The workshop intends to focus on the following key and relevant issues, many of which are hindering the growth of the solar markets in India and Philippines:
- Government initiatives to stimulate the solar energy industry
- Latest developments in EMPower partner countries
- Future of concentrating solar power (CSP) project development opportunities in Asia – Findings, Challenges and Economics
- Steps towards commercialization and exploring the opportunities for investors
- Latest trends in solar investments
- Assessing the potential of solar power markets
- Solar market development – Market incentives and promotional schemes
- Bankable solar projects – Success factors and the role of financial institutions
The participation of the experts will aim towards:
- Initiating dialogue and getting involved in knowledge sharing discussions so as to design framework conditions for large-scale solar power plants
- Discussing results and impacts of the EMPower Program in Asia
- Offering a stage for Indian, Philippines and European stakeholders to jointly analyze the market barriers existing for large-scale solar investments in Asia
- Enabling the policy makers and companies for sharing their know-how, framework conditions (tariff structure, clearance procedures, technical expertise, and financing requirements) which can further help on overcoming / reduce existing market barriers.
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