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24-26 December 2020
Gotham Hall, Broadway
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Here’s a selection of the brightest names in branding that OnBrand will be
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Opening keynote: The Investment Case for African renewables – Why investors should look at Africa now
Africa has the world's largest potential for renewable energy but only receives less than 2% of global renewable energy investment. With so many underexploited opportunities, and an urgent need for renewable energy in Africa, several African countries have made tremendous regulatory updates to attract investment. This keynote will spell out the opportunities for investment in Africa's renewable energy sector, and the intricacies of developing projects in Africa, and why investors should start investing now.
The role of green hydrogen in the energy transition
Green Hydrogen presents a significant opportunity for an increased and accelerated deployment of renewables across Africa. It also presents a clean power alternative for industries that are difficult to electrify, such as steel production. This session will introduce the green hydrogen landscape in Africa, covering the potential for increased renewable deployment and industrial decarbonisation, market building across the continent, and the outlook for the future.
Investor perspectives on the bankability of green hydrogen projects
Hosted by GIZ South Africa’s H2.SA Green hydrogen projects require significant upfront investments, which is why project developers must decide early-on what type of finance and investor they would like to target, and how they intend to convince them. “Bankability'' is the key term that allows projects to access finance and reach financial close. In this session, different investors will provide their perspective on “bankability” in the green hydrogen sector.
Keynote Address: Eskom’s vision for SA’s Just Energy Transition
South Africa’s state-owned power utility plans to retire close to 10 GW of its coal power generation fleet and replace it with renewables. Eskom has identified a pipeline of ‘Just Energy Transition' projects and intends to secure financing with the R131 billion concessional funding raised from the international financiers who have committed to supporting the decarbonisation initiatives in developing countries, including South Africa. Andre de Ruyter will outline Eskom’s Just Energy Transition strategy and the opportunities for partnerships with investors.
Assessing the progress on South Africa’s Just Transition Partnership (JETP)
At UNFCCC COP26, the governments of U.K, France, Germany, U.S and the European Union signed the Just Transition Partnership (JETP) with South Africa where they pledged to mobilise $8.5 billion over the next 3-5 years to help accelerate the country’s energy transition. JETP’s objectives also include supporting South Africa’s pathway to a low carbon economy, and climate resilient society.
Renewable energy investment opportunities in Mozambique
Mozambique has vast potential for renewable energy. Creating a bankable pipeline of projects and racing investment is key to fostering the country’s energy transition. This session to showcase projects that have achieved financial close and deep dive into the policy framework, identifying barriers to investment and making recommendations for tackling them.
Investor Panel: Unpacking risk mitigation tools, finance and guarantee instruments for utility-scale African RE projects
Traditional financing methods for renewable energy projects don't always work for African conditions. This session will explore what innovative finance options lenders and investors can curate for financing African renewable energy projects.
Scaling Solar Energy Investments in Africa
Africa is the true “sun continent”, boasting 60% of the best solar resources worldwide. Despite this potential, Africa currently holds only 1% of solar PV capacity. Already the cheapest source of power in many parts of Africa, solar can help increase energy access and help end energy poverty on the continent. This session will explore how Africa can attract more investment to maximise its solar energy potential.
Scaling wind across Africa: The complementary role of wind in the current energy mix
Africa has 59,000GW of onshore and offshore wind energy potential - enough to meet the continent's energy demand 250 times over. Despite this tremendous technical potential, the continent has only harnessed 0.01 percent of its wind resource. The continent of Africa currently has around 7GW of installed wind capacity as of the end of 2020. However, in Sub-Saharan Africa, only a handful of countries have wind farms. This panel examines the complementarity of Africa's tremendous wind potential. Another driver for accelerating wind deployment in Africa is the amended NDC's within the UNFCCC processes ahead of COP27, along with policies to achieve decarbonization, job creation and a just energy transition.
ARIS Conference, Exhibition & Meeting Rooms Open
Matchmaking: Delegates to Book private one on one meetings via event matchmaking app
Exhibition Stands Tour
All ARIS delegates and participants have opportunities to book meetings and utilize the meeting facilities at ARIS. Participants also have access to exhibition stands just before the official opening of the event.
Organisers’ Welcome Remarks
SolarPower Europe, GWEC, RenewAfrica, & AFSIA
Opening Keynote: The Investment Case for African Renewables – Why Investors Should Look at Africa Now
Africa has the world's largest potential for renewable energy but only receives less than 2% of global renewable energy investment. So much underexploited opportunity, and a greater need for energy, with 600 million Africans having no access to electricity. Many African countries have made tremendous legislative movements to attract investment, the ball is now investors' court.
This session will spell out the trends and intricacies of developing projects in Africa, and why investors should start investing now.
The role of green hydrogen in the energy transition
Green Hydrogen presents a significant opportunity for an increased and accelerated deployment of renewables across Africa. It also presents a clean power alternative for industries that are difficult to electrify, such as steel production. This session will introduce the green hydrogen landscape in Africa, covering the potential for increased renewable deployment and industrial decarbonisation, market building across the continent, and the outlook for the future.
Session:
• The potential of green hydrogen in accelerating renewable deployment in Africa
• Market building across Africa – green hydrogen policy frameworks and high-potential markets
• Decarbonising hard-to-electrify industries
• Job creation potential
Investor perspectives on the bankability of green hydrogen projects
Hosted by GIZ South Africa’s H2.SA
Green hydrogen projects require significant upfront investments, which is why project developers must decide early-on what type of finance and investor they would like to target, and how they intend to convince them. “Bankability'' is the key term that allows projects to access finance and reach financial close. In this session, different investors will provide their perspective on “bankability” in the green hydrogen sector.
