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Africa's Economic Renaissance Gathers Momentum Paper 09GM0155 Africa’s Economic Renaissance Gathers Momentum Tom Hammons, and Pat Naidoo Working Group African Electricity Infrastructure 2009 IEEE PES General Meeting, July 26-30 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Sponsored by: International Practices for Energy Development and Power Generation Chairs: Tom Hammons, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK Pat Naidoo, Western Power Corridor (PTY) LTD. Track 1: Transmission Capacity Enhancements in the 21st Century INTRODUCTION Power System Control and Operations on a wide area scale such as Continental Africa. On behalf of the Energy Development and Power The power scheme being developed will Generation Committee, welcome to this Panel Session eventually overlap with Europe and the Middle East to on Africa’s Economic Renaissance; presenting for the create the World’s next generation power system with first time new and innovative simple engineering energy trading that will go beyond the present state of solutions for an otherwise complex development. the art. With primary energy source from the natural, Welcome to the Natural Renewable Energy renewable hydroelectric source of the Congo River, the Source of the Congo River; naturally the world’s power system expansion plans for Continental Africa benchmark for lowest cost electrical energy. gathers momentum. The river is the world’s number The Panelists and Titles of their Presentations two in capacity and capability and can deliver are: 100,000’s MW; virtually limitless given innovative methods of harnessing the energy flow of the river. Given large scale power production virtually in one 1. Lawrence Musaba (Southern African Power Pool, space geographically; large scale and innovative power Harare, Zimbabwe) and Pat Naidoo (Western transmission designs are being prepared to evacuate the Power Corridor Company, Gaborone, Botswana). bulk power. “Power Supply Challenges in Southern Africa” This project will evolve to become the world’s (Invited Panel Presentation Summary 09GM0847) biggest engineering assignment and it has all the 2 Dhevan Pillay and Herman Claassen (Eskom, complexities of global business, local and regional South Africa). Proposed Principles for the politics, local, regional and international financing, and Evaluation and Funding of DSM Projects project and country risks. Amongst all the thorns, (Invited Panel Presentation Summary 09GM891). simple and innovative engineering solutions continue to 3. Pat Naidoo (The Western Power Corridor pave the way forward and contribute to the Company (PTY) Ltd, Gaborone, Botswana), development of the project. “New Strategies for Harvesting Large Scale With a general background of the project, the Bulk Energy from the Congo River without a new and innovative engineering solutions are prepared Conventional Dam.” (Invited Panel Presentation for panel discussion and expert contributions. The field Summary 09GM1103) covers bulk hydro power generation without any 4. Li Wang, D. J. Lee, L. Y. Chen, J. Y Yu, S. R. damming of the river; world class environmental care Jan, S. J. Chen, W. J. Lee, Ming-Hua Tsai, Wei- and strategic assessments; HVAC and HVDC Taw Lin, Yuan-Chung Li and B. K. Blyden. A transmission technology including EHVDC at 800 kV Micro Hydro Power Generation System for and 1200 kV; HVAC versus HVDC choices; Power Sustainable Microgrid Development in Rural System Performance Management including self Electrification of Africa (Invited Panel healing for transient disturbances and concluding with Presentation Summary 09GM0 1424) 5. P. V. Preckel, F T Sparrow, Brian Bowen, Z. Yu Eskom, South Africa and D.J. Gotham (Purdue University, USA). Email: [email protected] ”Preserving Low Cost Electricity while Tel +27 (0) 21 855 5290 Improving The Riverine Environment; Part Fax: +27 (0) 86 662 2716 Two; Model Results” (Invited Panel Presentation Mobile : +27 (0) 82 898 7070 Summary 09GM1114 6. Invited Discussers. 3. Pat Naidoo. The Western Power Corridor Company (PTY) Each Panelist will speak for approximately 20 LTD minutes. Each presentation will be discussed Private Bag 254 immediately following the respective presentation. There Gaborone Botswana will be a further opportunity for discussion of the E-mail: [email protected]; presentations following the final presentation. [email protected] The Panel Session has been organized by Tom Tel: +267 392 3534/392 3542 Hammons (Chair of International Practices for Energy Fax: +267 392 3549 Development and Power Generation IEEE, University of Glasgow, UK) and Pat Naidoo (Chief Executive, Western 4. Li Wang Power Corridor Company, Gaborone, Botswana). Dong-Jing Lee Tom Hammons and Pat Naidoo will moderate the Long-Yi Chen Panel Session. Jyun-Ying Yu Shen-Roug Jan Su-Jen Chen Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) PANELISTS: National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Tainan 70101 1. Lawrence Musaba Taiwan Coordination Center Manager E-mail: [email protected] Southern African Power Pool PO Box GT897 Wei-Jen Lee Harare Energy Systems