African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa goes virtual in May

&NewLine;<p>Clarion Events Africa&comma; organizers of <strong>African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa&comma; its <&sol;strong> flagship energy event have announced that a free virtual conference will take place in May&period;<br>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Although the event was recently postponed to November&comma;” says event director Evan Schiff&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;we recognise that the need for information&comma; expert opinion and connection with your peers and customers is required now&period; We have therefore created a <strong>Virtual African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa<&sol;strong>&comma; that will bring our partners in the power&comma; energy and water sectors timeous content to answer their most pressing concerns now&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The live online event will take place from 11-15 May and the programme will include the following topics&colon;<em><strong> Exploring private sector participation in African power and water sector&semi; &nbsp&semi;Maintenance&colon; key to keeping the lights on&semi; &nbsp&semi;Best practices for utilities’ financial health worldwide&colon; How to better plan for the unexpected&semi; Investment opportunities for South African SMMEs working in the green economy&semi; &nbsp&semi;Solutions for City and Municipal revenue management&semi; &nbsp&semi;Adopting new behaviours to influence emissions across Africa&semi; &nbsp&semi;The energy transition for Africa in a post COVID-19 world&semi; &nbsp&semi;Energy access matters&semi; &nbsp&semi;Impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s water sector&semi; Key considerations in smart grid and metering communication<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;