Conference Energy in Southern Africa

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Opening Speech

• Tseliso Maqubela, Deputy Director General, Department of Minerals and Energy, RSA

Energy in the World, in Africa and Southern Africa

• Energy in the World and in Africa, Jean-Pierre Favennec, Advisor, IFP School, 
• Energy in South Africa: Brian Statham, SANEA 
• Scenarios for the future, Leon Lizamore, Shell

Oil Products Supply and Transportation in South Africa

• Situation of the oil industry in South Africa, Allan Doble,  SAPIA
• Transportation of products : existing and future pipe lines: Carlos Galego, TRANSNET;
• Perspectives for refining (Invited):
  Vukani Khulu, PetroSA : Presentation of the Mthombo Refinery, Coega; Marc Seris, PFC Energy; Dave Wright, ENGEN, Stéphane Wambergue, Axens;
  Leon Lizamore, Shell
  »1. What is the future of African refineries?
  Should more refineries be built?
  Should large investments be carried out to ensure more supply and better quality products?
  Should consuming countries rely more on imports?
  » 2. What improvement to the logistics have to be brought to ensure the supply of products to landlocked countries?
  » 3. How to face the cost of crude oil/products import?
  » 4. Should the coastal refineries be expanded to make more products?
  Is the alternate solution - products import - a better solution?

Electricity in South Africa

• Situation of the power industry in South Africa: Andrew Etzinger, ESKOM; 
• Electricity production : projects: Yves Guenon, AREVA
  » 1. How to develop production capacity to reduce frequent power cuts? What sources (hydro, fuel oil, natural gas, solar, wind, ...) should be used? What requirements?
  » 2. How to organize the sector : responsibility of government/ public sector/ private sector? How to enable easier access to electricity of poorer populations

Coal and Synthetic Fuels

• Situation of the coal industry : Danie Mouton, Exxaro
• Future of synthetic fuels (CTL) : Marinus Niemand, SASOL
  »1. What is the future of South African production? How coal will be used : for electricity production, for liquids production (CTL)
  »2. South Africa as a coal exporter

Renewable Energies

• Situation in South Africa: Manny Singh, EDC
• Jason Schäffler, Nano Energy
  »1. What is the future for biofuels in Africa? Will biofuels compete with food? What is the best strategy for biofuels development?
  »2. Which potential for solar energy? Where windmills can be a solution?
  »3. Future of alternative fuels: CNG , GTL, CTL? Potential for development in South Africa?

Project Financing

• How to finance energy projects :
  Daniel Zinman,  Standard Bank; Paul Holmes, Nedbank; Alexandre Cosson, Natixis; Pierre Wolmarans, Société Générale, Virginie Dago, AFD