City of Johannesburg hosts AMEU Convention
The AMEU promotes quality of service and management excellence amongst its members in the field of electricity supply, and facilitates communication between its members within the technical, economic and political environment, in order to influence change.
JOHANNESBURG – The City of Johannesburg in conjunction with City Power will host the 64th Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities (AMEU) Convention to be held at Gallagher Estate in Midrand October 5 to 8.
The theme for this year’s convention is “Moving towards Southern Africa’s electricity networks of the future”.
The AMEU is an association of municipal electricity distributors as well as national, parastatal, commercial, academic and other organisations that have a direct interest in the electricity supply industry in Southern Africa, and most South African municipalities are members.
The AMEU promotes quality of service and management excellence amongst its members in the field of electricity supply, and facilitates communication between its members within the technical, economic and political environment, in order to influence change.
“As proud hosts of the 2014 AMEU meeting, the City will showcase its capabilities and ability to use information and communication technology (ICT) to merge dimensions of smart utilities, smart mobility, green environment and infrastructure development. The objective is to improve the profile of the City of Johannesburg as a prime destination for investors, tourists and events alike and position it as a world class African city”, says Cllr Matshidiso Mfikoe, the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment, Infrastructure and Services in the City of Johannesburg.
In the interest of electricity distributors and all categories of end users in the electricity supply industry in Southern Africa, it also provides an advisory service to its members and their customers.
The thematic sessions will focus on key issues such as cable theft, moving towards Southern Africa’s electricity networks of the future, smart grinds, tariffs/pricing, smart metering, embedded generation and the impact of the new health and safety (construction) regulations on municipal and design electrical engineers.
In addition to the statutory meetings, progress on several electricity initiatives will also be presented during the convention.
