RES4AFRICAETHIOPIAPROGRAMLAUNCH

FosteringthedeploymentofRenewableEnergyinEthiopia:aSustainableRoadmap

October3rd-4th,2017

SheratonHotel,AddisAbaba

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TUESDAYOCTOBER3RDMorningsession8:00 Registrationandwelcomecoffee8:30 Welcome

RobertoVigotti SecretaryGeneral,RES4Africa

8:40 RES4Africapresentation–Mission,achievementsandfutureobjectives

AntonioCammisecra PresidentRES4AfricaandCEOEGP9:00 Openingsession–Ethiopianenergysector:currentandfuturescenarios

H.E.Amb.GiuseppeMistretta AmbassadorofItalytoEthiopiaH.E.Amb.JohanBorgstam AmbassadordesignateoftheEuropeanUniontoEthiopiaH.E.Dr.AmaniAbou-Zeid AfricanUnionCommissionerforInfrastructureandEnergyH.E.Dr.AdmasuNebebe StateMinister,MinistryofFinanceandEconomicCooperationofEthiopiaH.E.Dr.GemedoDalle MinisterofEnvironment,ForestandClimateChangeofEthiopiaH.E.Dr.MebrathuMeles StateMinister,MinistryofIndustryofEthiopiaDr.GinevraLetizia HeadoftheAddisAbabaItalianAgencyforDevelopmentCooperationDr.GustavoAishemberg RepresentativeandDirectorofRegionalOffice,UNIDODr.StephenMorin HeadofEconomicGrowthandTransformationOffice,USAIDDr.FrancescoLaCamera Director General for Sustainable Development, Environmental Damage,

European Union and International Affairs, Italian Ministry of Environment,Land&Sea

Amb.SergioMercuri DirectorateGeneralforGlobalissues-SustainabilityCoordinator-MinistryforForeignAffairsandInternationalCooperation,Italy

10:30 Session1–De-riskinginvestmentinstrumentsforrenewableenergyprojects

Renewable energy projects can face financial, economic, social and political risks that impact investmentdecisions in emerging countries. Renewable resource availability, enabling macroeconomic and financialconditions, and a clear policy and regulatory framework are needed to prepare the ground for investmentseeding. The session will discuss existing international de-risking mechanisms and instruments that helpminimizeinvestmentrisksrelatedtorenewableenergyprojectsinemergingmarkets.Keynotespeaker:ValentinoRossi HeadofBusinessDevelopment,EGP

Roundtablemoderator:PaoloGentili Director,PWC

Discussants:TadesseKassa SeniorAdvisor,EthiopianInvestmentCommissionGiorgiaFavero TeamLeaderRegional&Infrastructure,EUdelegationinEthiopiaRahulKitchlu SeniorEnergySpecialist,WorldBankJukka-PekkaStrand SeniorInfrastructureFinanceSpecialist,WorldBank

HailealemWorku PLCManagingDirector,OrchidBusinessGroupEricKaleja VicePresident,DEG–DeutscheInvestitionsundEntwicklungsgesellschaft,KfWGroupCristinaMigliaro BusinessDevelopmentManagerforAfrica,RINAConsulting

11:30 Coffeebreak12:00 Session2–DebriefingontheEthiopiansolarauctionprogram

ThesessionwillshedlightonthefirstEthiopia’ssolarauctionprogram:whatarethelessonslearnedandwhatcanbeimprovedwhengoingforwardtothenexttender?Thediscussionwillcarefullyanalyze legal, financialandbusinessaspectsfromthepointofviewofthedifferentstakeholdersinvolved.Keynotespeaker&roundtablemoderator:ZemedenehNegatu GlobalChairman,FairfaxAfricaFundDiscussants:BizuayehuTesfaye EthiopianScalingSolarProgramManager,EEPRahulKitchlu SeniorEnergySpecialist,WorldBankElsabethT.Tedros ScalingSolarprogram,IFCMikiasBerhanu PowerProjectFinanceAdvisor,Nexant|PowerAfricaRobertoGrigoletto VPOperations,NeosiaSpAMichelePorri HeadofBusinessDevelopmentAfrica,EGPGianfrancoVeneziano SeniorPartner,BonelliEredeChristopheLitt HeadofrepresentationtoEthiopiaandtheAfricanUnion,EIB

