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Follow on Google News | The World Bank’s Thirsty Energy initiative explained at African Utility Week in MayThe World Bank’s global Thirsty Energy initiative aims to make more governments in Africa and elsewhere aware of the interdependencies and foreseeable pressure on water as a resource for energy generation.
By: African Utility Week & Clean Power Africa Diego J. Rodriguez, Senior Economist at The World Bank’s Water Unit, explains there are water-energy challenges in most regions of the world in which there is already competition for existing water resources and dry and water stress areas. “If we look at North Africa, we see semiarid countries with many areas already facing water stress and a highly variable precipitation rate due to its geographic and climatic conditions”, says Rodriguez. “Moreover, the effects of climate change could exacerbate the problem in the future. These effects can also be perceived in countries like South Africa and other countries on the continent that are highly dependent on hydropower as water scarcity will also have an impact on the existing capacity in the near future, affecting its availability and uncertain reliability.” Mr Rodriguez will be in Cape Town for the upcoming African Utility Week from 13-14 May where he is a panelist in the Water-Energy- Will water constrain our energy future? “Our entry point is the energy sector” says Diego Rodriguez, “which is rather unconventional; On the specific work of the Thirsty Energy initiative in South Africa he continues: “In South Africa we started a collaboration effort with the Energy Research Center of the University of Cape Town to support existing energy modeling tools to incorporate water constraints on energy development to reflect the real cost of allocating water to the power sector and work to integrate water considerations into energy planning frameworks,” The World Bank officially launched Thirsty Energy as a new initiative addressing interlinked energy-water challenges in January 2014. See complete interview with Diego Rodriguez on: http://www.african- For more information about Thirsty Energy: www.worldbank.org/ About African Utility Week The award winning 14th African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa conference and expo is taking place at the CTICC in Cape Town from 13-14 May 2014. Discussions, workshops, exhibits and site visits will focus on the industry disciplines of metering, clean power, water, large power users, investment and finance, transmission & distribution, smart grids and generation. Event dates and location: Conference and Exhibition (including workshops): 13-14 May 2014 Focus day: 12 May 2014 Site visits: 15 May 2014 Location: CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa Websites: www.african- Contact: Communications manager: Annemarie Roodbol Telephone : +27 21 700 3558 Mobile: +27 82 562 7844 Email: annemarie.roodbol@ Notes for Editor Spintelligent (Pty) Ltd is an African media business, specialising in Exhibitions, Conferences and Publishing. Head-quartered in Cape Town with a team of 90 experienced professionals, Spintelligent is a dynamic and recognised organiser across multiple industry sectors and geographies. A specialist organiser with the ability to deliver key growth projects in the early emerging markets of the African continent. Spintelligent is the African partner office of Clarion Events Ltd, the UK based organiser operating in 36 countries worldwide with 9 subsidiary offices delivering over 500 exhibitions and conferences annually. Spintelligent delivers projects in African growth industry sectors; Power & Utilities; Energy; Mining; Education & Careers; Agriculture; Spintelligent delivers projects in the emerging African markets; South Africa; Nigeria; Ghana; Kenya; Tanzania; DRC; Angola; Mozambique; Zambia. Spintelligent is recognised for its print and electronic publications, with market-leading brands including Metering International, ESI Africa and Mining Review Africa. Its regular global events and exhibitions, as well as its critical business intelligence and integrated marketing services make it a leader in its field. The company’s highly skilled resources in management, marketing, research and production allow for unique products bridging the developed and developing markets. www.spintelligent.com End
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