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Analysis
Lessons learnt from recent power emergencies and blackout incidents

Information from Cigr�

Large disturbances which interrupt supply to customers over wide areas occur every now and then despite best practices and efforts in planning and operating the power grid. 

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These disturbances are usually unpredictable, and they often result in interruptions to customers and damage to power system infrastructure followed by a lengthy restoration process, with serious social impact and loss in business productivity activities.

In recent years, Large Disturbance Workshops were held during the Cigr� Paris Sessions to share information on causes and impacts of large disturbances, and a transmission system operator's (TSO's) experience in managing the disturbances. Owing to the limited time allocated to each event, the information is often presented at a very high level.

To investigate the main causes of large disturbances in more depth and to develop lessons learnt in greater detail, a separate, focused exercise is needed to fully analyse these events with an objective to identify trends and develop possible remedies. Working Group (WG) C2.21 has completed a series of event analyses to pursue this objective.

This article presents the key findings of the working group, focusing on the main causes and possible remedies to prevent the occurrence or mitigate and minimise the impact of large disturbances, and an assessment of control centres' performance in managing these disturbances... (more)

  
  

 
Invitation
Fossil fuels in South Africa: 
What factors will drive future use?
  
The Fossil Fuel Foundation (FFF) cordially invites you to attend its 
3rd Energy Conference:
 
DATE: Thursday 4 November 2015
TIME: 07h30 for 08h00 to 17h00, with networking event thereafter
VENUE: Eskom Research and Innovation Centre, Lower Germiston Road, Rosherville
 
The Conference will consider: electricity, COP21, energy security, emmissions, growth, transport, environmental impact, with the theme:
 
Can society find a sustainable solution?
 
Programme
 
07h30 - 08h00: Registration, tea and coffee
08h00 - 08h15: Welcome and opening by Fossil Fuel Foundation
 
Session 1: Looking to the past and future - SA's link to fossil fuels
 
08h15 - 09h00: Tshilidzi Ramuedzisi, DoE: The allocation and role of fossil fuels in the country's energy plans (GUMP, IRP and IEP)09h00 - 09h35: Xavier Prevost, independent consultant / Eskom: Current and future use of coal in South Africa - is the cliff real?
09h35 - 10h10: Mandy Rambahros, Eskom: South Africa's position going to COP 21 - insight to the commitments being proposed
10h10 - 10h45: Shamini Harrington and Shailendra Rakumar, Sasol: SA's emissions pathway - where will we likely end up in 2030
10h45 - 11h15: Tea and coffee break
 
Session 2: Fossil fuels use in SA - opportunities and challenges
 
11h15 - 11h50: Louise Naude, WWF: Air quality, water and land use - the impact of fossil fuels on the environment
11h50 - 12h20: Prof. Philip Lloyd, CPUT: SA's national climate change response and its impact on our fossil future
12h20 - 13h00: Rob Jeffrey, Econometrix: Coal and gas - the economics of our choices. Are the alternatives attractive?
13h00 - 14h00: Lunch
 
Session 3: Sustainable use of fossil fuel - what is required?
  
14h00 - 14h35: Barry McColl, Eskom: Carbon capture and storage and other clean coal technologies - will these be applied?
14h35 - 15h10: Dave Collins, MAC Consulting: Global use of fossil fuels into the future
15h10 - 15h45: Gary Kendall, Nedbank: SA's natural blessings (coal and solar), and technology levers (e-mobility, storage) for maximising value
15h45 - 16h00: Tea and coffee break
 
Session 4: So what is the future of fossil fuels in SA
 
16h00 - 16h45: Panel discussion with facilitator: Ras Myburgh, FFF
16h45 - 17h00: Close and resolutions
 
17h00: Networking cocktail party
 
For further information and to register, contact:
 
Michelle Stegen, RCA, Tel: 011 483-1861/2, Email: [email protected], or
Ginette Oliver, FFF, Tel: 011 262-6010 or 011 868-1442, 
 
In this issue...
Lessons learnt from recent power emergencies and blackout incidents
Invitation: Fossil fuels in SA: What factors will drive future use?
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