ESP Stakeholders Forum and Partners Meetings | November 6-9, 2023 | Pretoria, South Africa

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The Forum and the Partners Meetings were hosted jointly by the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), as the ESP Secretariat, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, and Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa.

As with previous years, the ESP Stakeholder Forum on November 7, 2023 brought together multiple energy storage practitioners to a knowledge dissemination forum tailored to promote the adaptation of new and innovative technologies to developing countries’ needs in the framework of decarbonization and achieving the 1.5°C climate goal. More than 80 attendees participated in site visits to stationary battery storage systems and learned from groundbreaking technology sessions.

The ESP Stakeholder Forum shares best international practices and provides a platform where World Bank clients share challenges and opportunities that deployment of energy storage systems and renewable energy in developing countries can bring about. 

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AGENDA

Introductory remarks (no presentation available)

Chair: Juliet Pumpuni, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank

  • Demetrios Papathanasiou, Global Director, Energy and Extractives Practice, World Bank
  • Sandile Malinga, DGE- Smart Society, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
  • Nomfundo Tshabalala, Director General, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)

Update on ESP, Juliet Pumpuni, Senior Energy Specialist, ESMAP, World Bank

Upcoming Projects – Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Storage Deployment in Developing Countries 

Moderator: Amit Jain, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank

  • Ryan Cobb, Director of Energy, Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics & E-Governance, Belize (Presentation)
  • Ahmed Munir, Director, Power Cell, Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Bangladesh (Presentation)
  • Fred Bailey, Senior Engineer, NamPower, Namibia (Presentation)

Energy storage technology updates Session I, presentations followed by Q&A

Presentations on new projects and technology updates on energy storage, and its applicability to developing countries. 

Moderator: Rafa Ben, Energy Specialist, ESMAP, World Bank

  • Rebecca Ellis, Energy Policy Manager, International Hydropower Association (Presentation)
  • Patricia Santamaria, Chief Innovation Officer, RPow Consulting (Presentation)

Energy storage technology updates Session II, presentations followed by Q&A

Presentations on new technology updates on energy storage applications, circular economy on batteries, and battery tech and certification, and its applicability to developing countries. 

Moderator: Thabo Hlalele, Energy Centre Manager, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Presentation and Discussion on South Africa’s BESS Value Chain Report 

Chair: Tarek Keskes, Energy Specialist, ESMAP, World Bank

  • Harsh Thacker, Customized Energy Solutions (Presentation)
  • Frederick Verdol, World Bank (No presentation available)

Closing remarks by the World Bank (No presentation available)

By Asmeen Khan, Operations Manager, World Bank (no presentation available)

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Contact: Juliet Pumpuni