1st AFRETEP Regional Workshop, Kampala, Uganda, 3rd to 7th October 2011
The 1st AFRETEP Regional Workshop was organised with the support of the Centre of Research in Energy and Energy Conservation (CREEC) from Makerere University, Kampala. This workshop, focused on PV and micro hydro set up, had following agenda. More information is available in 13th and 15th December 2011 Newsletters.
All the information provided by the lecturers during the theory sessions, as well as some other presentations and videos with speeches, can be found in the "virtual workshop" (click here).
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3rd October 2011: Opening session: Welcome speeches
Mr. L. Arras: Programme Officer, Infrastructure Section. Delegation of the European Union to Uganda Mr. B. Bena: PVTMA Officer, Project Planning Department, Ugandan Rural Electrification Agency Mr. R. Hakala: Unit C5 Energy. DG DEVCO, European Commission Mr. U. Tromboni: AFRETEP Coordinator, Institute for Energy and Transport, Joint Research Centre
3rd October 2011: Theory session
Dr. T. Huld: Institute for Energy and Transport, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy Estimating Solar Radiation and Photovoltaic System Performance, the PVGIS Approach
4th October 2011: Theory session
Dr. X. Vallvé: Trama TecnoAmbiental, Barcelona,Spain Sustainable Rural Electrification: Social, economic and technological issues in implementing of RE distributed electricity generation in Africa
4th October 2011: Case studies
Dr. E. Uyigue: Energy specialist, Community Research and Development Centre, Benin City, Nigeria Access to Electricity in Odighi Community in Edo State using Photovoltaic
Dr. C. Kivaru: Chairman of the Centre of Study in Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Gaborone, Botswana Botswana
5th October 2011: Theory session
Dr. E. G. Michael: Renewable Energy Projects Consultant UNIDO, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Design aspects and sustainability of mini/micro hydropower schemes
Prof. I. Perez Da Silva: Director of CREEC, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation presentation
Mr. R. Hakala: Unit C5 Energy. DG DEVCO, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium Investing in Sustainable Energy: Political frameworks and instruments of European cooperation in the energy sector
6th October 2011: Site visit Kakira Sugar Ltd
7th October 2011: Theory session Dr. Wim Zaaiman: Institute for Energy and Transport, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy Solar Irradiance and Photovoltaic Measurements From Solar Radiation to PV Arrays |
