Based on many requests due to the disrupted schedules due to Covid-19 and the change to Virtual Conference the Deadline is extended to June 20th, 2020. This also includes the Postgraduate Forum Papers
IMPORTANT DATES
| Virtual Conference Date | August 25th-28th, 2020 |
| Extended Paper Submission Deadline | |
| Notification of Acceptance (only for papers submitted by April 17) | June 9, 2020 |
| Camera-Ready Paper (only for papers submitted by April 17) | June 23, 2020 |
| Notification of Acceptance (only for papers submitted after April 17) | June 30, 2020 |
| Camera-Ready Paper (only for papers submitted after April 17) | July 12, 2020 |
| Notification of Acceptance (only for papers submitted after May 24) | July 18, 2020 |
| Camera-Ready Paper (only for papers submitted after May 24) | July 30, 2020 |
| Author Registration Deadline | July 31, 2020 |
Change to Virtual Presentations due to COVID-19 Concerns
After studying and evaluating the announcements, guidance, and news released by relevant governmental and health authorities, we are pivoting from an in-person event and adopting a fully virtual format.
- Submitted papers: If you have already submitted your paper, you do not need to do anything at the moment. In due time, if your paper is accepted, we will provide you information on how you will present your paper to the PowerAfrica community. Authors will need to adhere to the same guidelines for presentation as part of the virtual event to be permitted publication within IEEE Xplore.
- Papers not submitted yet: If you have not submitted your paper yet, we are extending the deadline to June 20th, 2020 to accommodate disrupted schedules, as well as to welcome individuals who can now publish without a need to travel and at lower registration fees than for the onsite event
TOPICS
Technical papers are solicited on any subject pertaining to the scope of the conference, including but not limited to the major topics below:
| Advances in Energy Systems | Innovations in Components and Systems | |
| Renewable energy resources, grid integration | Power electronic converters and control systems | |
| Electric transportation, energy harvesting and storage technologies | Power conversion topologies, modulation and control | |
| Smart grids, micro-grids, metering design and cyber security | Modeling and control of components, converters and systems | |
| Grid integration technologies – IoT, cloud and fog computing | Electric machines, drive systems and topologies | |
| Energy efficiency for residential, commercial and industrial applications | Passive components and materials | |
| Power system planning, energy pricing policies, and retail markets | Power electronic packaging, integration and advanced manufacturing | |
| Monitoring and evaluation of rural/urban power projects | FACTS, power quality, EMI and EMC | |
| Electrical safety, power system protection & standards | Reliability, advanced fault protection systems, diagnostics, prognostics and equipment health management | |
| Power engineering education | ||
| Challenges and opportunities of accessible power, privatization, policy, and tariffs |
PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Visit the Paper Submission Page
CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
| General Conference Chairs | Technical Program Chairs | |
| (Chair) Eng. Eliud Limo SMIEEE, Kenya Power, Kenya | (Chair) Dr. Kennedy Aganah, Maxar, Palo Alto CA, USA | |
| (Co-Chair) Humphrey Muhindi SMIEEE, SEACOM, Kenya | (Co-Chair) G.Eng Benson Ojwang (Co-Chair) University of Nairobi, Kenya |