RENPOWER

MAGHREB INVESTORS
2019

12-13 December 2019

Tunis

The 4th Renewable Energy & Power Infrastructure

Investors Conference

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Proposed Program and Speaker Invitees

Please note that the speakers listed below have been invited, but not all of them are confirmed yet.
The program will be updated with new speakers and speaker-sponsors in the coming days.

DAY 1: Thursday 12 December 2019 – Laico Hotel, Tunis

08:45 - 09:30 Registration of Participants, Welcome Coffee and Networking

09:30 - 09:45 HOST COUNTRY OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Slim FERIANI, Minister of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Tunisia (tbc)

09:45– 11:30 Session 1:

Maghreb Renewable Energy Landscape: Outlook for Growth and Development
• Overview and prospect on the renewable energy landscape of the 5 Maghreb States
• Institutional support, country policies and the continuing sector reform
• Promoting the transition to a low-carbon system and maintaining energy security
• Maghreb electrification initiatives and international collaboration
• EU-Maghreb energy cooperation in 2019
• Towards a win-win cooperation between governments and the industry
• Interactive discussion and Q&A

MODERATOR Cesar GUARDAMINO, Head of Sales Tunisia and Rachedi MENADI, Director of Energy Efficiency
Algeria, Siemens Gamesa and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Environment
and Renewable Energies, Algeria

Belhassen CHIBOUB, Director General for Electricity

and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Industry and Hamid Hameda EL SHERWALI, Chairperson,
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Tunisia Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAOL)

A Senior Representative from, Mamadou KANE, Mission Head,

The European Delegation in the Maghreb’s region Ministry of Petroleum, Energy & Mines,
Mauritania

Mouloud BAKLI, President,

Club Energia and Country Director of GEPA, Algeria A Senior Representative from,
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Sustainable
Development, Morocco

Cheikh BEDDA, Director, Infrastructure and

Energy, African Union Commission A SPEAKER FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR
(available for sponsors)

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break & Networking - Hosted by

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12:00 – 13:30 Session 2: Renewable Energy Markets - Insight into the Evolving Regulatory Framework of
the 5 Maghreb Countries
• Reviewing the tender process -lessons – what has been accomplished and new horizon
• Overcoming regulatory issues impeding expansion of power generation and transmission
• Featuring alternative business models
• Interactive discussion and Q&A

MODERATOR Fares EL HENI, Deputy Head Africa Group (France) Sidi Aly SIDINA, Head of Energy Inspector,
and Managing Partner (Tunisia), Ministry of Petroleum, Energy & Mines,
Eversheds-Sutherland Mauritania

Riadh BERJAB, Director General, A Senior Representative from

National Energy Agency (ANME), Tunisia Electricity and Gas Regulation Commission
(CREG), Algeria

Loqmen SHAABAN, Electrical Power Engineer,

Energy & Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC), Nesrine AMRI, Associate,
Jordania Eversheds-Sutherland

Roberto VIGOTTI, Secretary General,

RES4Africa, Italy A SPEAKER FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR
(available for sponsors)

13:30 – 14:30 Buffet Luncheon and Networking

14:30 – 16:00 Session 3: Unlocking Solar Parks, Wind Farms, Energy Storage and Smart Grid investment
opportunities in the Maghreb
• Matching investments with needs in the next decade
• Market outlook - key sectors for further renewable energy development across the Maghreb
• Progress by country and new projects at the planning stage
• Updates on current investments opportunities and access to future project development in the
Region
• Developing new power generation projects - key success factors for the growth of solar, wind and
biomass
• Opportunities in expanding generation in isolated regions or in grid connected system
• Interactive discussion and Q&

Nafaa BACCARI, Director Renewable Energy Boukhalfa YAÏCI, President, Solar Energy Cluster,
Department (ANME), Tunisia Algeria

Tarik HAMANE, Director and Advisor to the Toufik KHITOUS, Business Development Manager,
Chairman, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy North Africa, Wärtsilä Energy Business, Finland
(MASEN)

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Loubna FARABI, Wind Projects Manager, National Hatem AZAIEZ, Sales Manager North & West Africa,
Office for Electricity and Potable Water (ONEE), JINKO SOLAR, Tunisia
Morocco

A SPEAKER FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR

(available for sponsor)

