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Welcome address by the outgoing AMEU president
by Hannes Roos, outgoing AMEU President
 It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Gallagher Estate for this 64th convention of the AMEU and to wish you a most productive and worthwhile conference. You will be aware that our incoming president is a "Jo'burg man" and that the City of Johannesburg, in conjunction with City Power, is hosting our meetings... (more)
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Incoming president's address at the AMEU
Convention 2014
by Sicelo Xulu, incoming AMEU president
 I am deeply honoured and humbled to be given the opportunity to head the Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities of Southern Africa (AMEU). I wish to thank my colleagues, dustry associates and stakeholders for expressing their confidence in me by electing me to this important position. I assure you that I will carry out these duties with honour and diligence... (more)
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Keynote address at the AMEU Convention 2014
by Dr. Wolsey Barnard, Acting DG, Department of Energy
 Although the country has made marvellous strides in achieving democracy, service delivery has not kept up with its needs. The country is severely challenged with regard to its electricity supply due to a lack of human capacity, financial capacity, and generation capacity. The importance of energy as a stimulus for economic growth cannot be overstated... (more)
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Speech by Phindile Baleni, CEO of NERSA
by Phindile Baleni, CEO of NERSA
 It is true that the electricity industry is changing and ten years from today we might be looking at a very different industry. The changes that are being spoken about have the possibility of creating thousands of new jobs. However, will it result in new jobs or new vacancies? The jobs that are to be created are for skilled people, but where will they come from? There are a few concerns that this changing industry needs to address... (more)
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Promoting telecomms and ICT - essential ingredients of tomorrow's network
by Peter Moray, Utilities Telecoms Council, USA
This paper sets out the case for establishing the Africa Utility Telecoms Council (AUTC) as an international division of the Utilities Telecoms Council (UTC) based in Washington DC, USA. UTC is a global trade association dedicated to creating a favourable business, regulatory, and technological environment... (more)
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Economically viable smart grids within municipalities: lessons from local case studies
by Bruce Raw, Peter Atkins and Kevin Kotzen, GreenCape
Smart grid infrastructure in municipalities can improve the efficiency of electricity provision and present new opportunities for economic growth and job creation. This potential business opportunity is currently hampered by barriers which limit municipalities' ability to commit to large-scale roll-out of smart grids and associated distributed generation technologies ... (more)
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Journey towards a smart utility: An eThekwini Electricity perspective
by J Hunsley, J Pershad, M Mthembu, S Jagannath, V Maistry, S Sewchurran, and K Annamalai, eThekwini Electricity
The benefits of a smart grid exceed the current challenges experienced by eThekwini Electricity. This paper discusses the approach followed by eThekwini Electricity in achieving its objective of a smart grid and highlights the challenges encountered... ( more) |
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Municipal tariffs: Where to from here?
by Hendrik Barnard, Elexpert
This paper will describe the current tariff problems and propose an approach in line with the government 's Electricity Pricing Policy, where a fair deal is given to all customers and yet the municipality is ensured of a fair income and profit ... ( more) |
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Are lower prices an illusion or reality in a deregulated market?