Session focus:
• How different groups of investors (e.g. equity investors, commercial banks, development finance institutions, etc.) define and interpret “bankability"
• What criteria drive investors' investment decisions
• Valuable insights to building the right funding strategy for your specific project from concept development to financial close
Elevator pitch session: Investment-ready green hydrogen projects in South Africa
Hosted by GIZ South Africa’s H2.SA
South Africa's green hydrogen project pipeline is growing rapidly. However, many of these are in the feasibility stage, or looking to attract initial financing. This breakaway session will give the stage to project developers from across South Africa to showcase their green hydrogen projects, highlighting the depth of the market and potential options for investors.
Session focus:
• What projects – small, medium and large – are already underway?
• Are there any common challenges experienced by project developers?
• Approaches focusing on the domestic and/or export market
• What is the potential global competitiveness of SA green hydrogen?
ARIS Conference, Exhibition & Meeting Rooms Open
Matchmaking: Delegates to Book private one on one meetings via event matchmaking app
Exhibition Stands Tour
All ARIS delegates and participants have opportunities to book meetings and utilize the meeting facilities at ARIS. Participants also have access to exhibition stands just before the official opening of the event
Organisers’ welcome remarks
Speakers:
Keynote Address: Eskom’s vision for SA’s Just Energy Transition
South Africa’s state-owned power utility plans to retire close to 10 GW of its coal power generation fleet and replace it with renewables. Eskom has identified a pipeline of ‘Just Energy Transition’ projects, and intends to secure financing with the R131 billion concessional funding raised from the international financiers who have committed to supporting the decarbonisation initiatives in developing countries, including South Africa.
De Ruyter to outline Eskom’s Just Energy Transition Strategy and the opportunities for partnerships with investors.
Assessing the progress on South Africa’s Just Transition Partnership (JETP)
At UNFCCC COP26, the governments of U.K, France, Germany, U.S and the European Union signed the Just Transition Partnership (JETP) with South Africa where they pledged to mobilise $8.5 billion over the next 3-5 years to help accelerate the country’s energy transition. JETP’s objectives also include supporting South Africa’s pathway to a low carbon economy, and climate resilient society.
Session focus:
• Progress update on JETP
• Financing instruments available under the partnership
• Beneficiary industries
• Opportunities for affected workers and communities
Renewable energy investment opportunities in Mozambique
Mozambique has vast potential for renewable energy. Creating a bankable pipeline of projects and attracting investment is key to fostering the country’s energy transition.
Key discussions in breakaway session:
• Showcasing projects that have achieved financial close
• Deep dive on the policy framework, identifying barriers to investment, and making recommendations for tackling them
Creating Markets for Export: interconnection and a southern African regional power pool
Regional integration of energy systems holds vast opportunity for Africa, in terms of cross-border trading and
increased grid flexibility. A functional regional power pool in the Southern African region would allow for an increased share of renewable energy. How can regional integration, via power pools, drive an accelerated uptake of wind and solar while presenting an attractive economic opportunity to governments across the Continent?
Session focus:
• Cross border energy trading
• Integrating and interconnecting different regional integration and interconnection
• Renewable energy offtake via regional power pools
ARIS Conference, Exhibition & Meeting Rooms Open
Matchmaking: Delegates to Book private one on one meetings via event matchmaking app
Exhibition Stands Tour
All ARIS delegates and participants have opportunities to book meetings and utilize the meeting facilities at ARIS. Participants also have access to exhibition stands just before the official opening of the event
Organisers’ welcome remarks
Speakers:
Investor Panel: Unpacking risk mitigations tools, finance and guarantee instruments for utility scale African RE projects
Traditional financing methods for renewable energy
projects don't always work for African conditions. This
session will explore what innovative finance options
lenders and investors can curate for financing African
renewable energy projects.
Session focus:
• Project financing
• Alternative guarantee instruments outside of
govt guarantees
• Blended finance
• Green Bonds
• Concessional finance
Scaling Solar Energy Investments in Africa
Africa is the true “sun continent”, boasting 60% of the
best solar resources worldwide. Despite this potential,
Africa currently holds only 1% of solar PV capacity.
Already the cheapest source of power in many parts of
Africa, solar can help increase energy access and help
end energy poverty on the continent. This session will
explore how Africa’s can attract more investment to
maximise its solar energy potential.
Session focus:
• Opportunities for private investors
• Promising markets to utility & large-scale projects
• Private PPAs
• Financing models
Scaling Wind Across Africa: How African countries can drive investment into Wind Energy
Africa has 59,000GW of onshore and offshore wind
energy potential - enough to meet the continent’s
energy demand 250 times over. Despite this much
potential, the continent has only harnessed 0.01 per
cent of its wind resource, amounting to over 7GW of
installed wind capacity with only a handful of Sub-
Saharan countries with wind farms outside of South
Africa.
This panel examines wind energy's success
stories, and the challenges that must be overcome
through closer collaboration between project
developers, financiers and the public sector to unlock
Africa’s tremendous wind potential.
Session Focus:
• Lessons learned from wind energy's success
stories in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Challenges affecting the Scaling of wind energy
across Sub-Saharan Africa
• Mobilising investment for a rapid scale up of wind
energy
Breakaway Session - Women in African Renewables
Equity and inclusion are very crucial for
Africa’s socio-economic development.
Achieving gender equality and increasing
female representation in the African energy
transition will be crucial for its success.
Studies show that businesses improve
profits, performance, innovation and
creativity with increased female
representation.
The session will explore how
more women can play leading roles in
driving renewable energy deployment in
Africa.
Key discussions in breakaway session:
• Gender diversity of renewable energy
companies’ workforce
• Women in decision-making positions
• Possible solutions for increasing female
representation in Africa’s energy
transition
• Industry gender programs and policies
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