Organisers of POWER-GEN Africa & DistribuTECH Africa call for papers

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PennWell's events director for Africa, Feraye Gurel, notes that Africa's premier power events move back to Johannesburg in 2016, after being staged in Cape Town for the past two years. The next POWER-GEN Africa and DistribuTECH Africa will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre from 19 - 21 July 2016, under the banner 'Creating power for sustainable growth'.

Industry experts, government leaders, researchers and academics are invited to submit abstracts for speaking slots at either event. The abstracts will be assessed by POWER-GEN Africa and DistribuTECH Africa's high-level, pan-African advisory boards to compile a topical programme in line with industry requirements.

Broad range of topics

DistribuTECH Africa, with its focus on power transmission and distribution addresses a broad range of topics including automation and control systems, energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy integration, the rapidly-growing advanced metering market and technologies, T&D system operation and reliability, power delivery equipment and utility technology. Abstracts are invited under themes including Utility Business Sustainability, Metering, System Automation, System Operation, Power and Water Delivery, and People/resources.

DistribuTECH Africa will address burning issues around meeting the region's need for an estimated $490bn in additional generating capacity in a sustainable manner. With a growing focus on alternative and renewable energy, the conference will assess hydro, geothermal, solar, biogas and biomass gasification among its industry trends overviews.

Abstracts are invited under themes including Market Trends, Market Structure & Regulation, Strategic Planning, Projects & Financing issues, Fossil Fired Technology, Nuclear Power, Operation & Maintenance, Financing Renewables, Renewable Energy Policy & Regulation, Wind Technology, Solar Technology, Biomass, Hydro Technology, Geothermal, Grid Integration, Energy Storage Systems, Rural Electrification, Emerging Renewables, Hybrid Power Plants, and Forecasting and Resource Assessment.

To submit abstracts for the call for papers, and for more details, go to www.powergenafrica.com or www.distributechafrica.com.