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Date & Time: 31 August 2020 at 3 pm West Central Africa
Organizer: GEPLAW Consults Ltd & George Etomi & Partners
Description: Renewable Energy Projects in Nigeria Post COVID-19.
Past Webinars
Date & Time: 27 August 2020 at 2:00 pm CAT
Organizer: SegenSolar
Description: This training session will provide a thorough and engaging run down of the Kodak products.
The team of experts are excited to provide in-depth information on KODAK Solar Products.
The SegenSolar team will cover all the regulatory requirements around installing the various products together, as well as practical guidance on wiring, communication settings and much more.
Date & Time: 27 August 2020 at 4 pm CAT
Organizer: ATA Insights
Description: Nigeria has long been considered the Giant of Africa, having the biggest economy and more than 200 million people. However, more than 40% of its inhabitants currently live without electricity and this problem only gets worst in rural communities. In this webinar, you will learn more about Nigeria’s plans to deploy minigrids as part of its plan to increase access to electricity to 90% by 2030 and at least 10% of renewable energy mix by 2025.
Date & Time: 26 - 27 August 2020 at 2 pm - 5 pm South Africa Time Zone
Organizer: Euroconvention Global
Description: As the world transitions into a Green Recovery, we invite you to join RENPOWER Africa: Mining and Renewables – Online Conference. This exclusive virtual event will give you an insight to Africa’s mining industry commitment to a greener and sustainable environment as well as the opportunity to network with mining and renewable energy key stakeholders in a post-pandemic recovery stage.
Date & Time: 25 August 2020 at 10:30 am CAT
Organizer: SegenSolar
Description: This session will cover:
- Goodwe & Pylontech systems in seconds;
- Hybrid systems: what they are, how they work and what scenarios they are suitable for;
- Sizing and specifying a system using Goodwe Hybrid with Pylontech;
- Basic Installation procedure;
- Advanced configuration such as WiFi setup and firmware update;
- GoodWe’s remote monitoring portal.
Date & Time: 25 August 2020 at 10 am CAT
Organizer: Jubaili Bros Solar
Description: This event is addressed to design engineers and all stakeholders interested in how to minimize the amount of excess power delivered to the grid. They will go through the devices, configuration required and how to tackle power export in areas where net-metering is not allowed by the public grid authority.
Date & Time: 25 August 2020 at 10 am CAT
Organizer: Solar Show Africa
Description: In recent years, the industry has been chasing higher and higher efficiency, and lower production costs. However, with current cell technologies, efficiency-boosting innovations are increasingly hard to come by. This is leading the industry to focus on other ways to improve module efficiency and lower project investment.
In this Webinar, they are going to discuss balancing module efficiency and cost. Carl Lee, Sales Director of EMEA at Seraphim Solar, was invited to talk about the optical and electrical advantages of 9 busbar cells, reduced shading, mismatch loss, and bifacial power gains in Seraphim’s newest product.
With new data, Carl will demonstrate how these improvements increase module power outputs and how the CAPEX of solar projects, as well as the LCOE, will decrease markedly. Through flexible application demonstrations and operation simulations in varied locations like Europe, Asia, and the Americas this webinar will illustrate the potential for these module-level innovations to positively impact LCOE.
Join this Webinar to learn how to balance efficiency and cost as well as improve energy yield at system level.
Date & Time: 13 August 2020 at 13h00 GMT
Organizer: ESI Africa
Description: The Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) market is set to realise exponential growth as global corporations are now looking more at this market for renewable energy procurement solutions to fulfil their decarbonisation objectives.
Corporations bought a record amount of clean energy through PPAs in 2019, up more than 40% from the previous year’s record.
According to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s 1H 2020 Corporate Energy Market Outlook, some 19.5GW of clean energy contracts were signed by more than 100 corporations in 23 different countries in 2019. This was up from 13.6GW in 2018, and more than triple the activity seen in 2017.
The high profile RE100 campaign, a global corporate leadership initiative bringing together influential businesses committed to sourcing 100% renewable electricity, has seen some of the world’s largest companies commit to this goal.
The RE100 totaled 221 members through 2019, collectively consuming 233TWh of electricity in 2018, based on their latest filings – slightly less than South Africa’s entire power generation fleet.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates these 221 RE100 companies will need to purchase an additional 210TWh of clean electricity in 2030 to meet their targets.
As onsite power becomes the new norm, CPPAs will likely continue to be the preferred choice in enabling corporates’ meet their decarbonisation goals while ensuring stable power supply and low energy costs.
