

Black Sea Synergy 4 Developing RE & Attracting FDI
The virtual event brings together authorities and energy companies from Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Georgia as well as international financial institutions and major multinational investors, EPC and consultancy firms for a dialogue aimed at fostering the deployment of renewable energy in the region and attracting foreign direct investment.
The electricity sector in the Black Sea region has gone through a significant transformation in the past decade. Significant advantages for RE producers have been introduced across the countries surrounding the Black Sea, such as Feed-in tariffs, Renewable Energy Zones, Green Certificates, and many more attractive incentives.
Local energy demand in the countries of the region is forecast to grow in line with the GDP, with Turkey alone registering 5.1% electricity demand growth since 2002. Moreover, achieving energy security is at the top of the authorities’ agenda for many countries in the region, thus utilizing vast renewable energy potential is of great importance.
The Black Sea countries have vast untapped RE potential. Just to give an idea, as of August 2019, Turkey had an installed wind capacity of 7.27 GW and more than 3 GW of licensed wind capacity under construction. Meanwhile, there is an onshore wind potential of 37 GW and a completely untapped offshore wind potential of 11 GW.
1 hour
30 minutes
What are the expectations with regard to the share of renewables in the total electricity generation of each country by 2030? What reforms are being implemented by each country to foster or further scale up renewable energy deployment? What is the position of individual countries in the face of the energy transition and how do they attract investors in global competition? What support schemes are there at the moment? Feed-in tariffs, YEKA zones, green certificates, long term PPAs, green auctions: changes of the legislative support.
2 hours
What are grid connection options for new renewable-installed capacities? Linking resources to major energy users to attract investment for further RES development or expansion. What is the maturity level of different technologies that can be part of the solutions to help increase the penetration of renewable energy and improve energy access? Smart grids: what is the penetration level in the region? Energy storage. How does the transition to renewable energy meet the need for continuous supply in the absence of storage? How should energy storage be supported?
1.5 hours
15:00
30 minutes
What is the experience of foreign direct investors entering the region? How necessary are the state support schemes and what kind of incentives will be needed after 2020? An assessment of risk/return profiles: how much risk is too much? What are the best strategies for gaining a foothold in the region? Common trends and developments - are there any significant deviations between country experiences? How to scale up deployments? Where do investors expect opportunities in the next 5 years?
1.5 hours
17:00
1 hour
What are the most suitable support schemes for the countries of the region? What did contribute to the policy reversals in some countries? How to overcome uncertainty about the “right” level of support for renewables and the concern that countries may be “overpaying”? How to scale up renewable energy investments in the countries? How important are (long term) PPA-tariffs for renewables from an economic, regulatory, environmental, social and sustainability (global) perspective? Renewable energy auctions: expectations vs. reality. How can competitive tenders strengthen the case for renewables in the region? What are the risks involved? What would significant drop-in energy prices mean for investors?
1.5 hours
11:00
30 minutes
Where is the region now in terms of deployments and how strong is the existing pipeline of renewable energy projects across the Black Sea countries? How deployments may evolve by 2030 and estimates of the potential. What actions are required to set the region on the path to achieving the anticipated deployment levels? How likely is the transition to an entirely clean, renewable wind, hydro, solar, biomass, and geothermal energy economy?
1.5 hours
What reform proposals are there for the sector regulation? Are there any significant expected changes in support schemes such as a national transition from feed-in tariffs to auctions? What are the main obstacles or challenges for developing renewable energy? What to expect when entering local markets? Common mistakes made and how to avoid them.
Breakout session 1: Georgia
Breakout session 2: Ukraine
Breakout session 3: Turkey
Breakout session 4: Romania & Bulgaria
2 hours
16:30
1 hour
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350€
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