Programme
- 07:30 - 09:00 am
Ivan Steenkamp - Program Director
All Energy X delegates and participants have opportunities to book meetings and utilize the meeting facilities at Energy X.
Participants also have access to exhibition stands just before the official opening of the daily program of events
- 09:00 - 09:45 am
- Organiser’s Welcome and Introduction to the Energy X Conference & Exhibition
- Host City Welcome Address
- Host Province Introduction
- Host Province Welcome Address
- Ministerial Keynote Address
- TO BE ANNOUNCED
- 09:45 – 10:30 am
A Conversation with Government and Renewable Energy Sector Leaders facilitated by an acclaimed journalist and broadcaster.
An interactive dialogue and engagement session with the keynote speakers and the Energy X Conference & Exhibition audience
- SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
- Speed Networking session between delegates and exhibitors
- 10:45 - 11:30 pm
A discussion focused on the current policy framework in place and how we can take policy off the page and into practice, making sure that Government’s commitment towards a clean energy transition becomes a reality
- SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
- 11:30 – 12h15 am
This session will introduce the green hydrogen landscape in Southern Africa, covering the potential for increased renewable deployment and industrial decarbonisation, market building across the continent, and the outlook for the future
- Speakers to be announced
- 13h30 – 14h30 pm
What incentives are required to support the recent and favourable industry reforms? What technical, financial, procurement and policy innovations are required to realise a future with a stable energy supply?
And how will the Solar PV sector respond to the opportunities and challenges ahead?
- SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
- 14:30 – 16:30 pm
- CLOSING OF EVENT DAY
An interactive, engaging, dynamic and constructive Town Hall style robust debate focussing on the most pertinent and pressing issues facing the energy sector today.
Our diverse panel of industry experts will take questions from the audience and the discussion will be moderated by a neutral journalist who will ensure the session stays on track and in focus
- 07h30 – 09h00 am
All Energy X delegates and participants have opportunities to book meetings and utilize the meeting facilities at Energy X.
Participants also have access to exhibition stands just before the official opening of the daily program of events
- SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
- 09h00 – 09h45 am
A Conversation with Local Government and Renewable Energy Sector Leaders facilitated by an acclaimed journalist and broadcaster
The fundamental changes occurring in the energy sector has profoundly affect every municipality in South Africa.
What is the pathway onwards for municipalities, the electricity value chain and the sector as a whole in ensuring a successful clean energy transition across municipalities countrywide
- SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
- 09h45 – 10h30am
South Africa’s state-owned power utility plans to retire close to 10 GW of its coal power generation fleet.
Eskom has identified a pipeline of ‘Just Energy Transition’ projects, and intends to secure financing with the R131 billion concessional funding raised from the international financiers who have committed to supporting the decarbonisation initiatives in developing countries, including South Africa.
- SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
- 10h45 – 11h30 am
As clean energy deployment grows nationwide, it is vital that we put in place the building blocks now for a diverse and equitable workforce
How do we seize the moment and build the necessary clean energy workforce to accelerate job creation and skills development
- SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
- 11h30 – 12h15 pm
While funding institutions can avail increasing number of financing solutions, there remains a sizeable portion of the population that cannot access such funding. How do we bridge this gap?
Can we enable access to electricity through innovative funding of SSEGs? Should incentives be offered to make it easier for ordinary citizens to own and make use of these systems?
- SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
- Networking Opportunity
- 13:15– 15:15 pm
- CLOSING OF EVENT DAY
Northern Cape’s first ever solar powered outdoor music performance featuring a nationally acclaimed jazz muso and the Northern Cape Symphonic Youth Orchestra (NCSYO)
This showcase will also serve as a clean energy themed awareness campaign bringing clean energy to the spotlight to Energy X participants, Kimberley residents and beyond
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