Date: 18 August 2021

Organizer: AFSIA

Description: In this webinar it will be:

• discuss how it could actually take only $50M to electrify half of Africa’s healthcare facilities to address the 2 major pain points of rural doctors;
• present a tool that helps public officials and solar professionals precisely size the required solar installation for any kind of healthcare facility depending on the medical equipment available and used;
• present the new approach of international aid agencies to speed up healthcare electrification by adapting to and aligning with the needs of private solar companies across the continent.

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Date: 10 August 2021

Organizers: IMEA and APAC

Description: GreenPowerMonitor, a DNV Company is glad to announce its “Green Talks”, a series of webinars where renewable energy experts and some of the key players of the sector will discuss about challenges and opportunities to transition toward a greener future.

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Date: 3 August 2021

Organizer: AFSIA

Description: SustainSolar has launched new asset leasing and construction finance for their product line of turnkey Generation solutions, providing catalytic capital to mini-grid (and off-grid) companies. Developed with support from GET.invest Finance Catalyst, their model is a “force multiplier,” enabling faster scalability of mini-grid portfolios at lower “all-in” cost.

Encountering mini-grid finance and procurement challenges, SustainSolar has structured scalable finance models for short and long-term contracts to match developer needs. Inspired by similar asset-based financing models used in mature industries such as construction and mining, SustainSolar’s new finance tools are designed to address some of the most important hurdles faced by mini-grid developers.

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Date: 29 July 2021

Organizer: SAPVIA

Description: "As the representative voice of the solar PV industry, we are constantly working towards collaborating with stakeholders across the renewable energy sector to share knowledge and drive effective change.

Various factors in the business environment continue to strengthen the business case for Solar PV. These include; availability of supply, decreasing technology costs, the increased cost of electricity, various financing options and tax incentives to name a few. While we embark on the path to reduce the impact of climate change personally and professionally, decision making comes down to the rands and cents of it all. This session will focus on different perspectives on the business case for distributed Solar PV generation."

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Date & Time: 28 July 2021 at 1 pm GMT

Organizers: Michelin South Africa and Mining Review Africa

Description: The importance and positioning of sustainability in business has seen recent growth and been intensified by the global pandemic. There is a renewed sense of urgency for climate resilience coupled with an evolved way people deal with socio-economic issues.

And so, the ask for any business operating today is that sustainability be a cross-cutting issue, pulling businesses closer to communities and their natural capital.

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Date & Time: 27 July 2021 at 12 pm GMT

Organizer: ESI Africa

Description: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement to increase the self-generation without a licence threshold from 1MW to 100MW has been a long time coming for South Africa’s commercial and industrial sector. 

While there are regulatory details to iron out, the announcement signals in theory that it will become easier for companies to enter into Power Purchase Agreements with private entities. Instead of a lengthy licencing process, a future applicant would only need to register their generation project with the National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (NERSA).

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Date & Time: 26 July 2021 at 5 pm GST

Organizer: IRENA

Description: This Dialogue will raise the ambition to accelerate the delivery of distributed renewable energy to the last mile in Africa. Policy makers, investors as well as the Rockefeller Foundation, will explore the opportunities and enablers needed to reach consumers and producers in the last mile and achieve a leap forward to renewable energy for all. Speakers will cover the case for livelihoods, investment and the bankable demand for on- and off-grid renewable energy solutions, as well as pointing out what remains to be done. The discussion will feed into an anticipated implementation lab on distributed renewable energy at the Africa Climate Week in September 2021.

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Date & Time: 21 July 2021 at 12 pm GMT

Organizer: AFSIA

Description: During this Showcase, Johannes will tell you more about the latest technologies and solutions available to deal with unreliable grid and select the most appropriate and cost-effective back-up solutions for your specific need.

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Date & Time: 20 July 2021 at 12 pm GMT

Organizers: Enlit Africa and ESI Africa

Description: When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the self-generation threshold would be raised to 100MW he was at pains to point out that municipalities would still retain a large measure of autonomy over whether this would happen in their boundaries or not. 

Power projects have to be grid-compliant, even if islanded from the national system, and businesses who generate their own electricity will also be allowed to wheel electricity to the grid, subject to wheeling charges and connection agreements with Eskom and relevant municipalities. Municipalities will retain discretion to approve grid connection applications on their networks, and the entire process will still be regulated by NERSA and overseen by the DMRE. 

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Date & Time: 15 July 2021 at 12 pm GMT

Organizers: Cat® Electric Power and Mining Review Africa

Description: The pressure and desire for the mining industry to reduce green-house gas emissions is mounting, and with that the trend for renewable energy is gaining momentum.

Meeting sustainability goals at a mine now plays a huge part in deciding which power generation solution is best suited, whether it be temporary rental power or power plants for production.

Many mining operations take place in remote parts of the world where access to a reliable supply of electricity from the grid is unavailable or requires significant investments in transmission, the solution has traditionally been to use a thermal power plant on site burning fossil fuels.

Join Cat® Electric Power and Mining Review Africa for a Webinar that discusses the following three key considerations to power generation and how to find the optimum solution while maintaining grid stability for uninterrupted production at the mine site:

1. Growing trends and the necessity to become more sustainable;
2. Cat® Electric Power Solutions – from traditional fuel such as diesel, oil and natural gas to sustainable solutions including Solar power, Energy Storage systems and alternative fuels, we discuss the various options available to you;
3. Support – from prospecting and construction to production, expansion and aftermarket services.

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Date & Time: 14 July 2021 at 12 pm GMT

Organizers: Jinko Solar, Enlit Africa and ESI Africa

Description: In recent years, the solar PV industry in sub-Saharan Africa has grown to include large-scale ground-mounted projects, commercial and industrial (C&I) installations, mini-grids and solar home systems (SHS). However, it is the emergence of energy storage systems that supply sustainable energy. 

