 50 original papers in scientific CC journals and over 300 citations). He is also the author or co-author of six books.

Positions held include:Since 2004: Chairman of Slovak Nuclear SocietySince 2007: Vice Chairman of Board of Governors of Slovak National Nuclear Found2009 — 2011: President of European Nuclear Society (ENS)Since 2011: Director of Inst. of Nucl. & Phys. Eng., FEI STU, Slovak RepublicSince 2015: Director of European Decommissioning Academy, Slovak Republic

Panel 5


Ms Liesel BeiresMs Beires is the Green Economy Specialist for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Her focus lies on producing and managing research and strategy development as well as dealing with project development in the Green Economy and Renewable Energy field within KwaZulu-Natal. She is chairperson of the Provincial Renewable Energy Workgroup which has been set up to co-ordinate and assist the development of the renewable energy sector within the province.

Mr Nissar MahomedMr Mahomed is currently the Sector Manager responsible for renewable energy investment at Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal, a government-based Investment Promotion Agency in KwaZulu-Natal. Prior to that he worked for the Department of Economic Development and Tourism and was responsible for research, with particular emphasis on the Green Economy and the Knowledge Economy.

Mr Clifford NdlovuMr Ndlovu is an acting Manager at Gauteng Investment Centre as well as an energy sector specialist at Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). GGDA holds the position in Gauteng as the Manufacturing Hub for the Energy Industry and Investment Promotion.

Mr Ndlovu is responsible for Project Facilitation and Opportunity Marketing and was previously the Acting Head of Strategic Export and Trade Development in GGDA.

Panel 6

Mr Saliem FakirMr Fakir joined the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) in February 2009 as Head of the newly formed Living Planet Unit. Prior to this he was a senior lecturer at the Department of Public Administration and Planning at the University of Stellenbosch where he lectured on renewable energy policy and financing.

He held the position of Associate Director for the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (University of Stellenbosch) and also served as Director of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN-SA) office for eight years.

Mr Fakir has a BSc Honours in Molecular Biology from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Masters in Environmental Science from Wye College London. He also completed a senior executive management course at Harvard University in 2000.


Project partners

Trade&InvestmentKwaZulu-Natal is a South African trade and inward investment promotion agency, established to promote the province of KwaZulu-Natal as an investment destination and to facilitate trade by assisting local companies to access international markets. The organisation identifies,

develops and packages investment opportunities in KwaZulu-Natal; provides a professional service to all clientele; brands and markets KwaZulu-Natal as an investment destination; retains and expands trade and export activities and links opportunities to the developmental needs of the KwaZulu-Natal community.

KwaZulu-Natal is South Africa’s second largest economy, contributing on average, 16.0% (2013) to the country’s GDP. The province is strategically positioned by being home to two of Africa’s busiest and largest ports, Durban and Richards Bay. It also boasts the third highest export propensity and the second highest level of industrialisation in the country. The capital city of KwaZulu-Natal is Pietermaritzburg.

Situated on the eastern seaboard of South Africa, the province of KwaZulu-Natal has direct access to both the Indian and Pacific Ocean rims. The regions strategic geographical position on world trade routes provides effortless access to major global markets, such as South America, Europe and Far East.

Our Assistance to Investors • Assistance with incentive and export marketing incentives; • Assisting foreign investors with business permit applications; • Provision of reliable information to investors; • Assisting investors to locate suitable premises; • Assisting investors to access project and operational finance.

TheNationalResearchFoundation(NRF)was established as an independent government agency through the National Research Foundation Act (Act No 23 of 1998). The mandate of the NRF is to promote and support research through funding, human resource development and the provision of the necessary research facilities in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields

of science and technology, including indigenous knowledge, and thereby contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of all South Africans.

The mission of the InternationalVisegradFund is to promote development of closer cooperation among the Visegrad Group (V4) countries — the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia and to strengthen the ties among people in the region. The Fund provides funding for common cutural, scientific, research and educational projects, youth exchanges, promotion of tourism and cross-border cooperation. Most of the grant

recipients are non-governmental organisations, municipalities and local governments, universities, schools and other public institutions and also individual citizens. The Fund also awards individual scholarships and artist residencies. By the end of 2014, the fund has sup¬ported more than 4,500 grant projects and awarded over 1,800 scholarships and artist residencies in total worth exceeding €61 million.

SamsungElectronicsCo.,Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies, redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems, and semiconductor and LED solutions. We are also leading in the Internet of Things space through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health

initiatives. We employ 307,000 people across 84 countries with annual sales of US $196 billion. To discover more, please visit our official website at www.samsung.com and our official blog at global.samsungtomorrow.com


TheEuropeanAgencyforEnergySecurity(EAFES) is a non-governmental organisation which connects experts from various professional areas who have a common interest in the secure and environmentally friendly supply of energy. These issues are not confined to policy alone, as the same importance must be given to economic and scientific factors. The key objectives are to understand the political relations between countries rich in energy resources and the consumer

countries; trade relations, their infrastructure and address other economic and technical aspects; and finally to explore the scientific possibilities of developing new energy resources or improving the performance existing ones. Understanding all these complex issues requires strong collaboration between experts in all the relevant areas.

The main objective — developing secure and environmentally friendly energy supply — is achievable only by strong political will and constant scientific development Therefore, the core of the agency consists of experts from various areas with different focuses. The main activities of the agency are: improving communication between experts of different disciplines related to energy; conducting independent research; organising meetings, conferences and workshops; and promoting informed debate on energy research, industry and policy.

The mission of ApricaInstitute is to bring attention to sub-Saharan Africa as a dynamically developing market with a significant market size and increasing political and economic stability. We intend to facilitate partnership between Africa and Central Europe and to provide original, cutting-edge research activities related to Africa’s economy and its place in international relations.

We believe that investments and trade are crucial for Africa’s development and competitiveness in a globalising world. We, therefore, support investment that is transparent and in line with developmental objectives of the receiving countries. By doing so, we intend to become mediators for building strong partnerships between the two regions that would benefit both sides.

EmbassyoftheSlovakRepublicinPretoria represents the Slovak government in its relations with the South African government and supports Slovak interests in SADC region.

To build a more stable and prosperous South Africa, the Slovak Republic is committed to a dynamic and mutually beneficial relationship with South Africa. Slovakia and South Africa experienced struggle for democracy in the past. Both countries share friendship and vital political, economic, commercial and cultural interests that we develop and maintain.

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