Powergen Electrotex Nigeria 2008

Conference Programme

7th October 2008
Conference registration opens: Foyer


8th October 2008
Conference registration continues

Exhibition opens at 10.00

Opening Ceremony

11.00 Conference Session 1: Keynote presentations – The policy environment

i. Hajiya Fatima Ibrahim, The Minister of State for Energy (Power): The Power Masterplan Explained

ii. Eng. Bello Suleiman, Executive Vice Chair, PHCN:
Key issues in PHCN’s restructuring, the implementation of the masterplan and an update on privatisation and other policy

iii. Q&A: Policy directions – questions and answers, also involving

iii.a. Irene Chigbue, Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Nigeria.
A policy perspective and what's happening on the ground to encourage local and foreign private sector players

iii.b. Governor Bukola Saraki, Governor of Kwara State and Chair of Nigeria Governor's Forum
What will be the role of the 36 states in meeting Nigeria’s power requirements

12.30 Lunch

14.00 Official opening and tour of the exhibition
Tea/coffee

14.30 Conference Session 2: The Industry Response
Chairman’s opening remarks

i. Mrs Ndi Okereke-Onyluke OON, DG, The Stock Exchange
What reliable power could do to transform Nigeria’s industrial and employment landscape

ii. Neil Upton, DLA Piper, UK
Successful restructuring: lessons from other markets

iii. Tim Turner, African Development Bank
Policy clarity: what investors want to see?

iv. Christian Wright, Project Director, Aldwych International
What the private sector expects of the public sector

v. Panel discussion/audience contributions

15.45 Tea/Coffee break

16.15 Conference Session 3: Raising the finance

i. Chairman’s opening remarks: setting the scene

ii. Senior Ministry figure tba: Official support for power sector developments: state of emergency or emergency state? – Senior Ministry figure

iii. Graham Stock, Executive Director, Strategy/Economics Sub-Saharan Africa for JPMorgan.
How is Nigeria placed to deal with the international credit crunch?.

iv. Elizabeth Ebi, Group Managing Director, Future View Financial
Services Ltd.
Financing the power sector through the capital market.

v. Chukuka Chukuma, Director and Head of Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank Nigeria Limited. What are international capital markets’ expectations in Nigeria; and what are the consequences of the global credit crunch.

vi. Panel discussion/audience contributions

Conference close 17.30
Exhibition closes 18.00

 

 
9th October 2008


Exhibition opens 10.00

09.00 Conference Session 4: The cost of power

i. Chairman’s opening remarks

ii. Jon Marks, Managing Editor, African Energy newsletter
The economics of supply: is price liberalisation going to be possible or a political step too far?

iii. Adeoye Adefulu, Partner, Odujinrin & Adefulu, Nigeria
Power purchase agreements. Who will pay the generator and who will pay for transmission and distribution?

iv. Ransome Owan, Chairman and CEO of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Balancing the argument: getting the price right for both the provider and the consumer

v. Wayne White, Vice President & Director of Business Development, Africa Globeleq "Investing in Africa's power sector. How can Africa be competitive and attract investors?"

vi. Panel discussion/audience contributions

10.30 Tea/Coffee break

11.00 Conference Session 5: Meeting demand

i. The overall challenge: a planners’ point of view
(Senior speaker from PHCN)

ii. Ransome Owan, Chairman and CEO of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
The overall challenge: the regulator’s perspective

iii. Philip Asante, Project Coordinator, PHCN Privatisation, CPCS Transcom, Canada
Generation plans – the official view

iv. Panel discussion/audience contributions

12.30 Buffet lunch for conference delegates

14.00 Conference Session 6: What is working?
In this session we will look at a range of generation projects to examine the art of the possible.

i. Joost Bos, Business Development Manager Africa, Power Plants,
 Wärtsilä Finland Oy
An overview of what is working in west African power sector contexts

i.a. A major gas-fired scheme promoted by an IOC

ii. Nsima Ekere Ibom Power Ltd
Akwa Ibom IPP

iii. Olalere Odusote, Oando Gas & Power
Local solutions for local markets.

iv. David Croft, Business Development Director, Empower An alternative model

iv. Panel discussion/audience contributions


15.30 Tea/Coffee break

16.00 Conference Session 7: Resource and technology choices

i. Chairman’s opening remarks setting the scene – what choices do power sector planners actually have?

ii. Chief Emmanuel Odusina, Minister of State for Energy (Gas)
 Utilising Nigeria’s natural gas supplies

iii. Ian Tansley, Director, Bright Light Solar Ltd
Renewables and other options

iv. Panel discussion/audience contributions


Conference close 17.30
Exhibition closes 18.00

19.00 Gala Dinner evening sponsored by DLA Piper
 

10th October 2008

Exhibition opens: 10.00

Conference Session 8: Looking ahead. What to do with existing power generation plants, and long-term potential for greenfield power plants
This session will look at what can realistically be done by 2010 and what can be achieved by 2020
 
i. Dr R Mueller, Director, Lahmeyer International
 Refurbishing existing power infrastructure. What are the challenges and opportunities?
 
ii. Christian Wright, Aldwych International Coordinating short-term and long-term goals for the power sector. What needs to be done to make sure that refurbishment programmes and greenfield projects result in Nigeria finishing up with a reliable and affordable supply of power?

iii. Professor A S Sambo, DG and CEO of Energy Commission of Nigeria A crystal ball on the future: how might Nigeria’s power structure look in the year 2050?

v. Panel discussion/audience contributions


11.00  Tea/Coffee break

11.30 Conference Session 9: Concluding Panel and audience discussion

This session will gather a group of experts to discuss a number of key themes (including at least one senior ministry/PHCN figure)

(1) Will Nigeria realistically be able to draw on the range of financial products discussed in the previous session?

(2) How damaging are the likely effects of (a) the credit crunch in the Western world, (b) spiralling production costs and (c) continued negative perceptions of Nigerian political risk and the business environment?

(3) Nigeria has some extremely ambitious plans for the development of its power sector: just how realistic are they.

12.30 Chairman’s conclusion
What message should this conference send back to the outside world about Nigeria’s ability to meet its power sector challenge.

13.00 Buffet lunch for conference delegates

End of conference programme

14.00 Possible special sponsored workshop.


Exhibition closes at 16.30