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).

 

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

 

Working group contacts

Project leader:
Mr. Sandor Szabo
sandor.szabo@ec.europa.eu

AFRETEP coordinator:
Mr. Umberto Tromboni
umberto.tromboni@ec.europa.eu

AFRETEP scientific officer:
Mrs. Irene Pinedo Pascua
irene.pinedo@jrc.ec.europa.eu
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