Storage solutions have become an essential environmental technology to increase solar PV penetration in terms of reliability and efficiency. This technology also reduces fuel consumption, especially in industrial and commercial applications.

In this webinar, JinkoSolar will present its energy storage system (ESS) solutions for solar PV panels combined with battery storage specifically aimed at the C&I market. The panel of experts will explain the critical and growing role that energy storage plays in accelerating the clean energy transformation.

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Date: 14 July 2021

Organizer: EELA

Description: The Accessing financing for energy efficient lighting and appliances and the EELA Technical Assistance and Co-Financing Facility webinar seeks to share experience from financiers and energy efficiency practitioners on the opportunities and challenges of accessing funding for implementing energy efficiency projects. The webinar will also share information on the EELA Technical Assistance and Co-financing facility including the modalities of accessing technical support and funding from the facility.

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Date & Time: 13 July 2021 at 6 pm GST

Organizer: IRENA Youth

Description: The webinar will point at a combination of technologies and innovative solutions as an opportunity to decarbonise the energy system and achieve a 1.5°C Pathway. It will also show the positive impact of technological development on the living standards of young people and how a renewables-powered energy transition can have a positive outcome on young lives by improving access to key services, such as education and health.

During the event, young participants will discuss the socio-economic that the energy transition offers them, including jobs. Green technologies are proving to be an indispensable factor for resilience, inclusion, and equality and key in pursuing the goal of sustainability.

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Date: 13 July 2021

Organizer: IRENA

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic came at a time when Sub-Saharan African countries were already facing severe challenges towards achieving SDG7 objectives. Data shows that at least 25 African countries have electricity access rates of less than 40 per cent. Access to clean cooking is still one of the significant challenges. Additionally, the region’s growing population and economic progress call for a rapid increase in supply on the continent, to which renewable energy must contribute in the decades ahead. Africa therefore has a unique opportunity to pursue sustainable energy development as a basis for long-term prosperity. In this context, through partnerships at continental, sub-regional and national levels, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has been supporting Sub-Saharan African countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future in the pursuit of sustainable development, energy access, energy security and low-carbon economic growth. The event will bring together national and sub-regional stakeholders from across Africa to reflect and agree on the role of the energy transformation in Africa’s response to the current crisis and beyond.

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Date: 12 July 2021

Organizer: International Association for Energy Economics

Description: Economic development under climate change has become a complex challenge for both developing and well-established economies, as it imposes restrictions on the resource availability. To maintain a sustainable electricity supply and mitigate the impact of climate change on economic development, it is therefore important to understand how utility firms respond to water scarcity and unpacks the underlying mechanisms of power outage.

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Date: 9 July 2021

Organizer: International Association for Energy Economics

Description: 2020 was one of the most tumultuous years for global energy in modern history. What actually happened? How surprising was it? What did we learn about the functioning of the energy system? And what messages does it contain for the energy transition and the path to net zero?

This will be the 70th edition of the Statistical Review and there has never been a more dramatic year in its history. Join Richard de Caux from bp's Economics & energy insights team to discover how the energy system responded to the impact of COVID and what messages it might contain the for the energy transition.

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Date & Time: 7 July 2021 at 2 pm CEST

Organizers: Green People’s Energy and Alliance for Rural Electrification

Description: The ‘Stimulating Demand for Productive Use of Renewable Energy Solutions in Local Communities’ webinar is part of ‘Paving the way for Clean Energy Transition with Decentralised Renewable Energy (PWCET) Series’ organised by Green People’s Energy and Alliance for Rural Electrification. 

Decentralised renewable energy (DRE) solutions have the potential to drive green, sustainable and inclusive rural transformation, reduce poverty and improve the livelihoods and climate resilience of rural populations as they provide access to affordable, reliable and clean energy. PURE can be a significant driver of economic growth and social progress in developing countries. 

The webinar will dive into what it takes to stimulate demand for and an uptake of PURE solutions in rural communities and will under a holistic approach address the different aspects of the PURE ecosystem. The speakers will delve into the challenges and barriers, present examples of innovative solutions and highlight the opportunities of productive use activities to improve the livelihoods of rural communities.

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Date: 7 July 2021

Organizer: International Association for Energy Economics

Description: The revolutionary decline in the economies of scale in power generation in recent years has brought about a growing international trend to develop enabling policy and regulatory dispensations for embedded generation so that they can supplement national grids. In this context, embedded generation can be described as the small-scale production of power located close to the place of consumption but also able to sell electricity into the distribution network (prosumers).

Embedded generation has the potential to reduce electricity demand from the grid and simultaneously, improve prosumer’s environmental positions. Such a decentralized approach is supported by some policymakers to assist with concerns about security of supply.

An appropriate regulatory and policy dispensation for embedded generation is crucial for it to make a successful contribution to the often-overburdened systems, particularly in countries in the Global South.

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Date & Time: 30 June 2021 at 11 am CEST

Organizer: ATA Insights

Description: Following an extended development journey, the Redstone Concentrated Solar Power project is breaking ground in the Northern Cape (South Africa). Redstone is a 100MW power tower with 12 hours of thermal storage that is expected to begin commercial operation by the fourth quarter of 2023.

This project signals also a recognition to the clean, firm, baseload power that CSP brings to the table as more variable renewable enters the grid.

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Date: 30 June 2021

Organizer: IRENA

Description: This interactive event, sponsored by the Green Learning Network, the International Renewable Energy Agency, REN21 and UNEP’s Youth and Education Alliance, brings together panelists at the forefront of renewable energy education and training to share innovative approaches to skill building and is useful for anyone interested in building a more sustainable future.

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