by Angelo Carolus and Aldene Nelson, SAP ISU and Nathi Mhlongo, Zimele Technologies
South Africa has the prospect of deregulating the current energy market, allowing for both local and foreign investment, forming a more viable solution to the energy crisis. This paper intends to address the issue of a competitive energy market and the consequent effect thereof ... ( more) |
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Small scale on-grid PV embedded generation methodologies in South Africa
by Paul Tuson, Mott MacDonald
The IRP 2010-30 update states that 9770 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is planned to be installed in South Africa by 2030. The update also estimates that embedded generation (EG) residential and commercial PV could reach 22,5 GW by 2030... ( more) |
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Distributed generation in municipal networks: the revenue impact of solar generation
by Kevin Kotzen, Bruce Raw, and Peter Atkins, GreenCape
This paper highlights the financial impact of rooftop embedded generation on the profitability of electricity sales, focusing on the effect of various billing tariff structures. The electricity buying and selling tariff structures applicable to most municipalities are explained... ( more) |
The impact of small scale embedded generation on existing networks
by Jaco Alberts, Motla Consulting Engineers, and Prof. Jan de Kock, North West University
Load forecasting methods are based on selecting ADMD values for various load classes, summating the load class load profiles and the application of diversity factors while looking ten to 20 years into the future... ( more) |
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Typical technical behaviour of LV networks with varied levels of renewable penetration
by GV Moodley, Dr. GD Jennings and V Pillay, DigSilent Buyisa
The installation of LV, PV embedded generation is steadily growing worldwide, largely driven by the reduction in PV module costs. In South Africa there are several technical concerns about the impact high penetration levels of embedded PV generation will have on LV networks... ( more) |
Smart metering implementation guidelines
by Kobus van den Berg, Aurecon
Smart grids and smart meters are being installed by utilities internationally. Manufacturers are releasing new smart equipment onto the market every day and every offer seems to be the solution to all challenges facing utility managers... ( more) |
Revenue protection success story: The River Park (Alexandra) case study
by Xolani Lembede, City Power
Authorities have to strike a balance between electricity usage and by-law enforcement. However, all the efforts will only succeed with the community's buy in, hence the importance of vigorous community awareness initiatives... ( more) |
Net-metering concept for small scale embedded generation in South Africa
by Dr. Markus Pöller, Möller & Pöller Engineering
During meetings in the offices of SALGA with AMEU as a reference group on 25 July 2013 and 7 November 2013, possible options for a legal and technical framework for the connection of rooftop PV systems in South Africa have been discussed... ( more) |
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Impact of the new health and safety regulations on electrical engineers
by Dr. Willem du Toit, SAFTEK Technologies
Most municipal electrical engineers perceive their responsibilities as ensuring the safety of staff during maintenance and construction activities only. However, the new construction regulations require electrical engineering staff to be professional construction health and safety agents... ( more) |
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Substation accident: a case study
by Barry Gass, High Voltage Training
An authorised person received an electric shock and was badly burned when testing for voltage at the back of an isolated 11 kV circuit breaker, in a substation. This paper looks at what could/should have been done to prevent the accident... ( more) |
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South African power system status overview
by Al'louise van Deventer, Eskom
This paper focuses on the status of the South African power system and electricity consumption. System status is as recorded in October 2014 and is merely a snapshot of the electricity consumption, the generation available and the forecast of the power system until February... ( more) |
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Design criteria implementation for the Network Development Plan: Hursthill substation
by Riaan Swanepoel, City Power
The City of Johannesburg is embarking on a new spatial vision for the city in line with its growth and development strategy 2040. The high residential developments must be supported by commercial and retail developments to support work and leisure opportunities... ( more) |
Applying an asset health solution for transmission and distribution networks
by Steven Hagner and Hennie Nel, ABB Ventyx
Data-driven predictive maintenance and asset replacement strategies have been a dream for electricity transmission and distribution (T & D) companies for decades. Now a number of factors have come together to make that dream reality with the help of an asset health solution... ( more) |
City Power Johannesburg: Response to potential load shedding
by Stuart Webb, City Power
This paper will describe the various options available to mitigate the impact of future load shedding should this be necessary to maintain the stability of the national grid... ( more) |
Performance target setting and prioritising electrical power system-level investment
by Louis Pieterse, City Power
City Power's engineering operations performance targets have traditionally been informed through benchmarking with overseas utilities, but this approach to target setting has proven to be inadequate. An alternative approach was therefore considered... ( more) |
Local government develops technical scarce skills for road to professional registration
by Mvuleni Bukula, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
An overview of the Infrastructure Skills Development Grant (ISDG) Mentorship Programme as implemented by the E Cape beneficiary municipalities in an attempt to professionalise local government skills in order to ensure sustainability and delivery of infrastructure... ( more) |
Countering the dire shortage of technical personnel in South Africa
by Tom Phillips, Inspired Interfaces
This paper details several challenges being faced by the power industry and will highlight how the judicious use of technology can mitigate against the damaging delays caused by resource shortages... ( more) |
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