Workshop 4: Climate-Smart Connectivity Energy Infrastructure
Workshop Series on Climate Smart Connectivity Infrastructure
The Road to Sharm El-Sheikh COP27
Workshop 4: Climate-Smart Connectivity Energy Infrastructure
Part One: 18–19 October 2022; 18:00–20:30 Beijing time
Part Two: Closed session for project developers and financiers – date to be confirmed
AGENDA
The Egyptian Ministry of Finance, the Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance (MCDF), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group, the World Bank, and the World Resources Institute are cohosting a Workshop Series on Climate Smart Connectivity Infrastructure – the Road to Sharm El-Sheikh to share practical lessons of global experience and policy options for climate-smart connectivity infrastructure projects. The workshop series is also designed to provide capacity building and support the development of a pipeline of climate-smart connectivity infrastructure projects.
The workshop series will conclude with an official event during the Finance Day of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) where a group of climate-smart connectivity infrastructure investment projects from developing countries will be showcased. In this event, key lessons learned, practical experiences and effective policies for the mobilization of finance to implement climate-smart connectivity infrastructure projects will also be presented.
The fourth workshop of the series will be on Climate-Smart Connectivity Energy Infrastructure. This workshop is organized in two parts. The first part is scheduled on 18–19 October 2022, 18:00–20:30 pm Beijing time. This first part will be a focused technical discussion on the best global experience, innovations, and standards on climate-smart connectivity energy infrastructure. The second part will be a closed session with a small group of project developers and possible financiers designed as an exchange platform with a panel of experts to serve as a deep-dive review of a selected set of projects.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The Workshop Series is targeted at professionals working on development finance, especially for infrastructure projects. Specifically, these include:
• Developing country governments, with a particular focus on technical staff of energy agencies as well as ministries of finance and planning, climate change agencies, PPP units and government-affiliated think tanks;
• Emerging market financiers and other private sector actors including infrastructure contractors; and
• Project managers, clients, and partners of International Financial Institutions and bilateral agencies working in the connectivity infrastructure space and/or climate change.
If you would like to learn more about the workshop, please contact Jenny Lou Fernandez ([email protected])
PART 1: GLOBAL EXPERIENCE, STANDARDS, AND POLICY LESSONS
CLIMATE-SMART CONNECTIVITY ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
DAY 1: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES, FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS, AND THE ROLE OF THE ENERGY SECTOR IN CLIMATE ACTION
Tuesday, 18 October (18:00 – 20:30 Beijing time)
18:00 – 18:05
Housekeeping Announcements
18:05 – 18:15
Opening Remarks
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Mr. Strahan Spencer, Head of the Platform Team, MCDF
18:15 – 18:35
Overview on Workshop 4: Climate-Smart Connectivity Energy Infrastructure
- Dr. Ede Ijjasz, Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, MCDF
18:35 – 19:05
Panel 1:
Topic: Innovations of ASEAN countries in the design and climate resilience considerations in connectivity energy projects (Title TBC)
- Speaker: ASEAN Center for Energy speaker (TBC)
Case Study: NDB’s Experience in Supporting Offshore Wind Power Projects in China
- Speaker: Ms. Su Han, Head – East Asia and Pacific, New Development Bank
19:05 – 19:20
Question and Answer Session
19:20 – 19:35
Break
19:35 – 20:05
Panel 2:
Topic: Powering through the Storm: Climate Resilience for Energy Systems
- Speaker: Ms. Claire Nicolas, World Bank
Case Study: Resilience in Power Systems
- Speaker: Ms. Madeline Macmillan, Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
20:05 – 20:20
Question and Answer Session
DAY 2: REGIONAL POWER TOOLS, TRANSMISSION, AND CROSS-SECTORAL PLATFORMS IN THE CLIMATE-SMART ENERGY SECTOR
Wednesday, 19 October (18:00 – 20:30 Beijing time)
18:00 – 18:05
Housekeeping Announcements
18:05 – 19:30
Technical Overview on Climate-Smart Connectivity Energy Infrastructure
- Dr. Ede Ijjasz, Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, MCDF
18:30 – 18:45
Question and Answer Session
18:45 – 19:15
Panel 1:
Topic: The Role that the ASEAN Power Grid can play in the decarbonization path for the region
- Speaker: Dr. Victor Nian, Chief Executive Officer, Center for Strategic Energy and Resources (TBC)
Case Study: Presentation on Regional Projects (Topic TBC)
- Speaker: Mr. Hussein Mogaibel, IsDB
19:15 – 19:30
Question and Answer Session
19:30 – 19:45
Break
19:45 – 20:15
Panel 2:
Topic: Private Sector Participation in Power Transmission
- Speaker: Panos Vlahakis/Tilana De Meillon/Marwa Khalil, World Bank
Case Study: Energy Access Explorer: A Mapping Platform to Connect Data with Sustainable Development Solutions
- Speaker: Mr. Dimitris Mentis, Lead, World Resources Institute
20:15 – 20:30
Question and Answer Session
