Empowering Rural Electrification - Workshop

Empowering Rural Electrification / The EU Framework for Access to Sustainable Energy

W O R K S H O P

Dates : 29 / 30 Sept. 2014

Location : Brussels

Contact : EuropeAid-RURAL-ELEC-WORKSHOP@ec.europa.eu

As a leader in the global drive to provide access to modern sustainable energy services the European Commission is launching a profound examination of new financial opportunities to support Rural Electrification. In a two day Workshop hosted by the EC in Brussels on 29-30 September, 2014, a variety of stakeholders will have the opportunity to discuss new possibilities for providing financial support to Rural Electrification projects through a joint effort by the private sector and civil society organisations, and to share experiences and to identify common practices. One of the objectives will be to identify successful business models for accelerated roll-out of energy access in rural communities.

Download Working Document ElectriFI

Day 1 : Morning - part I

Welcome by Christopher Jones (Head of Cabinet) on behalf of Commissioner Piebalgs
Expected impacts of SE4All, Kandeh Yumkella Special Representative of United Nations Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer
Role of renewable energy in achieving universal access to energy, IRENA, Adnan Amin, Director General
The need for adapted innovative financial tools to support SE4All, Roberto Ridolfi Director for Sustainable Growth and Development, European Commission DG for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid

Day 1 : Morning - part II

Rural electrification experiences - Setting the Scene, Chaired by Roberto Ridolfi, Director
Presentation of a successful business model for rural electrification in Africa, ingredients for success and lessons learned: Caroline Nijland, FRES/ARE Board Member
Access to energy - a utility perspective, EURELECTRIC, Susanne Nies, Head of Unit DOWNLOAD PDF
Private business and international organizations, experience in the frame of SE4All, SIEMENS, Lieven Kennes, Head of Business Development Energy Sector DOWNLOAD PDF
Risk mitigation study on rural electrification businesses: Key recommendations, ARE, Bernard H. Wagemann, Director Center of Corporate Management/University Neu-Ulm DOWNLOAD PDF
Financing structures for Country Access and commercially operating mini-grid systems, US State Department, Molly Ward, Alternative and Renewable Energy Advisor, Bureau of Energy Resources
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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Credit Lines, AFD (Agence Francaise de Developpement), Christian de Gromard DOWNLOAD PDF
Lessons learned from a vast portfolio of projects, KFW Entwicklungsbank, Jens Drillisch, principal energy economist DOWNLOAD PDF
Debate and input – Provisional Stock-taking

Day 1 : Afternoon

Presentation of ElectriFI – a new proposal for an Electrification financing Instrument, Marc Buiting, expert FMO DOWNLOAD PDF
Roundtable and Reactions to ElectriFI: Moderator: Roberto Ridolf
- UN SE4ALL, Kandeh Yumkella
- IRENA, Adnan Amin
- UNEP, Dean Cooper - Head Energy Finance Unit
- EUEI PDF, Philip Mann, Team Leader/RECP Project Manager
- ARE, Marcus Wiemann – Secretary General
- SAWEA (South African Wind Energy Association), Johannes Van Den Berg – CEO
- GOGLA (Global Off-grid Lighting Association), Koen Peters – Secretary General
- EDP, EURELECTRIC, Pedro Neves Chairman group A2E
- CISP, Paolo Dieci
Q&A

Day 2 : Parallel Break-out Session 1 : Civil society role to guarantee socially viable rural electrification projects

Chairs: EuropeAid Felice Zaccheo and Giampaolo Silvestri, AVSI

Panellists:

Practical Action, Aaron Leopold, Global Energy Advocate DOWNLOAD PDF
University of Southampton, Dr Abubakr Bahaj DOWNLOAD PDF
KITE Ghana, Ishmael Edjekumhene, CEO
Strathmore University, Kenya, Izael Da Silva
WWF, Jean-Philippe Denruyter, Manager Global Renewable Energy Policy DOWNLOAD PDF
ENEL, Massimo Sciancalepore (on behalf of EGP) DOWNLOAD PDF

Day 2: Parallel Break-out Session 2: Rural electrification as emerging business

Chairs: EuropeAid Georgios Pantoulis and Ernesto Macias, President, ARE

Panellists:

TTA, Spain, Xavier Vallve, Potential and challenges in the field of concessions DOWNLOAD PDF
EC, JRC, Sandor Szabo, GIF for rural electrification spatial analysis in Africa DOWNLOAD PDF
Phaesun, Germany, Tobias Zwirner, Issues related to distribution, retail and microfinancing DOWNLOAD PDF
Kafita Cooperative Society, Paul Nkumbula, Acting Project Coordinator DOWNLOAD PDF
KXN Nigeria/AREA, Anthony Ighodaro DOWNLOAD PDF
Absolute Energy Capital, Alberto Pisanti DOWNLOAD PDF

Day 2 : Parallel Break-out Session 3 : Modalities of the proposed financial initiative ElectriFI

Modalities of the proposed financial initiative ElectriFI:

Chairs: EuropeAid Torsten Ewerbeck, EDFI Jan Rixen, General manager

Pros and cons of provision of subordinated debt for rural electrification business models, Marc Buiting (FMO)
Legal aspects regarding the conversion of a grant into subordinated debt, Speaker to be confirmed
Linking financial engineering to energy system planning, Paul Bertheau, Reiner Lemoine Institute DOWNLOAD PDF
World Bank, Alexandre Kossoy and Dan Radack DOWNLOAD PDF
Complementarity with existing EC SE4ALL facilities, EIB, Eugene HowardDOWNLOAD PDF

Day 2 : Parallel Break-out Session 4: Conducive regulatory framework to secure a sound implementation of the business models

Chairs: EuropeAid Lennart Deridder, Jean Pierre Kedi, General Director of ARSEL (Cameroon) and Guilherme Collares, EDP

Panellists:

GDF Suez, Jerome Broutin
EDF, Jean Claude Houssou DOWNLOAD PDF
INENSUS, Nico Peterschmidt DOWNLOAD PDF
ECREEE, Mahama Kappiah DOWNLOAD PDF
GIZ, Bozhil Kondev, Tackling rural electrification challenges with technical Assistance DOWNLOAD PDF

Closing remarks and Conclusion

Roberto Ridolfi, Director
Conclusions and Closing Remarks
Klaus Rudischhauser, Deputy Director General, DG for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid

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