Load shedding has become synonymous with certain regions, particularly in Southern Africa, where widespread electricity shortages persist, especially in South Africa. In response, African nations are increasingly exploring alternative energy generation solution. Electricity wheeling is a strategic solution to enhance the energy sector’s capacity, allowing independent power producers (IPPs) to transport electricity across the national grid to consumers. Countries like Kenya have taken significant steps to implement wheeling. Moreover, South Africa’s urgent need to address the ongoing power crisis prompted the government to also make regulatory reforms which have encouraged public-private partnerships in electricity generation. While wheeling is seen as a solution for many African nations, several constraints hinder its full implementation across various countries.
The upcoming electricity wheeling conference seeks to address these challenges by bringing together policymakers, industry stakeholders, and experts to share insights, best practices, and innovative solutions. The conference aims to facilitate discussions on how to overcome existing barriers, promote collaboration, and ultimately harness the full potential of electricity wheeling to create a more sustainable and resilient energy future for Africa.
Connect with industry professionals, regulators, and peers to build relationships that can lead to collaborations and partnerships.
Gain insights from expert speakers on the latest trends, technologies, and regulatory changes in electricity wheeling.
Learn about successful case studies and innovative solutions implemented by other organizations in the field.
Participate in interactive sessions that foster discussion on specific challenges and opportunities in electricity wheeling.
Understand the economic aspects of electricity wheeling, including pricing, contracts, and market strategies.
Discover emerging technologies and solutions that can improve efficiency and sustainability in energy transmission.
We promote and create opportunities for professionalism in the
development and management of sustainable energy. We create a total
continuous learning experience for delegates. We serve!
Dave Bryant
Member of the Western Cape
Provincial Parliament
Eric Putsman
Managing Director | PV
Consult Energy
Alderman Xanthea Limberg
Mayco Member | Energy Directorate
City of Cape Town
Gabriel Kroes
Head of Solutions |
IMPOWER
Senior Business Analyst |
Mezzanine
Head Outside SADC Region & Acting Head of Energy, ICT and Environment | DBSA
Deputy Director | Department of Infrastructure, Western Cape Government
Senior Project Development Lead | JUWI Renewables South Africa
Managing Director | A-Hub Energy
Commercial Director | Blue Sky Energy
Senior Sales Manager | EMEA Sales Stationary Storage, BASF, Germany
Chairperson - Distributed Generation Working Group | SAPVIA
Energy and
Sustainability Specialist | Broll EWS
Chief Commercial Officer Solareff (Pty) Ltd and Deputy Chairperson for the SAPVIA Governing Committee.
Head of Technical Marketing | Discovery Green
CEO | G7 Renewable Energies
Strategic Advisor | Blue Horizon ECSJacques
Regional Director |
Cainmani
Special Advisor to theCEO – Trading & Operations (RSA) | Africa Greenco
Chief Executive Officer | Mezzanine
0700 Registration and networking
0830 Opening remarks from the chairperson –
Eric Putsman MD PV Consult Energy
0845 Welcome address – Alderman Xanthea
Limberg Mayco Member: Energy Directorate |
City of Cape Town
0900 Simphiwe Jantjies| Head Outside SADC
Region & Acting Head of Energy, ICT and
Environment | DBSA
Topic: Examine alternative financing models, such as public-private partnerships and green bonds, to support the renewable energy sector Assess the current state of electrical infrastructure in Africa and the investments required to support renewable energy
0930 Oliver Johnston | Chairperson – Distributed
Generation Working Group | SAPVIA
Topic: Wheeled energy supply options Wheeled energy vs embedded energy
Impacts of the Retail Tariff Plan application approval on wheeling Benefits of storage linked with wheeled energy
1000 Networking tea break
1030 Beth O’Connor | Senior Project Development Lead | JUWI Renewables South Africa
Topic: Strategies to enhance grid reliability and
accommodate wheeling in Africa
1100 Gordon Brown | Commercial Director| Blue
Sky Energy &
Ken Neethling | Senior Sales Manager | EMEA
Sales Stationary Storage, BASF, Germany
Topic: “The role of Energy Storage in extending the renewables penetration and flexibility of wheeled power”
11:40 Bernhard Teuteberg | Deputy Director | Department of Infrastructure, Western Cape Government
Topic: To Be Confirmed closer to the date
1210 DeVilliers Botha | Chief Commercial Officer Solareff (Pty) Ltd and Deputy Chairperson for the SAPVIA Governing Committee.
