Energy: Seminar on African Electrical Interconnection, 19-21 June, 2005
DESA, together with the Ministry of Electricity and Energy of the Government
of Egypt and the e7 Network of Expertise for the Global Environment,
held a Seminar on African Electrical Interconnection, in Cairo, Egypt, from
19-21 June 2005.
The objective of
the seminar was to facilitate regional interconnection of electricity grids in
Africa, in support of the goals of NEPAD. The invited participants included
managers and technical personnel from government ministries, regional
organizations, and utilities in Africa.
The
participants adopted a set of
conclusions at the close of the seminar.
AIDE
MEMOIRE
PROGRAMME
PRESENTATIONS
Regional
Electricity Cooperation and Integration (RECI) Feasibility
Assessment
Mr. Laurent Tourres, e7
delegate, Electricité de France (EDF)
Political/legal framework of interconnection
Dr. Yehia Abu-Alam, Senior
Technical Adviser, DESA
The challenges of operationalizing power pools in Africa
Mr. Pancrace Niyimbona,
Energy Affairs Officer, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Regional market analysis
Mr. Paul Aubé, Project
Adviser, e7 Secretariat
Resource development
Mr. Paul Aubé, Project
Adviser, e7 Secretariat
Optimal sharing of benefits
Mr. Paul Aubé, Project
Adviser, e7 Secretariat
Power systems interconnection
Mr. Yvon Hotte, e7 delegate,
Engineer, Hydro-Quebéc
Financing interconnection projects
Mr. Christian Leblanc, e7
delegate, Hydro-Québec
Case
study - interconnection of power systems in the Greater
Mekong Sub-region
Mr. Yvon Hotte, e7 delegate,
Engineer, Hydro-Quebéc
Market operational structures
(additional presentation, not
delivered at seminar)
Interconnected Systems Operating Conditions
(additional presentation, not
delivered at seminar)
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