Webinar overview

It is widely recognized that advanced energy system modelling will increasingly play a major role in countries’ sustainable energy system planning and management, policy strategy setting and investment assessment. This webinar aims to address topics such as opportunities and challenges of open modelling in the African continent in a straightforward and interactive way. In the second part of the webinar, the development of a new African energy system model based on PyPSA will be introduced.

Panel

• Stefan Pfenninger, Open Code and Data Thought Leader and Professor of Energy Systems at TU Delft, Netherlands
• Tom Rwahama, Director of Power Generation, Operations & Maintenance of the Rwanda Energy Group, Rwanda
• Jarrad Wright, Principal Researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
• Aminu Haruna Isa, Energy Expert at the Energy Planning and Policy Department at the Energy Commission, Nigeria
• Khaled Salim, Strategic Planning Expert at the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company, Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Egypt
• Maximilian Parzen (Moderator), Director of PyPSA meets Africa, Energy System Modelling PhD student at the University of Edinburgh

Organisers

• IEEE Power and Energy Society Ambassadors at the SB of the University of Edinburgh,
• PyPSA meets Africa Team – an open energy system model under development

Platform

Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting

https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/87429759635

The link and password will be distributed to the registered participants via email.

AGENDA (BST/UTC+1):

13:00 – 13:15 Welcome and opening remarks by panel and moderation

13:15 – 13:25 Introduction to energy system modelling and open vs. closed Modelling - Presentation by Prof. Dr. Stefan Pfenninger

13:25 – 13:50 Roundtable I. discussion. Focuses on experiences and challenges with the state of the art of closed and open modelling.

13:50 – 14:00 Introduction of a new open source energy system model project for Africa currently under development. Presentation by PyPSA meets Africa members.

14:00 – 14:15 Roundtable II. discussion. Feedback and guidance on developments.

14:15 - 14:20 Closing Remarks