Topic: Wheeling-Critical review of Regulatory Red Tape
1240 Frank Spencer | Regional Director | Cainmani
Topic: “Solar + Storage – a Game Changer for Wheeling”
1310 Networking Lunch
1400 Panel Session
Gabriel Kroes |Head of Solutions at IMPOWER
Simphiwe Jantjies| Head Outside SADC
Region (East, Central and West Africa) &
Acting Head of Energy, ICT and Environment
| DBSA
Oliver Johnston | Chairperson – Distributed
Generation Working Group | SAPVIA
Beth O’Connor | Senior Project Development
Lead | JUWI Renewables South Africa
Gordon Brown | Commercial Director| Blue
Sky Energy
Ken Neethling | Senior Sales Manager | EMEA
DeVilliers Botha – Chief Commercial Officer
Solareff (Pty) Ltd and Deputy Chairperson
for the SAPVIA Governing Committee
Bernhard Teuteberg | Deputy Director |
Department of Infrastructure, Western Cape
Government
Frank Spencer | Regional Director | Cainmani
1500 Closing Remarks from Chairperson
1515 Networking Tea Break: End of Conference
0700 Registration and networking
0815 Opening remarks from the chairperson – Eric Putsman MD PV Consult Energy
Key Note Address
0830 Dave Bryant | Member of the Western Cape
Provincial Parliament
Topic: Western Cape Leading the Way in Wheeling
0900 Chris Ahlfeldt | Strategic Advisor | Blue
Horizon ECS
Changes to South Africa’s New electricity market
structure and key choices to consider
0930 Jacques de Vos | Chief Executive Officer |
Mezzanine
Topic: Virtual Wheeling Platform
1000 Networking tea break
1030 Maduna Ngobeni | Managing Director | AHub
Energy
The role of policy in Energy Storage Systems in
South Africa
1100 Kilian Hagemann | CEO | G7 Renewable Energies
Topic: Emerging Trends & Future market trends in
electricity wheeling in South Africa
1130 Mitesh Bhawan | Energy and Sustainability
Specialist | Broll EWS
Topic:
• Digital Transformation in Energy Wheeling: AI, IoT, and advanced analytics
in enhancing energy efficiency and reliability
• Green Wheeling and Renewable Integration: Leveraging energy wheeling to
support renewable energy goals and decarbonization
• Energy Storage and Wheeling Synergies: Using storage to stabilize and enhance wheeling operations
• Decentralized Energy Grids and Wheeling: The role of microgrids and blockchain technology in optimizing energy wheeling
1200 James Godfrey | Head of Technical
Marketing | Discovery Green
Topic: Understanding the impact of recent
policy developments on customer savings.
• MYPD6
• Retail Tariff Plan
• South African Carbon Tax
1230 Garth Greubel | Special Advisor to the CEO – Trading & Operations (RSA) | Africa Greenco
Topic: Regional Opportunities for Wheeling
1300 Networking Lunch
1400 Panel Session
Panel
Gabriel Kroes, Head of Solutions at IMPOWER
Dave Bryant | Member of the Western Cape
Provincial Parliament
Kilian Hagemann | CEO | G7 Renewable
Energies
Jacques de Vos | Chief Executive Officer |
Mezzanine
Maduna Ngobeni | Managing Director | A-Hub
Energy
Chris Ahlfeldt | Strategic Advisor | Blue
Horizon ECS
Mitesh Bhawan | Energy and Sustainability
Specialist
James Godfrey | Head of Technical Marketing
| Discovery Green
Garth Greubel | Special Advisor to the CEO –
Trading & Operations (RSA) | Africa Greenco
1500 Closing Remarks from Chairperson
1515 Networking Tea Break: End of Conference
Cost per person
NB: Price is in South African Rand. Price displayed exclude VAT.
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