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break & Networking

16:30 – 18:00 Session 4: Energy Efficiency Programs in the Maghreb - Deploying New Technology and
Investment Potential
• Enhancing sustainable usage of energy and promoting energy efficiency
• Learning from transferable and best practices across markets
• Featuring opportunities for international investors and highlighting projects in need of funding
• Sustainable energy implementation in the Maghreb States – towards sustainable urban planning
and housing, e-mobility
• Deploying further innovative solutions in order to enhance energy efficiency in building and
industry
• Interactive discussion and Q&A

Ayoub BABA, Energy Management Expert, Jihene TOUIL, Team Leader - Climate, environment,
Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy energy & disaster risk reduction program, United
Efficiency (RCREEE), Egypt Nations Development Program (UNDP), Tunisia

Jaouad CHERKAOUI, Advisor to General Said DIAF, General Secretary,

Management, Agence Marocaine pour l'Efficacité National Renewable Energy Development Center
Energétique (AMEE) (CDER), Algeria

Mark DRAECK, Thematic Leader on Sustainable Sahbi AMARA, Africa Director, Clarke Energy
Cities, Energy Systems and Infrastructure Division,
Department
of Energy, United Nations Industrial Development A SPEAKER FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Organization (UNIDO), Austria
(available for sponsor)

Fethi HANCHI, Central Technical Director,

National Energy Agency (ANME), Tunisia

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DAY 2: Friday 13 of December 2019 – Laico Hotel, Tunis

09:00 – 09:30 Welcome Coffee & Networking

09:30 – 10:45 Session 5: Maghreb Power Infrastructure – Grid, Off- Grid, Cross-Border Projects and
Storage
• Assessing the current status and needs in power grid infrastructure, transmission and distribution
• Key considerations to develop utility-scale power plants, land acquisition, connecting to the grid
and transmission
• Featuring future growth areas in rural electrification – countries initiatives to promoting off-grid
and mini-grid solutions
• Integrating mini-grid with varied power sources – barriers to overcome, solutions and cost-
effectiveness
• Overcoming marketing and distribution challenges to reach the ultimate consumers
• Cross-border renewable energy trading and export - the way ahead
• Expanding regional transmission and next steps for interconnection
• Further prospect for the TuNur solar power project
• Promoting energy storage development and deployment to cope with the increasing use of
intermittent wind and solar electricity
• Energy storage capacity to improve grid flexibility and grid stability
• Interactive discussion and Q&A

Moncef HARRABI, Chief Executive Officer, Angelo FERRANTE, Secretary General,

Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG) Mediterranean Transmission System Operators
(Med-TSO), Italy

El Mokhtar OULD DJAY, General Director, National

Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM), Mauritania Ali Mohamed SASI, General Director,
General Electricity Company of Libya

A SPEAKER FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR

(available for sponsor)

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break and Networking

11:15 – 13:30 Session 6: Long-term financing of RE Developments, EE Programs and Power Infrastructure
in the Maghreb
• Dealing with renewable energy finance in the Maghreb countries
• Risks mitigation tools and securing project finance in an uncertain environment
• Project bankability - addressing barriers across the region to increase access to finance
• Role of guarantors and multi-lateral agencies
• Promoting long-term financing solutions – continuing key role of the IFIs
• A view from the private equity investors
• International and local commercial banks contribution

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Session 6 - Continued
• Case study: Focus on access to finance for the off-grid sector
• Case study: Power Purchase Agreement PPA financing model for renewable energy investors in the
Maghreb Region
• Interactive discussion and Q&A

Ariane BRUNEL, Principal Banker, Power & Energy Jens von RODA-PULKOWSKI, Project Manager,
Utilities, Energy Business Group EMEA, European Energy & Mobility, North Africa, KfW Development
Bank of Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), Bank, Germany
United Kingdom

Fatma BEN ABDA, Principal Distributed Energy

Groupe Agence Française de Développement
(PROPARCO/AFD)
Juliette ROSE, Senior Investment Officer at the
Department of Energy (Afrique & Middle East),
France
Basma FARHOUD, Responsable pôle infrastructure
(Mobilité- Energie- Numérique), Tunisia
Solutions Specialist, Renewable Energy Department
– Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth,
African Development Bank Group (AFDB), Tunisia
Alessandro BOSCHI, Head of Renewable Energy
Division, Projects Directorate, European
Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg

Matti PIIPARINEN, Senior Officer, Finance in Motion

GmbH, Advisor to the Green for Growth Fund, A Senior Representative from, International
Germany Finance Corporation (IFC)

A SPEAKER FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR Ben BROWN, Senior Associate,

(available for sponsor) Eversheds-Sutherland

13:30 End of RENPOWER Maghreb Investors 2019, Refreshment and Networking

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