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POWER SYSTEM OPERATION: THE FUNDAMENTALS
POWER SYSTEMOPERATION: THE FUNDAMENTALS
International Faculty
THE ENERGY ACADEMY: AFRICA POWER SYSTEM OPERATION: THE FUNDAMENTALS
The Energy Academy Africa is a training initiative developed by two international energy consultancy and training businesses with over thirty years of combined energy market experience between them. PPA Energy and MJMEnergy have formed a new business to specifically deliver world-class training on the commercial, technical and operational aspects of gas and power in Africa. This will be achieved through high quality multi-disciplinary teams made up of a combination of local and international energy experts.
Neil Pinto, PPA EnergyNeil Pinto has more than thirty years’ international experience of work in the power sector. He has been resident in Africa and has an excellent appreciation of the specific problems of the power sector in the region. He has run a number of training courses on electricity planning subjects for utilities, electricity regulators, funding agencies and oil majors. Neil specialises in techno-economic analysis of the power sector.
Dr Graeme Chown, PPA EnergyResident in South Africa, Graeme is an expert in system operations, frequency control, generator control, ancillary services and markets. He spent eighteen years as a senior expert in Eskom prior to joining PPA Energy, and is an internationally recognised expert in system operations. He has run training on these subjects in a range of other African countries, including Tanzania, Malawi, Mauritius and Namibia.
Mike Madden, MJMEnergyAs both a chartered gas and mechanical engineer with over thirty years’ experience, Mike combines an in-depth understanding of the technical aspects of gas transmission and distribution with a detailed knowledge of commercial structures and gas contracts. He initially gained his experience as an operational engineer at British Gas, followed by extensive experience as commercial negotiator where he was involved in the development of the competitive gas market in Great Britain. Since forming MJMEnergy Mike and his colleagues have worked in over forty countries throughout the world advising clients spanning the entire gas chain.
Don Webster, PPA EnergyDon has over thirty-five years’ experience in the power sector covering economic and financial appraisal of projects, financial analysis, market analysis, strategy & business planning, energy policy formulation, hydropower planning, civil engineering design and project management. He has undertaken a wide range of projects in Africa and worldwide, focusing on institutional development for power utilities.
Nick White, MJMEnergyNick has advised companies on diverse areas of energy market development and regularly writes, develops and presents training courses. Key areas of expertise include energy market liberalisation, regulation and transportation charging, third party access to transportation networks, market design and corporate restructuring, energy trading, and gas and power convergence.
Lovemore Chilimanzi, Guest LecturerLovemore is a power system operations specialist with more than twenty years’ experience at senior management positions in Zimbabwe and Botswana. He is a founder member of the Southern African Power Pool interconnected operations. He is well experienced in power system primary and secondary responses and control; power pooling and economic dispatch; disturbance investigations and analysis; power purchase agreements; co-operative and competitive market operations. Lovemore is a well respected interconnected system operations specialist and he lectures Operations Management at MBA level.
Electricity and gas experts team up to offer world-class training solutions!
PPA Energy is a leading energy and management consultant. Our head office is in the UK, and we have a subsidiary in South Africa.
Specialised Courses: PPA Energy provides specialist, high value training to clients in emerging
markets, including many current and past clients in Africa. We offer a suite of courses tailored for senior electricity utility staff, with a particular focus on system operations, market operations and related technical specialist issues, as well as expertise in commercial subjects such as regulation and power purchase agreements.
Experienced Coaches: All our coaches have extensive experience undertaking training for electricity utilities, excellent commercial knowledge and relevant, internationally-recognised qualifications.
MJMEnergy Limited is UK-based and offers highly professional consultancy and training services to the energy industry worldwide.
Specialised Courses: With a specific focus on commercial, technical and regulatory aspects of the world’s gas markets, our expertise has accumulated from years of practical involvement. We provide relevant, interactive energy market training in all subjects at all learning levels.
Expert coaches: Each member of our team fulfills a valuable role in the conceptualisation, and communication of our services to the energy industry. With a wide knowledge of energy markets throughout the world based on experience they are able to deliver high quality courses to a range of delegates.
