RegistrationandNetworking

08:15–08:55 RegistrationandNetworking

09:00–09:15 WelcomeAddress-PostParis:TheRoleofSolarinCombatingClimateChangeandHowWeCanDeploythisGlobalInitiativeinMENA-H.E.Dr.NasserSaidi,Chairman,CleanEnergyBusinessCouncil

09:15–09:30 KeynoteAddress-H.E.AhmedButiAlMuhairbi,SecretaryGeneral,DubaiSupremeCouncilofEnergy*

09:30–10:00 MENAMarketOutlook

4ThingsTransformingtheEnergySectorPresenter:SebHenbest,DirectorEuropeandMiddleEast,BloombergNewEnergyFinance

10:00–11:00 What’sNextforUtilityScaleSolar–WhatDoestheFutureLookLikeforMENA?

10:00–10:30 SaudiArabiaUtility-ScaleSolarandWindPlans:KSA’sRenewableEnergyStrategyTheKingdom’sprojects,programsandfuturedevelopments,regulatoryFrameworkandgovernmentpropositions

10:30–11:00 Oman’sRenewableEnergyProgramOverviewofOman’snationalstrategyforrenewableenergydevelopment,currentschemesandfutureplans.Presenter:Representative,OmanPublicAuthorityforElectricity&Water

11:00–11:15 NETWORKINGBREAK

11:15–13:00 UtilityScaleSolarintheMENARegion–TheStorySoFarandLessonsLearned

11:15–12:00 IncreasingDeploymentofCSPinMENAandtheRoleofEnergyStorageThermalEnergyStorageApplications(TES)|MoltenSaltEnergyStorageTechnology|ElectricalStorage

Panelists:MichaelGeyer,ManagingDirectorAbengoaSolar&DirectorBusinessDevelopmentEurope&Africa,AbengoaDrissBerraho,BusinessDevelopmentManager,ACWAPowerXavierLara,ExecutiveDirectorConstructionandServicesBusinessUnit,EmpresariosAgrupadosDr.StevenGriffiths,VicePresidentforResearch,MasdarModerator:BelenGallego,BusinessDevelopmentDirector,ataRenewablesandfounder,CSPToday&PVInsider

12:00–12:30 WhataretheChallengesinFinancingUtilityScaleSolarProjects:CaseStudyofCSPversusPVOverviewandanalysisoffinancingutilityscalesolarandthekeydifferencesandchallengesbetweenfinancingCSPandPVprojects.Thissessionconsiderstwoprojectsinplay-Morocco’sNoorOuarzazateSolarPlant(CSP)andPhase2ofDubai’sMohammedbinRashidAlMaktoumSolarPlant(PV).Presenter:ThierryTardy,ExecutiveDirectorAcquisitions&ProjectFinance,ACWAPower

12:30–13:00 Jordan:ReviewoftheEconomicsAroundNetMeteringandWheelingProjectsinJordanandtheValueofStoragePresenter:HannaZaghloul,ChiefExecutiveofficerEnergy,Water,Environment,KawarEnergy*

13:00–14:00 NETWORKINGLUNCH

14:00–15:00 AcceleratingProjectImplementationforDistributedSolarintheResidential,Commercial&IndustrialSectors

Whataretheshort-term/long-termbenefitstoowners?Cantenantsbenefitaswell?Whatarecommercialandindustrialofftakerslookingfor,keyconcerns,whatwillprojectportfoliodebtfinancingpartiesexpecttosee?Howtoassessofftakercredit?Howtomitigateofftakercredit?Contractstandardization-whataretheimplicationsforportfoliofinancingsinvolvingdebtfromcommerciallenders?SolarGenerationModels:PPAvsleasevsloan|TermandSavings|LiabilitiesandTermination|UtilityInteractionWhatcanbanks&financialinstitutionsintheregionlearnfromthewaydistributedgenerationhasbeenfinancedinotherregions?Whatrolecanotherfinancingmechanisms(e.g.crowdfunding)playfordistributedsolargeneration?WhatregulatorymechanismscouldworkforscalingupdistributedsolarandstorageinMENAandhowcanthesebeshapedtomaximizevalueforthestakeholdersandthegrid?

