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EE Business Intelligence cordially invites you to an online webinar on:
Policy and planning considerations for energy and electricity in South Africa in the years to 2050.
DATE: Wednesday 7 May 2025.
TIME: 15h00 to 17h30, South Africa time (GMT+2)
PLATFORM: Zoom Webinar 1000
COST: No cost, free-of-charge, all welcome
Hosted by:
· EE Business Intelligence
Opening address by:
· Mr Subesh Pillay, Acting Director-General, Ministry of Electricity & Energy
Supported by:
· Presidential Climate Commission (PCC)
· Centre for Renewable & Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES), Stellenbosch University
· PRISM, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
· Meridian Economics
Register to attend the webinar here
Download the presenter biographies here
Presenters:
· Opening address: Subesh Pillay, Acting Director-General, Ministry of Electricity & Energy.
· Presenter 1: Dr. Grove Steyn, Managing Director, Meridian Economics.
· Presenter 2: Lebogang Mulaisi, Executive Manager: Policy & Research, PCC.
· Presenter 3: Monique le Roux, Chief Engineer, CRSES, Stellenbosch University.
· Presenter 4: Clyde Mallinson, Independent Energy Analyst.
· Wrap-up and conclusion: Prof. Harald Winkler, PRISM, School of Economics, UCT.
Background, purpose and synopsis
The webinar will cover policy and planning considerations for energy and electricity in South Africa in the years to 2050, and will constructively critique the draft Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity (draft IRP) by presenting the outcomes of independent analysis and modelling of the data contained in the document by respected, independent modelling experts in South Africa.
The latest version of the draft IRP to replace the outdated IRP 2019 was recently prepared by the former Department of Mineral Resources and energy (DMRE) and the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), with modelling resources seconded from Eskom.
The draft IRP is currently undergoing a formal consultation process by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC), involving government, business, labour and communities, before being submitted to the Cabinet for “policy adjustment”, and then finalisation and publishing in the Government Gazette.
Respected speakers at the webinar will consider, analyse and present on different aspects of the draft IRP, including security of supply, sustainability, energy mix, carbon and other by-products, meeting climate-change commitments, water use, economics and costs, electricity price trajectory, and job creation.
Where assumptions, outcomes and other information in the draft IRP are found to be absent, inadequate or questionable, these will be highlighted, and speakers may present their own findings of the optimal energy mix and build rates for South Africa according to their own modelling.
Target audience
· Policy makers, government officials, regulators and standards bodies.
· Leaders and decision makers in business, manufacturing, industry and mining.
· Engineers, technologists, technicians and ICT professionals.
· Development finance institutions, commercial banks, investment funds and financiers.
· Renewable energy IPPs, developers and EPCs.
· Electricity generators, transmission system operators, market operators and distributors
· Municipalities, electricity utilities, Eskom and other state-owned enterprises.
· Economic, legal, financial, accounting, consulting and planning professionals.
· Organised labour, NGOs and civil society.
· Universities, researchers and academia.
Programme
15h00 – 15h05: Welcome and housekeeping: Chris Yelland, EE Business Intelligence.
15h05 – 15h20: Opening address: Subesh Pillay, Ministry of Energy & Electricity,
15h20 – 15h40: Presenter 1: Dr. Grove Steyn, Meridian Economics.
15h40 – 16h00: Presenter 2: Lebogang Mulaisi, Presidential Climate Commission.
16h00 – 16h10: Comfort break.
16h10 – 16h30: Presenter 3: Monique le Roux, CRSES, Stellenbosch University.
16h30 – 16h50: Presenter 4: Clyde Mallinson, Independent Energy Analyst.
16h50 – 17h00: Wrap-up, conclusions: Prof. Harald Winkler, PRISM, School of Economics, UCT.
17h00 – 17h28: Q & A session: Facilitated by Chris Yelland.
17h28 – 17h30: Thanks and closure: Chris Yelland.
Register to attend the webinar here
Download the presenter biographies here
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