13:00 Lunchbreak

Afternoonsession–B2Bmeetingsrunninginparallel14:30 Session3–IntegratedapproachforthedevelopmentofwindprojectsinEthiopia

The sessionwill discuss the potential development ofwind energy production in East-Africa by focusing onEthiopia’sapproachtospeedupwindpenetrationintotheenergysystem.Specialattentionwillgotoresourcemappingandprojectbankability,highlightingtangiblecasestudiesandbestpractices.Keynotespeaker:RobertO’Keeffe BusinessDevelopmentManagerforAfrica,DNVGLRoundtablemoderator:ManueleBattisti HeadofBusinessDevelopmentEastAfrica,EGP

Discussants:SaheleTamiruFekede Director,DirectorateofEnergyStudyandDevelopment follow-up,MinistryofWater,

IrrigationandElectricityofEthiopiaGeneLin SeniorEnergyAdvisor,PowerAfricaJukka-PekkaStrand SeniorInfrastructureFinanceSpecialist,WorldBankNikolajL.Svensson SeniorEnergyAdvisor,AcceleratingWindPowerGeneration inEthiopiaProgramme,

DanishCooperationChiaraAquino Partner,ERM

15:30 Session4–EfficientintegrationofREplantsinAfrica:innovativetechnologiesandmarketopportunitiesforwindandPVleadingmanufacturersThesessionwilldiscusstheimportanceoftheintegrationofrenewableenergieswiththeenergysystem.WhatarethebusinessopportunitiesinEthiopiagloballeadingmanufacturers?Whichstepsareneededtoincentivizethese players to participate in the market? The participation of experienced representatives of key marketplayersisimportanttoassessthecurrentsituationandthechallengestoincreasetheintegrationofrenewablesinthecountry.Keynotespeaker&roundtablemoderator:RiccardoAmoroso ViceChairman,SolarPowerEuropeDiscussants:VictorKoyier SalesManagerSubSaharanAfrica,JinkoSolarPerKarlsen BusinessDevelopmentDirector,AreaAfrica,VestasSantiagoLopez SalesEngineer,Africa&NewMarkets,NordexAccionaDeoOnyango SalesDirectorAfrica,GEJeanPierreSanchez SalesDirectorAfrica,SiemensGamesaJalelHamila VPSalesMiddleEast&Africa,JASolar

16:30 Session5–Capacitybuilding:theenablertopowerAfricaThesessionwilldiscussthefundamentalroleofknowledgeandknow-howforprojectdevelopment.Inlinewiththeethicalimperativeofthe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentof“nooneleftbehind”,thecrosscuttingroleofhumancapitalbecomescrucialbothasacatalystandabooster.Whatskillsneedtobeleveragedforthedevelopmentofrenewableenergymarkets,howcantheseskillsbeimproved,andwhatrolecangovernmentsandinternationalorganizationsplay?Keynotespeaker&roundtablemoderator:CarloPapa Director,EnelFoundationDiscussants:LinusMofor Senior Environmental Affairs Officer, Energy Infrastructures and Climate Changes,

UNECAGetachewBekele Head of Electric Power and Energy Technology Research Group, Addis Ababa

UniversityGirmaMekuria SeniorOperationsOfficer,AfricanDevelopmentBankAkikoSeyoumAmbaye CEO,OrchidBusinessGroupAndreaMicangeli ProfessorofRenewableEnergySystems,LaSapienzaUniversityRobertoDandi ProfessorofManagement,LUISSUniversityPierluigiLeone ProfessorofSustainableEnergy,PolitecnicodiTorino.Coordinatorof theTaskForce

