PowerAfrica 2017: 2017 IEEE PES PowerAfrica Conference Accra, Ghana, June 27-30, 2017 |
Conference website | http://sites.ieee.org/powerafrica/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=powerafrica2017 |
Abstract registration deadline | January 20, 2017 |
Submission deadline | January 20, 2017 |
The IEEE PES PowerAfrica Conference 2017 is coming to Accra, Ghana, June 27-30, 2017. IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) offers this premier international forum on advances in the development and deployment of technologies and business models that are realizing Africa’s energy future. This year’s conference will emphasize the emerging opportunities to leverage ICT to build solutions for both on-grid and off-grid systems across the continent that are economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable. The role of current and future regulations, investment frameworks and policies will also be addressed.
The IEEE PES PowerAfrica Conference 2017 invites professionals and researchers with engineering, finance, and social science backgrounds from companies, R&D organizations, academic, government and financial institutions to submit papers on their innovative ideas, research and development, application experience and expertise in all relevant areas of specialization including: new technologies for generation, distribution and demand management; off-grid and grid-connected microgrid design, protection and control; socio-economic, policy and financial analysis; and applications of data science and communications technology to all areas of energy system planning and operations.
The technical program is designed to highlight innovations and challenges facing the power and energy industry in Africa. The Conference will provide attendees with practical, solution-oriented topics, including case studies and lessons learned, via a diversified technical program consisting of tutorials/workshops, keynote/plenary speeches, poster and oral presentations.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
Full papers (6 pages) must be submitted to the online submission and review site. A link to the submission site will be available from the 2017 IEEE PES PowerAfrica Conference home page. If accepted after peer review and revision, papers will be archived in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and presented in the Conference.
List of Topics
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Tapping Emerging Generation & Storage:
- Solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydro, and waste
- Energy Storage: technologies and systems
- Technical and business design of hybrid systems
- Grid integration and grid code for renewables
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Designing Micro-Grids and Revamping Utility Systems:
- Reliability, Communications, and Security
- Integrating, Controlling, and Monitoring multiple microgrids
- Technical and business design of wire systems
- Considerations for off-grid and grid connected systems
- Integrating, controlling & monitoring multiple microgrids
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Building Sustainable Systems for Customers and Sectors:
- Effects of electrification: Environmental, economic, and social
- Local Growth: skills, jobs, investors, and lenders
- Financial Examples: options for financial instruments, investor/lender arrangements
- Tariff design, regulation, and the role of global institutions
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Leveraging ICT for Power Delivery and Electrification:
- Smart monitoring, metering, and control
- Maintenance and payment for on and off-grid systems
- Data analytics: customer analysis, equipment maintenance, and finance
- Cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection
Committees
2017 General Conference Chair
Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga
LOC Conference Committee
Eric Kuada
Secretary
Onyinyechi Nzimako
Steering Committee
Tommy Mayne, IEEE PES VP Meetings and Conferences
Urenna Onyewuchi, 2016 PowerAfrica Conference Chair
Bai Blyden
Avnaesh Jayantilal
Karen Butler-Purry
Chike Nwoffiah
Technical Program Committee
Kunle Adeleye , Papers Co-Chair
Kojo Sefah, Poster/Tutorials Co-Chair
Daniel Chowdhury, Keynotes Co-Chair
Eric Kuada, Local Co-Chair
Bruce Krogh and Barry Rawn, Coordinating Members, co-leaders Papers and Poster/Tutorials
George Eduful, Member
Sam Hirsi, Member
Jonathan Okoronkwo, Member
Financial Committee
Wale Odukomaiya, Finance Chair
Wale Adeniji, Gift/Support
Olivia Koffi, Bookkeeping
Azu Nwadei, Registration
Kofi Arhin, Local liaison
Publicity Committee
Ayomide Longe, Publicity Chair
Yemeserach Mekonnen
Sonal Asgotraa
Paul Silwamba
Webmasters
Emmanuel Tenko
Daniel Adetayo
Publications
Habib Kammoun
IEEE Staff
Latoya Gourdine
Maureen Dalton
Roseanne Jones
Susan Koval
Publication
PowerAfrica 2017 proceedings will be published by IEEE Xplore
Venue
The conference will be held in Gimpa, Accra, Ghana
Contact
Ms.Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga, PE, PhD Cand., MSEE
Email: engineering@sminpowergroup.com | ngalula.mubenga@utoledo.edu
Contact Type: General Conference Chair
Dr. Eric Kuada
Email: erickuada@gmail.com
Contact Type: Local Arrangements Chair
Webmaster: Emmanuel N. Tenkorang, etenko@ieee.org
Registration Support: powerafrica@ieeepesreg.com