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The Free Market Foundation (FMF), in association with EE Publishers, invites you to attend a full-day conference on:
Unlocking the electricity transmission grid:
An Independent System and Market Operator for South Africa
DATE: Thursday 9 June 2011
TIME: 08h00 for 08h30 to 17h00
VENUE: FNB Conference & Learning Centre, Sandton (details below)
COST: R1500 per person attending (limited motivated sponsorship is available to academics and others)
Please click here to register online
The event is sponsored and supported by:
BACKGROUND
Government has confirmed that Independent Power Producers (IPPs) will in time generate 30% of South Africa's electricity. The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2010) has been promulgated. The key to the efficient utilisation of IPPs is an Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) as proposed by the Department of Energy in a recent bill submitted to parliament.
Through the conference, the FMF hopes to advance the implementation of the ISMO as proposed by the Department of Energy. We will explore alternative grid models from the US, UK, Noordpool, India and elsewhere; consider appropriate grid options for South Africa; and garner the viewpoints of key role-players (business, labour, Eskom, EIUG, SAIPPA and others).
PRESENTERS
Confirmed speakers include:
Minister Dipuo Peters, Department of Energy
Director-General Nelisiwe Magubane, Department of Energy
Leon Louw, Free Market Foundation
Jayendra Naidoo, Business Leadership South Africa
Roger Baxter, economist, Chamber of Mines
Doug Kuni, SA Independent Power Producers Association (SAIPPA)
Ashley Brown, Dewey le Boeuf, Harvard Electricity Policy Group, USA
Robert Lane, Cameron McKenna, Regulated Industries Team, UK
Barun Mitra, Liberty Institute, India
Please click here for brief CVs of international presenters
FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
For further information, please contact Gail Day, Events Co-ordinator, Free Market Foundation, Tel: 011 884-0270, Email: gailday.fmf@mweb.co.za
Seating limited, so please RSVP soonest via www.fmfevents.co.za
Please click here to register online
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