"EnergyandDevelopment",EnergyCentreofTorinoSimonKiragu StrategicPartnershipManager,wPOWERHub

17:30 Successstoryofasustainableproject:Wolissohospital DonDanteCarraro GeneralDirector,Mediciconl’AfricaCUAMM

17:45 Closingremarks

DavidOtieno HeadofSecretariat,AEEP

18:00 Receptioncocktail

WEDNESDAYOCTOBER4THMorningsession–B2Bmeetingsrunninginparallel8:00 Registrationandwelcomecoffee8:30 Session6–Decentralizedrenewableenergysolutionstofostereconomicdevelopment

The session will discuss decentralized energy solutions and their impact on the development of localcommunities. Innovative and sustainable decentralized energy solutions represent efficient instrument topromoteelectricity access in remoteand low loaddensityareas.Which technologiesare currently available?Andwhichregulatoryframeworkisneededfortheirlarge-scaledevelopment?Keynotespeaker:AnnaPaolaMinervini HeadofRegulatoryAffairsSubSaharanAfrica,AsiaandAustralia,EGP Roundtablemoderator:GiuseppeArtizzu ExecutiveDirectorGlobalEnergyStrategy,ElectroPowerSystems

Discussants: GetahunMoges GeneralDirector,EEAEyobAguma OffGridRenewableEnergyConsultant,WorldBankNicholasAllen ProgramManagerEthiopia,NRECA|PowerAfricaRainerHakala DirectorEnergisingDevelopmentEthiopia,GIZDavidLecoque PolicyandBusinessDevelopmentManager,AllianceforRuralElectrification(ARE)EdoardoPatriarca HeadofMiniGridandOffgridSolutions,EnelGlobale-SolutionsStuartHeather-Clark Partner,AfricaPowerLead,ERMLucaPiffer GlobalSalesDirector,PlugtheSun,EnerrayGroupMicheleCeccarello AfricanAreaManager,SAET

09.30 Session7–OpportunitiesforgeothermalpowerintheRiftValleyInacountrywherethepotentialforgeothermalresourcesisestimatedat10.000MW,geothermalpowershouldplayakeyroleinEthiopia’sfutureenergysystem.ThesessionwillanalyzethepotentialandcriticalitiesintheRiftValleyregiontothisopportunityandalsothecaseofKenya,thatisbecomingageothermalleader,notonlyinAfricabutatworldlevel.Keynotespeaker:GeoffreyGiudetti HeadofGeoResourceEvaluation,EGPRoundtablemoderator:MaurizioDiBattista BusinessDevelopment,EGPDiscussants:PeterKinuthia EnergyDivision,AUCSaheleTamiruFekede Director,DirectorateofEnergyStudyandDevelopmentFollow-up,MinistryofWater,

IrrigationandElectricityofEthiopiaTesfayeKassa DirectorGeothermalResourceDevelopmentLicensing&Administration,EEASolomonKebede HeadofGeothermalDepartment,GeologicalSurveyEthiopiaPhilipWambua PrincipalConsultant,ERM

10:30 Coffeebreak11:00 Session8–Managingenvironmental&socialriskstoachievebankability

Renewableenergyinvestmentopportunitiesrequireanevaluationofenvironmentalandsocialrisksearlyoninthe project lifecycle. A key component to a successful project is making sure that it is ‘bankable’ from anenvironmental and social risks perspective, making it attractive to lenders and investors. The session willhighlight how to address environmental and social risks to ensure that renewable energy projects arefinanciallysustainablefromthestartoftheprojecttoconstructionandoperation.Keynotespeaker&roundtablemoderator:

StuartHeather-Clark Partner,AfricaPowerLead,ERM

Discussants:ZemenHaddis SeniorAgriculturalPolicyAdviserandFocalPersonforLandPolicyIssues,USAIDBediluReta EnvironmentalSpecialist,WorldBankRomanKassahun Director, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Directorate, Ministry of

