Powering Africa: The Captive & Cogeneration Options

Hôtel Le Vendôme • Cape Town • 11 to 13 March 2009

PACO examined the practicalities of how African industry can secure a reliable source of power through captive power & cogeneration schemes, which could form a critical part of a company’s strategy for growth. Sub-Saharan Africa is blighted by inadequate power supply, which is not expected to improve anytime soon. Even South Africa has dramatically shattered its vaunted position as a surplus power producer, and is now in desperate need of additional capacity to support the countries’ economic growth. In this situation, industry is forced to look for alternatives to the state utility, but its options are limited.
For industry to produce its own power is expensive, but it may be less costly for a company than shutting down production.

The PACO participants discussed how captive power and cogeneration could form part of a company’s strategy to cope with power shortages.

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