Research Center (ESRC) Zimbabwe The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) E-mail: [email protected] Arlington Tel: +263-4-250560/2/3/9 TX 76013 Cell: +263-11-418637 USA Fax: +263-250565/6 E-mail: [email protected] Pat Naidoo Ming-Hua Tsai Chief Executive Wei-Taw Lin The Western Power Corridor Company (PTY) Yun-Chung Li LTD Department of Irrigation and Engineering Private Bag 254 Council of Agriculture (COA) Gaborone Botswana Executive Yuan E-mail: [email protected]; Taiwan. [email protected] Tel: +267 392 3534/392 3542 Bai K Blyden Fax: +267 392 3549 BBRM Group Elk Grove 2. Dhevan Pillay CA 95757 Strategic Key Customer Manager USA South Africa-Eskom (Tx Division) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel (205) 992-5036 +27-(0) 12-421 4774 (t/n) Fax (205) 992-5465 +27-(0) 12-421 4721 (t/n) +27-(0) 866684921 (fax) 5. F. T Sparrow +27-(0) 12-421 4778 (fax) Brian Bowden Mobile: +27-(0) 82 4155 045 P. V. Preckel Z. Yu Herman Claassen D. J. Gotham Demand Side Management Energy Center at Discovery Park Distribution Division Purdue University 500 Central Drive West Lafayette Dr. Hammons is Chair of International Practices IN, 47907-2002 for Energy Development and Power Generation of USA IEEE, and Past Chair of United Kingdom and Republic E-mail: [email protected]. of Ireland (UKRI) Section IEEE. He received the IEEE Power Engineering Society 2003 Outstanding Large Chapter Award as Chair of the United Kingdom and PANEL SESSION CHAIRS Republic of Ireland Section Power Engineering Chapter (1994~2003) in 2004; and the IEEE Power Engineering Tom Hammons Society Energy Development and Power Generation Chair International Practices for Energy Development Award in Recognition of Distinguished Service to the and Power Generation Committee in 1996. He also received two higher University of Glasgow honorary Doctorates in Engineering. He is a Founder 11C Winton Drive Member of the International Universities Power Glasgow G12 0PZ Engineering Conference (UPEC) (Convener 1967). He UK is currently Permanent Secretary of UPEC. He is a E-mail: [email protected] registered European Engineer in the Federation of Tel: +44 141 339 7770 National Engineering Associations in Europe. Pat Naidoo Pat Naidoo (SM 06; Pr Eng; Co-Chair International Practices for Energy SMSAIEE RSA, MIET UK) is a Development and Power Generation registered professional engineer in Co-Chair IEEE Power and Energy Society South Africa, a graduate in POWERAFRICA Developments Electrical Engineering from the Chief Executive University of Durban Westville The Western Power Corridor Company (PTY) LTD (KwaZulu Natal) in South Africa, Private Bag 254 a postgraduate with an MBA from Gaborone Botswana Samford University, USA and a Tel: +267 392 3534/392 3542 PhD from the DaVinci Institute for Fax: +267 392 3549 Technology Management in association with Warwick E-mail [email protected]; University (UK). In 1994, Dr. Naidoo received the South [email protected] African Institute of Electrical Engineers Young Achievers Award. In 2006, he gained Senior Membership of his institute and he jointly co-chairs BIOGRAPHIES IEEE Power and Energy Society POWERAFRICA activities in Africa. Thomas James Hammons (F’96) Upon graduation in 1985, Dr Naidoo joined the received the degree of ACGI from Electricity Supply Commission of South Africa as an City and Guilds College, London, engineer in training. In 1988 he was registered as a U.K. and the B.Sc. degree in professional engineer and was appointed the Distribution Engineering (1st Class Honors), Regional Planning and Design Engineer. In 1989 he and the DIC, and Ph.D. degrees was appointed Senior Engineer to lead a newly created from Imperial College, London portfolio of Quality of Supply in the Regional University. He is a member of the Engineering Department. In, 1990 he was promoted to teaching faculty of the Faculty of Principle Engineer of Regional Engineering. In 1991 he Engineering, University of was transferred to the newly created national group of Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. Prior to this he was employed Transmission and later appointed as Chief Engineer in as an Engineer in the Systems Engineering Department the Operating and Maintenance Division. Here his work of Associated Electrical Industries, Manchester, UK. He covered the hands on operating and maintenance of the was Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 22 000 km Eskom National Grid having voltages 765 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in kV, 400 kV, 275 kV and 533 kV DC. In 1995, he was 1978-1979. He was a Visiting Professor at the Silesian promoted to Senior Manager in charge of the Operating Polytechnic University, Poland in 1978, a Visiting and Maintenance of the Kwa -Zulu Natal and Free State Professor at the Czechoslovakian Academy of Sciences, Area of the Eskom National Grid. Sterling business Prague in 1982, 1985 and 1988, and a Visiting Professor results were the order of the day. Some of the key at the Polytechnic University of Grenoble, France in customers included the deep underground gold mines, 1984.
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