Construction World February 2016

CONSTRUCTION WORLD

FEBRUARY

2016

DIARY AND APPOINTMENTS

A PPO I NTMENTS

Local and international power sector stakeholders cited sustain-

ability, alternative energy, smart grids and integration of IPPs as

some of the top of mind issues in the industry today, during a

briefing session in preparation for this year’s POWER-GEN Africa and

DistribuTECH Africa conferences and expo.

At a briefing held in Johannesburg for current and prospective exhibitors,

partners and Advisory Board members to discuss key topics to be consid-

ered for the 2016 POWER-GEN Africa and DistribuTECH Africa conferences,

event organisers PennWell noted that these issues were reflected in the

2016 conference theme ‘Creating Power for Sustainable Growth’.

Nigel Blackaby, director of international conferences at PennWell, urged

industry leaders to submit abstracts and proposals on key discussion points,

ahead of the event Advisory Board deliberations to be held early next year.

Dr. Willem de Beer, chair of the POWER-GEN Africa and DistribuTECH

Africa Advisory Board, said that while changes in the market presented

challenges, they also presented opportunities.

Sisa Njikelana, former MP and chair of South African Independent Power

Corobrik

Musa Shangase,

marketing director.

Voith Hydro

Kaniki Tshibwabwa,

sales engineer: service.

Dressta

Tolga Ural, regional

sales manager for

Africa and Middle East.

MAN Truck

& Bus (SA)

Markus Geyer, managing

director.

Faithful+Gould

Mark Ainger, country

director for Qatar.

PIARC 2015 CONFERENCE

The Raubex Group recently partnered with the South African

National Roads Agency (SANRAL) to have a solid South African

presence at the PIARC 2015 Conference. Raubex already has a strong

footprint in South Africa and the SACD region, and is looking to expand its

offering further into Africa. Pictured at the 25

World Road Congress are

from left: Rudolf Fourie, CEO of Raubex Group, Tobie Wiese, managing

director of Raumix Holdings, the Honourable Dipuo Peters, Minister of

Transport, Lungile Madladla and Nazir Alli, CEO of South African National

Roads Agency (SANRAL).

The Raubex Group recently partnered with the South African National

Roads Agency (SANRAL) to have a solid South African presence at

the PIARC 2015 Conference.

SUSTAINABILITY TOP OF

MIND AT FORUM

At a briefing ahead of POWER-GEN Africa and

DistribuTECH Africa 2016, industry stakeholders

highlighted some of the key issues in African

power today.

Producers Association (Saippa) said that while the South African govern-

ment had shown commendable willingness to open the playing field to

independent power producers, the regulatory framework still threatened

to undermine its best intentions

Renita Moonsamy, vice president at LontohCoal Asia Limited and

member of the POWER-GEN Africa and POWER-GEN Asia Advisory Boards,

said many of Africa’s power challenges were in line with challenges faced

by the power sector around the world:

Phineas Tlhatlhetji, senior manager: substation engineering at Eskom,

said one challenge facing power producers across Africa at the moment

was that of asset management, particularly as urban spread took settlements

closer to power infrastructure.

Sindi Mzamo, COO of Edison Power Group, said distribution and smart

grids were among the biggest issues in African power today. “We need to

unlock integrated, pan-African projects that can contribute to the continent’s

economic growth as a whole,” she said.

The next POWER-GEN

Africa and DistribuTECH

Africa will be held at the

Sandton Convention Centre

from 19 – 21 July 2016.

Attracting over 2 000 dele-

gates and over 80 exhib-

itors from across Africa

and abroad, the co-located

POWER-GEN Africa and

DistribuTECH Africa confer-

ence and expo serve as a

key information sharing

hub for the continent’s

power sector stakeholders.