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NEWS
Invitation to submit papers for important annual
conference
igré, which will host its tenth PREFERENTIAL SUBJECTS
Southern African regional Papers across all study committees are invited. Preference will be given to submissions in the fields of
Cconference in Johannesburg technology, planning, operations and markets as well as those covering actual project and operational
from 2 to 4 November 2021, is experiences with focus on the following subjects:
calling for papers under the theme • Changing, adapting, hardening for power systems, grids and networks
“Transforming the power system for • Managing power systems in a pandemic or global event
future generations”. • New innovations or improvements to existing power systems, grids and networks
The Covid19 global pandemic • Climate change
has shown us all how • Cyber security
interconnected our lives are in this • Telecommunications
global village. It has forced • Data capturing or analysis for power systems
behavioural changes on us all, given • Energy security
rise to innovative ways to work, • Energy storage
operate and manage our worlds in • Microgrids, distributed energy resources
all the farreaching corners of the
world. We have had to adapt and PAPER SUBMISSION
change and be resilient in the face Participants wishing to present papers should submit a full paper no longer than 10 pages. Abstracts or
of it all. extended abstracts will not be considered. Follow instructions given in the paper template which are
Similarly, the available on the conference website.
interconnectedness of our power All submissions must be in English and made via the easychair link:
grids need to be just as resilient. https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=10thcigresouthernafr
They must adapt and transform as
we continuously shift to cleaner REVIEW PROCESS
energy sources in order to build the Full papers will be assessed by at least two independent reviewers. Papers which are accepted by the
power system for future generations. review panel will be published in the conference proceedings.
This conference will provide a
platform to deliberate on and DEADLINES
expound subjects related to how we • Paper submission: 15 April 2021
can build, transform, adapt a • Paper acceptance: 17 June 2021
resilient power system for the • Registration opens: 01 July 2021
future. These discussions will be • Final (“cameraready”) paper submission: 31 July 2021
between electric utilities
(generation, transmission, and VENUE
distribution), municipalities, system The conference is planned to be a hybrid conference due to Covid19 safety concerns. A venue in
operators, regulators, Johannesburg will be confirmed at a later date subject to prevailing Covid19 restrictions. Authors
manufacturers and suppliers, should be available to present at the conference either physically or online or via video submission. n
universities, standardising bodies,
research laboratories and CONTACTS
authorities on topics in the field of More information is available on the Cigré website: https://cigresa.org.za/event/10thcigresa2021
the development of electrical Organising committee: Sidwell Mtetwa, ngezwi.bytheword@gmail.com
systems in Africa. Enquiries: Anelja de Bok, anelja@activecapture.co.za
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