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Energy Week Black Sea
The event brings together authorities and energy companies from Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Türkiye 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.
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AMONG SPEAKERS 2023
Dan Dragos Dragan
Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy of Romania
Cristina Prună
Vice-President of the Committee on Industries and Services, Romanian Parliament
Laurențiu Adrian Neculaescu
President,, The Environment Fund Administration (AFM)
Zoltan Nagy-Bege
Vice President, Romanian National Authority for Energy Regulations (ANRE)
Maia Melikidze
Commissioner, Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC)
Violina Spac
Director, National Energy Regulatory Agency of Moldova (ANRE)
David Managadze
Regional Head Energy – Turkey & Caucasus, EBRD
Lara Tassan Zanin
Resident Representative in Romania, EIB
Daniel Kockisch
Senior Investment Officer, IFC Infrastructure, Europe & South Caucasus
Franck Neel
Executive Board Member, OMV Petrom
Dr İzzet Alagöz
General manager, Electricity Generation Company/Türkiye
Mats Lundin
Country Manager and Director Romania, Emergy
Lacramioara Diaconu-Pintea
Country Manager, OX2
Favieli Stelian
Managing Partner, Nofar Energy
Andrew Bujtor
Managing Director, Low Carbon
Nicolae Olari
Head of Energy Policy Department, Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova, President of the Board of Directors, Moldelectrica
Bogdan Toncescu
Member of the Executive Board, Transelectrica
Zviad Gachechiladze
Member of the Board, Georgian State Electrosystem (GSE)
Romeo Lopotencu
Director General, RED-Nord
Yann Guinard
Vice President, EDF International Division
PROGRAMME
REGISTRATION AND MORNING COFFEE
1 hour
OFFICIAL OPENING & KEYNOTE
15 minutes
Panel discussion. The Black Sea region towards a renewables hub
- Well-known for its role in the gas industry, it’s time to shine for the Black Sea region as a renewables hub.
- What are the main transition challenges faced by the region and how to overcome them? How compromised is the market attractiveness by the war in Ukraine?
- The Black Sea region and Europe’s thirst for energy: strengthening ties in light of multi-faceted challenges.
COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK
30 minutes
Panel presentations. Financing renewable energy
- What are the most significant market risks and what is being done to boost green finance in the region?
- What are debt financing trends for renewables in the region?
- The role of corporates for PPAs
- CfD and government support
- How to address volatility in local power markets?
13:00
LUNCH
1 hour
Panel discussion. Unlocking routes to market for renewables projects
- How to attract offtakers for renewables projects in the region and what are the main challenges?
- What are the industry needs and what is the role of modern industry in enabling green transition?
- Who are the early movers among commercial users and what has been their experience so far with/after signing the first PPAs?
COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK
30 minutes
Panel discussion. A “Green Marshall Plan” and Ukraine’s green reconstruction #standwithukraine
- Ukraine’s new energy strategy. How to facilitate investment into renewable energy sources?
- What are the threats and challenges for the transition? When can physical reconstruction begin? How can one rebuild a country which is still at war?
- Can Ukraine’s green reconstruction enable Europe's energy security and climate action for the upcoming decades?
17:30
NETWORKING DRINKS
Panel presentations. Grid fit for renewables, interconnection and storage
- What are grid modernization plans to support greater renewable energy penetration?
- What shared energy projects are being developed to reduce infrastructure costs and help integrate green electricity into national grids?
- How can battery-based energy storage help integrate green power into the system?
COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK
30 minutes
Panel discussion. Unveiling green hydrogen in the Black Sea region
- What is the contribution of green hydrogen to the energy transformation in the region? Can green hydrogen compete with other sources of energy? And where do green hydrogen production costs stand vis-à-vis its grey counterpart?
- Is there an incentive mechanism to support the production and storage of green hydrogen?
- What is the Ukraine’s role in the European Green Hydrogen Strategy?
- What are the pilot projects to produce green hydrogen from the onshore and offshore wind power in the Black Sea region?
13:00
LUNCH
1 hour
Panel presentations. Unlocking Offshore Wind Energy Potential in the Black Sea
- What are the main challenges facing the offshore wind in the Black Sea, and how can these be overcome?
- What stage is the region at in terms of offshore wind commissioning? What are the most promising projects?
- Funding the offshore wind. How to secure the required investment capital to make offshore wind succeed in the Black Sea region?
- Which lessons can we learn from the successful installation of offshore wind, for example, in Nordic states?
COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK
30 minutes
Regional Café with Bubbles. Deep dive into local markets
Within this structured conversational process groups of participants will discuss each
country’s RE developments at 6 country tables, with individuals switching tables periodically and getting introduced to the previous discussion at their new table by a "table
host".
Focus point: What to expect when entering local markets? Common mistakes made and how to avoid them
- Table 1. Romania
- Table 2. Bulgaria
- Table 3. Türkiye
- Table 4. Ukraine
- Table 5. Moldova
- Table 6. Georgia
SOLAR DAY REGISTRATION AND MORNING COFFEE
45 minutes
Panel discussion. Mapping the state of solar energy in Romania and across the region
- What are the main opportunities and challenges in the region? What are the challenges specific to Romania, e.g. is it now possible to authorise projects over 50 ha?
- What are the policymakers doing to ensure a transparent and predictable regulatory framework?
- What is the developers’ perspective on unlocking more local solar?
- How to ensure project bankability?
COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK
30 minutes
Panel presentations. Cutting-edge technology to unlock more solar
- Who are the top module suppliers likely to occupy supply in the region? What are the trends in module technologies and what is their availability in the region?
- Solar inverters: types, pros & cons
- Battery storage technologies, storage infrastructure and supply chain
- Can floating solar become a game-changer in the region?
13:00
LUNCH
1 hour
Solar Mix n’ Mingle with Bubbles (NEW FORMAT!)
Strengthen relationships and deepen connections during this far-from-ordinary 90-minute
event focused on promoting networking and building bonds. You will be taking part in interactive
activities that foster meaningful conversations, collaboration, and genuine connections!
1.5 hours
15:30
CLOSING REMARKS
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AMONG REGULAR PARTICIPANTS
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GALLERY
Energy Week Black Sea 2023 was a fruitful event. It was a great place to connect with all kinds of stakeholders, public and private, involved in the renewable energy sector in the Balkans. As the business development director for the international branch of my company, the event provided a great platform to learn and connect with what is going on in the sector within the region.
The Black Sea Energy Week is a great venue to meet with representatives from all the countries in the region. Since we in Emergy focus primarily on the Southeast European market, we attend this event with great interest. This time again we had several fruitful meetings arising from the event.
The event was instrumental for sharing the knowledge, experience and expertise as well as for the building and expanding the list of our contacts. While the Black Sea area is the region of crossing of various political and geopolitical interests, I consider such events as the solid ground where the representatives of various nations and markets can meet and discuss and try to find a mutual benefiting solutions for their countries, for their projects and for the whole region.
Looking forward being part of the next event.
I want to thank all the team working to make Energy Week Black Sea 2021 so rewarding, please accept my sincere congratulations on such a successful conference! The list of participants was quite impressive! You have just the right mix of speakers, businesses and networking discussions! It was valuable in creating a better understanding of renewable energy projects in the Black Sea Region.
Looking forward to the next year conference.
It was our pleasure to be a part of the Energy Week Black Sea 2021 which was organized very well both online and in physical and was very beneficial for all energy sector players. The conference especially offered a great opportunity and a platform to discuss the green hydrogen potential for the neighbouring countries in the Black Sea region. We would like to thank everyone for their efforts to make it happen. We’re looking forward to similar events in the future.