Programme Summary

29TH ANNUAL PPA CONFERENCE 21-24 NOVEMBER 2022, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

Theme: “Supporting Utilities towards Environmental Stewardship, Operational Performance and Financial Stability”.

Sunday, November 20 Monday, November 21 Tuesday, November 22 Wednesday, November 23 Thursday, November 24
1200 – 1700

Conference Registration

(Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre)

0830 – 1000

CEOs Retreat with Donor Partners (Asian Development Bank)

 

*Engineers Workshop

 

*Utility Board Directors Workshop

0830-1000

Official Opening

 

Official Conference Photograph

Session 4: 0830 – 1000

Speed Networking:

Utility CEOs & Allied Members

 

Engineers Workshop

Session 8: 0830 – 1000

Presentations (3 spaces)

0830-0900 – Transformer Oil Dielectric Testing – How to manage transformers simply & cost effectively – Trevor Lord, AVO NZ Ltd

0900-0930 – High Penetration Variable Renewable Energy in the Pacific Island Country Utility Grids – Janendra Prasad, UNSW

0930-1000 – Open CEM for PIC: Concept design for a Capacity Expansion Model of Future Electricity Grids – Jose Zapata, ITP Renewables

 

Q&A

 

*Engineers Workshop

1000 – 1030 Morning Tea
1030 – 1200

CEOs Retreat with Donor Partners

 

*Engineers Workshop

 

*Utility Board Directors Workshop

Session 1: 1030 – 1200

Presentations (3 spaces)

1030-1100 – SEIAPI Capacity Building Achievements and Objectives – Geoff Stapleton, GSES

1100-1130 – Niue Battery and Renewable Energy System – Performance and Operational review – Julia McDonald, ITP Renewables

1130 – 1200 – Use of Organic Rankine Cycle Technology for the Generation of Renewable Energy from Primary and Waste Heat Resources – David Knight, ElectraTherm

 

Q&A

 

*Utility Board Directors Workshop

 

* Engineers Workshop

Session 5: 1030 – 1200

Speed Networking:

 

Utility CEOs & Allied Members

 

Engineers Workshop

Session 9: 1030 – 1200

Presentations (3 spaces)

1030-1100 – 5KV Insulation Testing – A Review of the basics to ensure best results – Trevor Lord, AVI NZ Ltd

1100-1130 – Scenario-based modelling for e-mobility in the Pacific- Eduardo Santagata, UNSW

1130-1200 – Hydrogen, the fuel of the 21st century for the Pacific Islands – Ildo Agnetti

 

Q&A

 

 

*Engineers Workshop

 

1300-1630

CEOs and Asian Development Bank (Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre) – Arbour 1

Workshop on TA 9425-REG with 7 CEOs (TPL, TAU, YSPSC, EPC, KUA, NUC, PPL)

 

1630 – 1800

Asian Development Bank

(Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre) – Arbour 1

“Energy ++: Floating PV, Productive uses of Energy and Sustainable Blue Economy

 

1800 – 2100

ADB Networking Reception

(Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre) – Arbour 1

Networking Reception (Open to all delegates)

1200 – 1300 Lunch
1300 – 1500

CEOs & Donor Partners

 

*Engineers Workshop

 

*Utility Board Directors Workshop

 

*Allied Members Informal Meeting

Session 2: 1300 – 1500

Presentations (4 spaces)

1300-1330 – Operational Performance & Financial Sustainability Amidst Covid-19 – Hasmukh Patel, Energy Fiji Limited

1330 – 1400 – Open-source data and tools for assessing the renewable energy potential of the Pacific Island Countries and Territory, Dr. Iain MacGill, UNSW

1400-1430 – Appropriate Cable fault location for the Pacific Islands Network, Trevor Lord, AVO NZ Ltd

1430 – 1500 – Island Nation enhances System Reliability with Smart devices, Zunash Ijaz, S&C Electric Company

 

Q&A

 

*Utility Board Directors Workshop

 

*Engineers Workshop

Session 6: 1300 – 1500

Speed Networking

 

Engineers Workshop

Session 10: 1300 – 1500

Presentations (4 spaces)

1300-1330 – Environment Stewardship – Fiji Renewable Energy Plan Support & Sustainability – Hasmukh Patel, Energy Fiji Limited

1330-1400 – Mobilizing Private Capital to Renewable energy investment in the Pacific – Paul Makumbe, Camco Clean Energy

1400-1430 – Hatz FiPMG Hybrid Solar battery ready system – Walid Abdullah, Hatz Diesel

1430-1500 – TBA

 

Q&A

 

*Engineers Workshop

1500 – 1530 Afternoon Tea
1530 – 1700

Allied Members Meeting

Session 3: 1530 – 1700

PPA Board Meeting (Open to all members)

Session 7: 1530 – 1730
Cocktail Closing of Trade Exhibition 
Session 11: 1530 – 1700

Annual General Meeting

1700 – 1800 Prepare for Evening Events
1830 – 2130

Cocktail Reception (TBA)  

1830 – 2130

Cocktail – Opening of Trade Exhibition

1830 – 2130

Conference Dinner 

1830 – 2130

Et Leisure