This live discussion will provide information on the benefits and risks involved with regards to the evolving nature of CPPAs.
Date & Time: 6 August 2020 at 4 PM South Africa Standard Time
Organizer: Germany-Africa Business Forum
Description: While Covid-19 has hit world markets very hard, African economies are showing more resilience than others. Out of the 37 countries escaping recession this year, 22 are Africans according to the IMF’s latest forecasts. Before of post Covid-19, Africa will remain the fastest growing region in the world, and one where a new world also means new deals. German companies have increasingly made successful business in Africa over the recent past, and opportunities for German businesses and public sector companies will only grow as Africa builds sustainability and cleaner energy mixes in a post Covid-19 world.
To explore the opportunities offered to German companies in a post Covid-19 Africa, the Germany-Africa Business Forum (GABF) will be organizing an exclusive webinar in August in cooperation with Africa Oil & Power. The event will be exploring the deals that are set to shape up the post-Covid-19 German-African economic and business relations.
Date & Time: 6 August 2020 at 02:00 PM in Harare, Pretoria
Organizer: AFSIA - Africa Solar Industry Association
Description: Discover the latest technologies and innovations used to increase yields and productivity thanks to the use of solar. Find out about innovative business models proposed by these successful companies to farmers benefit more from their day-to-day efforts.
We will also learn about some case studies showing how the use of solar in different applications is benefitting rural communities with very concrete impact on their local economy.
Date & Time: 29 July 2020 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM BST
Organizers: ESI Africa and Mining Review Africa
Description: With increasing renewable energy options and higher energy penetrations, the integration of renewable energy into existing thermal grids is increasing.
But how can buyers and sellers ensure maximum energy savings while also ensuring the lowest technical risk for the host plant without incurring significant additional costs in the process?
Good integration of variable renewable energy into the existing thermal energy grid should not impact on the energy system/grid’s stability and reliability.
Join ESI Africa and Mining Review Africa for a live discussion where their panel of technical experts will provide insights on how to evaluate renewable energy offerings and how to balance commercial PPA obligations while maintaining grid stability.
Date & Time: 28 July 2020 at 14:00 – 15:30 CEST
Organizer: Alliance for Rural Electrification
Description: ARE, supported by GET.invest, has the pleasure to invite you to the webinar “Funding & fast-tracking health facility electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa” on 28 July 2020 at 14:00 – 15:30 CEST.
This webinar is the second in a series of webinars organised by ARE and supported by GET.invest. Building on “Electrifying Rural Health Facilities: Ongoing Initiatives & Innovative Solutions” held on 18 June 2020, this webinar will focus on how funding for projects to electrify rural health facilities can be structured and fast-tracked moving forward.
GET.invest is a European programme that mobilises investments in renewable energy, supported by the European Union, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Austria.
The webinar will feature:
- High-level opening remarks;
- Launch of publication: “Best practices for electrifying rural health facilities with decentralised renewables” with a particular emphasis on funding structures of DRE projects that electrify rural health facilities;
- Panel discussion on how to fast-track funding for health facility electrification.
Date & Time: 27 July 2020 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BST
Organizer: Jinko Solar
Description: The market of the Commercial & Industrial segment has started maturing in Sub-Saharan Africa in the last few years. The dominant business model up till now is a direct purchase, however, some companies are also offering financing options including PPA and rental & leasing.
Renewable energy projects, in general, require substantial capital investments and depend on predictable, long-term cash flows in order to provide investment returns that can attract that capital, operators and investors should understand the risks and how to mitigate them.
In this webinar, Jinko Solar together with AREF & Huawei, will address the risks in renewable energy projects and to which party can they be assigned; how risks can be managed, and at what cost; and which risks can be eliminated in order to make solar PV C&I investments viable in the long run.
This session will look at:
- Overview of the C & I market in Sub-Saharan Africa;
- Introducing latest Jinko’s innovation and potential impact on C & I in projects SSA;
- Consideration for component reliability in solar PV plants;
- How to manage long term project risks to ensure minimal deviation from expected returns;
- Key considerations for investing in solar PV projects in Africa;
- Hindrances to achieving short payback periods in solar PV projects;
- Fuse Free Design, Low maintenance product and Low Failure higher availability;
- IV Curve & Fusion solar monitoring & AFCI for mitigating fire risk to ensure safety of the PV plant.
