Department of Economics co-hosts IAEE Energy Summit with City of Tshwane

Posted on December 06, 2017

On 1 November 2017, the Department of Economics at the University of Pretoria, in partnership with the City of Tshwane, hosted the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) South Africa Summit at the Protea Hotel Fire and Ice!, Pretoria.
 
The Summit was the outcome of a collaboration between the IAEE President and ex-Minister of Energy of Chile, Prof Ricardo Raineri, Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz from UP’s Department of Economics and Dr Lardo Stander from City of Tshwane. Such a meeting was a great opportunity for energy experts from government, business, academia and civil society to share a joint platform to debate the most pressing energy challenges facing Africa, with a special focus on South Africa. The keynote speaker was Prof Ricardo Raineri, while Prof Jenny Hoobler (Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences) and Dr Moeketsi Mosalo (City Manager of the City of Tshwane) also welcomed the audience.
 
Most significantly, the summit aimed to build and strengthen relations between the IAEE, the City of Tshwane and the University of Pretoria. The long-run prospect of such relations encourages the application of economics across various socioeconomic aspects, from the exploration of our scarce resources, energy generation, transmission and distribution until energy reaches the consumers and energy policy implementation, to directed research and collaborations between policy makers, academia, energy suppliers, and the industry (particularly CoT and UP).
 
The Summit also facilitated the discussion of the conditions and the requirements towards the establishment of the South African Association for Energy Economics (SAAEE) – the IAEE affiliate in South Africa. Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz is presiding the first council, comprised of the country’s esteemed energy experts, namely Dr H Bohlmann (UP), Mr D Joubert (Eskom), Dr R Crompton (Wits – Energy Leadership Center), Mrs N Sokhulu (DNAEconomics), Mr L Stander (City of Tshwane) and Mr R Fourie (CSIR).
 
- Author Department of Economics

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