Southern Africa Coal Conference
This conference will provide a key opportunity for Southern African stakeholders to network and hear from major industry experts to analyse the current trends within the evolving coal market.
The unfortunate combination of weak coal prices, lack of infrastructure and an alternative cleaner gas industry has cast some doubts on the coal developments in Mozambique, Botswana and South Africa. Nonetheless, Southern Africa hosts most of the continent's largest coal resource, with South Africa holding 95% of Africa's total coal reserves, and this region's steady economic and population growth will ask for an increase of reliable and affordable energy. As large-scale coal mines reach closure and mining conditions get more challenging, there is the need to invest in new coal projects to cope with the looking power crisis in South Africa; both Glencore's new Tweefontein coal mine and Exxaro's Grootegeluk Medupi Expansion Project are a sign of the investors' interest in the region.
Some of the issues to be discussed at the Southern Africa Coal conference include:
Overview of South Africa's coal mining industry together with the key growth factors and restraints affecting the industry.
Regulatory and political scenarios affecting the coal market
Opportunities for emerging miners to enter the South African coal sector
Key developments in rail infrastructure
Coal quality
Focus on the Waterberg coal basin
Unlocking Africa's other reserves: Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique
Date: 29 September 2015 to 30 September 2015
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: Radissson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Corner West Street & Rivonia Rd, Sandton
Cost: $2,095