TY - GEN
T1 - Barriers towards energy digitization
T2 - 29th International Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology: Towards the Digital World and Industry X.0, IAMOT 2020
AU - Nwauka, Oliver
AU - Telukdarie, Arnesh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Delivery of energy in a controlled, smart manner from points of generation and distribution to active end-users are driven by strong technical, socio-economic, regulatory and policy issues. These potential barriers affect the integration and implementation of the energy flow process, design, construction, operation, use, and maintenance. These barriers can trigger system vulnerabilities impacting system integrity, and confidentiality; influence the cost of storage technologies; affect data management controls and systems, communication standards and protocols; disrupt power flow; increase capital investments; result in power theft; distort engagement of stakeholders and cause privacy violations and incoherent regulation and policy structures. Digitizing African energy market not only assures efficiency, reliability, resiliency, availability, and stability of its power system but further encourages active participation in the demand response programs that promote the interaction and responsiveness of stakeholders. This paper presents the challenges towards the implementation of energy digitization in Africa. It further suggests methods to overcome these bottlenecks and provide optimal power generation, distribution and use. In addition, the article enlists strategies to improve the interaction of the stakeholders; and indicates a multidisciplinary approach to accelerate the implementation of digitization of the energy market for value chain integration.
AB - Delivery of energy in a controlled, smart manner from points of generation and distribution to active end-users are driven by strong technical, socio-economic, regulatory and policy issues. These potential barriers affect the integration and implementation of the energy flow process, design, construction, operation, use, and maintenance. These barriers can trigger system vulnerabilities impacting system integrity, and confidentiality; influence the cost of storage technologies; affect data management controls and systems, communication standards and protocols; disrupt power flow; increase capital investments; result in power theft; distort engagement of stakeholders and cause privacy violations and incoherent regulation and policy structures. Digitizing African energy market not only assures efficiency, reliability, resiliency, availability, and stability of its power system but further encourages active participation in the demand response programs that promote the interaction and responsiveness of stakeholders. This paper presents the challenges towards the implementation of energy digitization in Africa. It further suggests methods to overcome these bottlenecks and provide optimal power generation, distribution and use. In addition, the article enlists strategies to improve the interaction of the stakeholders; and indicates a multidisciplinary approach to accelerate the implementation of digitization of the energy market for value chain integration.
KW - Africa
KW - Barriers
KW - Demand Response
KW - Digitization
KW - Energy
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85092663134
T3 - Towards the Digital World and Industry X.0 - Proceedings of the 29th International Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2020
SP - 362
EP - 374
BT - Towards the Digital World and Industry X.0 - Proceedings of the 29th International Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2020
A2 - Pretorius, Leon
A2 - Pretorius, Marthinus W.
PB - University of Pretoria
Y2 - 13 September 2020 through 17 September 2020
ER -