PanelistsH.E.Dr.MaherMatalka,ManagingPartner,Consultus,andChairman,EDAMA,JordanIvanoIanelli,CEO,DubaiCarbonCentreofExcellenceArmandoDominioni,SnrManager-Regulation,DubaiElctricity&WaterAuthority(DEWA)(TBC)DanielZywietz,Founder&CEO,EnerwhereModerator:GusSchellekens,Partner,EY

15:00–15:45 AccessingAffordableFinanceforSolar–SecuringaLowCarbonFuture

Accesstoaffordablefinanceremainsanimportantchallengeforbothdevelopedanddevelopingcountrysolarindustriesandsupportivepoliciesandgovernmentincentivesarecrucialtomaintainmomentum.Whatarethepolicyandregulatorygapsandwhatneedstobedonetoensurestablegrowthininvestmentandpolicyincentivesthatcanchangeasthemarketbecomesincreasinglyindependentandself-sustaining.Increasingrenewableenergyuptakethroughpublicfundingtomobiliseprivateinvestment-whatstrategiesareneededtomobiliseprivateinvestmentandclosethepowersectorinvestmentgap.

PanelistsBakrAbdel-Wahab,ManagingDirectorPrivateEquity,EFGHermes(TBC)DrHatimEl-Tahir,DirectorIslamicFinanceGroup,Deloitte&Touche-MiddleEast,BahrainFrankWouters,Director,EU-GCCCleanEnergyNetworkRepresentative,IFC–WorldBankGroupModerator:NathanWeatherstone,ExecutiveDirector-HeadofSustainableBusiness,NationalBankofAbuDhabi

15:45–16:30 PhasingOutSubsidiesandHowSolarCanBenefitfromDevelopmentinaSubsidyFreeEnvironment

ReviewofthecommitmentsintheMENAregiontophaseoutsubsidiesandhowsolar(particularlyPV)canbenefitfromdevelopmentinasubsidyfreeenvironment.Analysisoftherealcostofpower,thelevelsofsubsidiesintheregionandhowsolarPV(andotherRE)couldtakeoffifthesearephasedout.

Panelists:GraemeSims,ExecutiveDirector,RegulatoryServicesBureauDubaiRepresentative,BahrainElectricity&WaterAuthorityJeremyCrane,Founder&CEO,YellowDoorEnergySamiKhoreibi,CEO,EnviromenaDominicHolt,Director,PwCModerator:MhairiMainGarcia,Counsel,Ashurst

16:30–17:00 EnergyEfficiencyandESCOModels:ImpactofIncreasedElectricity/FuelPricingAcrosstheGCC

RecommendationsforOrganizationsandPolicyMakers–OfficialLaunchofCEBCWhitePaperBigchangesaretakingplaceregionalywithrespecttoenergypricechanges.Howshouldorganizationsandgovernmentsreact?Arethesechangesaddedriskoranopportunityforregionalorganizations?Whatarethemethodsfororganizationstobestturntheincreasedpricesintoanopportunitytosavecosts.§ Overviewofenergyefficiencyrelatedprogrammes/policiesacrosstheGCC§ Commercial–StatusofESCOmarketsintheregion§ Industrial-ISO50001industrialenergymanagement§ TransportationSector-Impactofenergypricesacrosstheregionandimportanceofcompaniestobettermanage

largefleets§ Residential–Impactofpricingchangesacrosstheregion§ HowtopayforEEprojects§ ProjectImplementation

Presenters:CharlesBlaschke,CEO&Founder,takaSolutionsRidahSabouni,ManagingDirectorMENA,EnergeticsJeanPascalBoutin,Partner,Eversheds

16:30–17:00 EnergyEfficiencyandESCOModels:ImpactofIncreasedElectricity/FuelPricingAcrosstheGCC

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