Environment,ForestandClimateChangeofEthiopiaNigusAgonafir Environmental Impact Assessment Studies Team Leader, Environmental & Climate

ChangeDirectorate,MinistryofWater,IrrigationandElectricitySuelenQuadri Sustainability,EGPAlessiaGagliardo SocialExpert,RINAConsulting

12:00 Session9–RoleofregionalinterconnectioninfosteringREintegrationinEasternAfricaPowerPool

Thesessionwill focusonthebenefitsoffosteringregional integrationwithintheEasternAfricanPowerPool.Extending power interconnections and power tradewithin the region is a competitive solution to efficientlysatisfygrowingpowerdemandinsidetheEAPPregionwhileintegratinglargeamountofnewintermittentREScapacitiestoreducepowergenerationcosts.Keynotespeaker&roundtablemoderator:RiccardoSiliprandi Principal,PöyryManagementConsultingItaly Discussants:SaheleTamiruFekede Director,DirectorateofEnergyStudyandDevelopmentFollow-up,MinistryofWater,

IrrigationandElectricityofEthiopiaAbebeKahsay TransmissionOperationsExecutiveOfficer,EEPLebbiChangullah SecretaryGeneral,EasternAfricanPowerPoolZalalemGebrehiwot TechnicalDirector,EasternAfricanPowerPoolNebiyouGirma LeadTransactionAdvisor,Nexant|PowerAfricaCristianoCandia SeniorConsultantNetworkOperations,CESI

13:00Lunchbreak

Afternoonsession–B2Bmeetingsrunninginparallel14:30 Session10–Anopenapproachfortheinnovationintheenergysector:what’snext?

ThesessionwillanalyzetheroleofinnovationinimplementingnewsolutionstofosterenergyaccessinAfrica.Smart grids, IT solutions, mobile payment and peer-to-peer technologies are just the beginning of thisrevolution that is needed to develop the electricity systembenefitting remote populations in large countriessuchasEthiopia.Couldfrugalinnovationbetheanswerforthenextbreakthrough?Keynotespeaker:GiovanniTula HeadofInnovationandSustainability,EGPRoundtablemoderator:AngeloGuardo RES4MEDProjectManagerDiscussants:AntonioNodari ManagingDirector,PöyryManagementConsultingItalyandFranceGiuseppeArtizzu ExecutiveDirectorGlobalEnergyStrategy,ElectroPowerSystemsFulvioMariani BusinessDevelopmentManagerRenewables&Sustainability,RINAConsultingMarionKaranja BusinessDevelopmentManager,StraussEnergyLilianMotongori Leader,Entrepreneur,Realtor,WomenEmpowermentAdvocateAmareAssefa Founder,KENEFASEnergySolution

15:30 Session11–Energystorage:thenewfrontieroftheelectricsystemThe sessionwill discussnewdisruptive energy storage technologies. Energy storage is instrumental to solvegridcongestions,thusresultingtobeamandatoryassetforsustainableandsafegriddevelopment.Combinedrenewableenergyandstoragesolutionswillbekey toelectrifyruralcommunities.Howwill thisunfold?Andwhichtechnologyimprovementswillbeneededtomakethedevelopmentbenefitshappen?Keynotespeaker&roundtablemoderator:RiccardoAmoroso HeadofInnovationandProductLab,EnelGlobale-Solutions

Discussants:GiuseppeArtizzu ExecutiveDirectorGlobalEnergyStrategy,ElectroPowerSystemsAlessioTizzanini NewTechnologies,InnovationandProductLab,EnelGlobale-SolutionsMicheleCeccarello AfricanAreaManager,SAETCristianoCandia SeniorConsultantNetworkOperations,CESILorenzoCarnelli CommercialDirector,FRIEM