ELEC TRICIT Y NATURAL GAS
THE ENERGY ACADEMY: AFRICA POWER SYSTEM OPERATION: THE FUNDAMENTALS
Day 1 09:30 - 17:00
FundamentalsSession 1:Management of Supply and Demand Forecasting, annual, seasonal, day ahead Plant availability Network Topology: load flows and transmission constraints System reserves Outage Planning
Session 2:System security – keeping the lights on (1) Introduction to reliability and ancillary servicesSystem balancing Voltage control Frequency control
Session 3:Renewable and Thermal Generators - their characteristics and impacts Base load, mid merit and peaking Hydro dispatch
Wind generators Solar PV
Session 4:Case Studies Real-world case studies of major system outages.
Day 2 09:30 - 17:00
OperationsSession 1:Interconnection across borders Concepts of cross-border trading Sharing of System Services/Reserves Control Areas & interactions
Session 2:System Security (2) Unplanned outages Return to Service Black start and load shedding Power Quality Issues – harmonics, resonances AGC
Session 3:SMART networks HVDC Reactors, capacitors, FACTS devices etc. Area protection/control concepts
Session 4:Business Game part 1
Power System Operation: the FundamentalsLocation and new 2013 date to be confirmed
This course is designed to help provide senior management with a wide ranging grounding in the key issues and challenges faced by system operators in Africa.
African utilities face the challenges of:
n High growth in demand
n The need to find new, secure, sources of generation including renewables
n Increasing need for cross border interconnections and trading
n Managing critically balanced supply/demand situations
Day 3 09:30 - 17:00
EconomicsSession 1Optimising the Generation Mix Characteristics of different types of plant Least Cost Dispatch Influence of transmission constraints
Session 2Costing of system servicesSession 3Transmission investment justificationSession 4Business Game Part 2
Day 4 09:30 - 12:00
Future challengesSession 1Business Game Part 3Session 2Actions and the way forwardConclusions
This course will cover:1) Management of supply and demand2) Optimising the mix of generation3) Renewables and their impacts4) System security – keeping the lights on5) Incidents, disturbances and contingencies6 Interconnection across borders7) The cost of getting in wrong8) The financial benefit of getting it right
“Operating the system is like flying a plane that is never meant to land…”
Course Locations: Carefully selected locations for the course include The Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre in Lusaka, Zambia, and The Eskom Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.The Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre was established in 1989 to provide competitive specialised training in hydropower to electricity utilities in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Sub-Saharan Regions. Since then the centre’s scope has expanded into a range of related training in the power sector, including training in power system operations and maintenance. The Eskom Convention Centre was opened to the general public as a Convention Centre and its diverse facilities, with accommodation, has made it a popular venue for local and international guests alike. Originally built on a farm in the tranquillity of the semi-rural highveld, Eskom Convention Centre provides a friendly ambience, superior service and outstanding venues, where clients and their guests can feel right at home.
THE ENERGY ACADEMY: AFRICA POWER SYSTEM OPERATION: THE FUNDAMENTALS
Power System Operation: the FundamentalsLocation and new 2013 date to be confirmed
Course pricing: Single Delegate: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500Second Delegate:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,300Single Delegate Early Bird Rate: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,350Second Delegate Early Bird Rate: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,100
Contact:To book this course or for more information, please contact us: Skype: energyacademyafricaPhone: +44 (0)1993 774736Email: [email protected]
The Energy Academy: Africa(An unincorporated joint venture between MJMEnergy and PPA Energy)
1 Eastgate Lane, Bedfordview,Johannesburg, 2007, South Africa.
Training locationsArea of Operation: Whilst The Energy Academy: Africa is mainly focussed on Sub-Saharan Africa, our courses can be delivered throughout the African continent. In the Southern African region we can deliver courses either in Johannesburg, at other partners’ locations such as Kafue Gorge or at your site, as a stand-alone training assignment or as part of a wider package of consulting and technical support.
Training FacilitiesThe Energy Academy Africa can undertake courses incorporating Eskom’s simulator facilities, and also has access to the Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre in Lusaka, Zambia.