Date & Time: 23 July 2020 at 5:00 PM
Organizer: Energy Society of Kenya
Description: The Energy Society of Kenya would like to invite you to the first of a series of Webinars that will be held every month to be held on 23rd July 2020 from 5:00-6:30 PM.
The Webinar will be a discussion session on the topic "Electric Vehicles In Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges".
Date & Time: 22 July 2020 at 14h00 CEST
Organizer: Alliance for Rural Electrification
Description: With discussants from private sector decentralised renewable energy (DRE) companies, as well as from the GET.invest Finance Catalyst, the webinar will feature:
- Feedback from DRE companies on support instruments needed, especially in the face of Covid-19;
- Presentation of GET.invest support instruments for DRE companies;
- Sharing of lessons learnt from DRE companies on how to make use of GET.invest support instruments in practice.
Date & Time: 22 July 2020 at 13:00 GMT
Organizers: Mining Review Africa and ESI Africa
Description: Private sector insurance is increasingly being used as a tool to help facilitate investment into Africa’s power sector. Insurance can help to mitigate risks in both captive or grid power projects.
Lessons learnt from recent claims experiences as well as opportunities, such as credit enhancement mechanisms, can be used as a good parameter by which to compare investment risks with insurance costs.
Did you know that when seeking insurance on renewable energy risks there are specific factors to consider?
Join Mining Review Africa and ESI Africa for a live webinar discussion that will unpack some of the recent changes in insurance coverage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other macro-economic related issues.
Date: 16 July 2020
Organizer: Solarplaza
Description: Find out from key stakeholders how the industry should tackle the challenges related to transitioning from fossil fuels to solar + hydrogen.
This virtual event creates a unique convergence of opportunities to learn, network and interactively share knowledge with a global group of peers.
Date: 15 - 16 July 2020
Organizer: Alliance for Rural Electrification and GOGLA
Description: The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive shock for societies and economies around the world and threatens to reverse the enormous progress that off-grid energy companies have made in bringing power to 470 million people in the last decade. The pandemic especially jeopardises the survival of many micro, small to medium enterprises (MSMEs) companies that are essential for the energy access ecosystem in the short and medium term.
Now more than ever, the off-grid sector requires accessible finance. This is why ARE and GOGLA have joined forces with GET.invest – a European programme supported by the European Union, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Austria.
Considering social distancing measures and travel restrictions imposed globally, this event will leverage existing digital technologies to bring together a multitude of relief providers, financing experts, sector leaders, enterprises, as well as philanthropies and public sector stakeholders.
The 2-day event will feature:
- Overview and presentations of relief instruments available;
- Discussions on the status quo of the energy access sector, as well as scenario risks and needs for companies;
- Interactive discussions on finance and relief needs and gaps, as well as on the future of the energy access sector;
- Virtual B2B matchmaking sessions to network and exchange in one-on-one sessions.
Date & Time: 15 - 16 July 2020 at 10:00 to 13:30 on both days (Casablanca Time Zone)
Organizer: Euroconvention Global
Description: The conference will provide the timeliest updates and guidance to the industry in order to mitigate the new challenges and take advantage of the prospects in the post-covid-19 era. How will the situation affect renewable energy and electricity projects, their potential and funding in Morocco? Will there be unexpected developments and new opportunities? The program will deal with current projects and also address the plans implemented to continue the country’s energy transition.
Date & Time: 14 July 2020 at 10h00 (GMT +2)
Organizer: Terrapinn
Description: Energy security, particularly that of electricity supply, is central to empowering economic development in the region. Despite being endowed with significant reserves of coal, oil and natural gas, only 39 million of the region’s 170 million people 1 have access to electricity, which is generated mainly from thermal and hydroelectric resources. This reflects the imbalance of supply and demand and therefore curtails the potential for economic development. IPPs, though, align very well with the national energy security agenda and are a definite solution to meeting Africa’s growing electricity needs. By empowering and allowing for fair legislation to prevail for IPPs, we will be able to reap the multiple benefits, i.e diversifying both the supply and nature of energy production, introducing of new skills and in new investment into the industry, and benchmarking of performance and pricing.
Join us in this webinar to:
- Understand the challenges posed by a lack of energy security;
- Analyse the importance and role of IPPs (both renewable and non-renewable) in the energy ecosystem and energy mic in achieving energy security;
- Learn more on how and where to invest and see what role you can assume to make sure the energy security narrative does not remain a dream.
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