16:30 Closingremarks

CheikhBedda DirectorInfrastructure&Energy,AfricanUnionCommission

16:45 Recommendationsandthewayforward

H.E.Dr.MebrathuMeles StateMinister,MinistryofIndustryofEthiopia

17:00 Conclusions

RobertoVigotti GeneralSecretary,RES4Africa

AbouttheeventAfter the launch of RES4Africa in Kenya in 2016, the program now expands to include Ethiopia through an officiallaunch inAddis Ababa. The conference aims to highlight renewable energymarkets, foster a dialogue between localstakeholders and RES4Africa members, and generate a deeper understanding of local needs to propose concretesolutions.ThiseventwillbringtogetherpublicandprivatesectorstakeholdersfromEuropeandEastAfricatodiscusslessons learned and identify remaining gaps, challenges and emerging issues for a smooth deployment of renewableenergyinEthiopia.Theconferencewilltouchuponthekeytopicsforasustainablerenewableenergymarketdevelopment,suchaspolicyand regulatory frameworks, scaling up investments, financing solutions and new businessmodels, technological andtechnical issues, industrial development and the role of capacity building and technical training in unlocking therenewableenergypotentialofEthiopia.Theeventaimstogenerateadeeperunderstandingoflocalneedsandpresentasetofmatchingandinnovativesolutions.WhoweareRenewableEnergySolutionsforAfrica-RES4Africa-isanetworkofkeyinternationalenergystakeholders-utilities,industries,agencies,technicalserviceprovidersandacademia-engagedinpromotingcleantechsolutionsintheSub-Saharan African continent. Its mission is to support the deployment of renewable energy, both large scale anddistributed energy, energy efficiency solutions and their integration in the local and regionalmarkets to satisfy localenergyneeds.RES4Africaencouragestheset-upofpartnershipformulastoprovidedecisionmakerswiththeviewpointof the private sector and to stimulate investment opportunities along the entire supply chain through networkingactivitiesformarketoperators,industryassociationsandotherkeystakeholders.TheAfrica-EUEnergyPartnership(AEEP)was launchedasoneof theeightstrategicpartnershipsof theAfrica-EUJointStrategy(JAES)bytheAfricanandEuropeanHeadsofStateduringthe2007SecondEU-AfricaSummitinLisbon,Portugal. The AEEP is an established forum for high-level political dialogue between Europe and Africa, and it hasperformedasaninstrumentalagenda-setterinAfrican-Europeancooperationonenergyissuesaswellascontributionattheinternationalscene.TheAEEP’soverallobjectiveistoincreasetheeffectivenessofeffortstosecurereliableandsustainableenergyservicesandextendtheiraccessonbothcontinents,enhanceaccesstomodernenergyservicesandexpandrenewableenergyandenergyefficiencyinAfrica.SUGGESTEDPRE-READINGSPublicationsareavailableinthelibrarysessionofRES4Africawebsitewww.res4africa.orgLISTOFACRONYMS

AEEP AfricaEUEnergyPartnershipAICS AgenziaItalianaCooperazionealloSviluppoAUC AfricanUnionCommissionCEO ChiefExecutiveOfficerCESI CentroSperimentaleElettrotecnicoItalianoEAPP EasternAfricanPowerPoolEEA EthiopianEnergyAuthorityEEP EthiopianElectricPowerEEU EthiopianElectricUtilityEU EuropeanUnionEGP EnelGreenPowerEIB EuropeanInvestmentBankERM EnvironmentalResourcesManagementGE GeneralElectricGIZ GesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeitIFC InternationalFinanceCorporationPWC PricewaterhouseCoopersRE RenewableEnergyUN UnitedNationsUNECA UnitedNationsEconomicCommisionforAfricaUNIDO UnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganization

EventPartner:

MinistryofWater,Irrigation&Electricity

Ambasciata d’Italia ad Addis Abeba

MinistryofEnvironment,ForestandClimateChange