Solarplaza Summit Balkans

Wednesday 7 December 2022

18:30

Pre-Conference Networking Event

The Networking Event will take place in Eateria Zagreb

Thursday 8 December 2022

Program

09:00

Opening Conference

presentation

15 min.

Ramses Struijker Boudier

Solarplaza

Session Topics:

Session 1

Getting up to Date with PV in the Balkans

09:25

Taking Stock of the Progress so far and Mapping the Market Growth Ahead

presentation

25 min.

Marie-Therese Richter

Energy Community

Session Topics:

Historic growth and solar PV capacity additions
Major drivers and constraints of the Balkan PV markets
Forecasts for the years to come
Risers & stallers: which markets will rise to the front

09:50

Leading Strategies to Expand Solar PV Capacity in the Balkans

panel

40 min.

moderator

Petar Mitrović

Karanovic & Partners

Julius Ecke

Enervis Energy Advisors GmbH

Lorenc Gordani

Tirana Business University

Lorenc Gordani

Director of Master Department, Lecturer & Adviser

Tirana Business University

Director of Master Department and Lecturer in Business and Public Law, Tirana Business University (TBU) and Adviser in Energy Policy & Law, Regulation and Infrastructure high-level projects in Albania. The leading professional activities include academic teaching, applied research, strategic consulting, and institutional capacity building. The work focuses on the EU legal framework in Albania and the public policies related to industry and interest groups, international institutions and public authorities. The main activities have been focused on promoting issues related to sustainable growth in Albania as part of the EU integration process within the regional integration of the Western Balkan countries. Higher education is fully attended in Italy, France, Germany, etc. In continuation, he has worked as a researcher, professor, and trainer in various national and international environments. He has been engaged as a legal advisor and consultant to foreign and local companies, public authorities, and international organizations. The activities have been accompanied by the publication of an extensive bibliography, mass-media appearances and participation as a key speaker in many international conferences on the legal and political framework of the EU in Albania, mainly in the energy policy, business field, public policies, etc.

Dragica Sekulic

Montenegrin Parliament

Megi Maglica

InterEnergo

Session Topics:

The major regulations impacting current and new players in solar
How can we ensure a smooth and gradual transition from coal to renewables?
The ideal role of solar in the decarbonization process

10:30

Morning Networking Break

Session Topics:

Session 2

Ensuring Successful PV Project Development & Grid Connection

11:30

Identifying Key Trends and Opportunities from a Developer's Perspective

panel

40 min.

moderator

Ramses Struijker Boudier

Solarplaza

Erica Svetec

ZEZ Energy

Erica Svetec

Project Manager

ZEZ Energy

Erica is a project manager for research and development with expertise in civic engagement, environmental impact, and the use and development of digital technologies for social good. She has extensive experience organizing, facilitating, and executing cultural, educational, and political activities and holds a Master's degree in environmental engineering. As a project manager for the EIT Climate-KIC project "Future cities of South East Europe," she gained experience collaborating with public bodies and other stakeholders to develop innovative approaches to cross-sector city governance and Eco-district methodology in the direction of climate neutrality and energy transition. She has worked on a number of analyses, the most significant being Croatian and EU climate change policy and national climate change legislation, as well as local and regional development strategies. Erica has published articles on the use of blockchain in energy management systems and is currently working on the H2020 project "Compile" for peer-to-peer energy trading research and development, the "Nudge" project aiming to increase prosumers' energy efficiency in self-consumption, and the Google.org-supported "SOL4ALL" project for digitalization of PV services for households and increase in solar literacy.

Attila Menyhart

Electron Holding

Ivan Przulj

REGEA

Luka Komazec

Resalta

Session Topics:

The key trends in residential, C&I and utility-scale solar
Main bottlenecks and challenges in regional project development
How can citizens become involved in promoting and producing renewable energy as prosumers?

12:10

Overcoming the Challenges of Strained Power Grids & the Role Storage Can Play

panel

30 min.

Presentation + Panel

moderator

Pranvera Dobruna Kryeziu

CIGRE Kosovo

Pranvera Dobruna Kryeziu

Chairperson and founder

CIGRE Kosovo

Pranvera Dobruna Kryeziu is an energy expert with over 30 years of experience in the industry, enriched through numerous institutional engagements, expertise on private project development and academia. Appointed by the Prime Minister’s Office, Pranvera served as Head Negotiator for Kosovo concerning its transmission system dispute and a member of the negotiation process for the establishment of the Energy Community Treaty in Brussels. In an executive capacity, Pranvera currently serves as CEO of Energy Legacy LLC, and has previously served as the first woman CEO of Kosovo’s Power Company (KEK). Some years later, she served as a member of KEK’s Board of Directors -responsible for the regulatory and tariff issues for energy balance. Throughout her institutional experience, she has monitored the implementation of major projects in the sector and has professionally supported the implementation of energy sector reforms for the unbundling of KEK. For several years she has been engaged in academia, as a lecturer of energy policy, energy storage, and geothermal energy and heat pumps. Furthermore, Pranvera is a Certified Energy Auditor for buildings and public lighting. Pranvera is the Chairperson and founder of the National Committee CIGRE Kosovo, a global and regional organization for power sector expertise and active in the Net Zero initiative task force (CIGRE Woman in Energy forum).

Antun Andrić

Hops

Željko Šmitran

IE-Energy

Dusan Vucic

COTEE

Session Topics:

Are the grids ready to take on any new projects?
The impact of upcoming legislation on grid capacity
How batteries and energy storage can help solve grid connection challenges

12:40

RES Capacity, Prices and PPA market outlook in the Balkans

presentation

20 min.

Evangelos Gazis

Aurora Energy Research

Session Topics:

Opportunities for RES market development
Subsidy-based and merchant deployment solar projects
The role of PPAs
Expected power price fluctuations

13:00

Lunch Break

Session Topics:

Session 3

Financing & Structuring Solar Projects and Power Sales

14:00

Coupling Capital with Bankable Projects: The Financial Perspective

panel

40 min.

moderator

Nicola Kopij Zanin

Solarplaza

Vedrana Jelusic Kasic

Privredna banka Zagreb d. d.

Konstantinos Mastrogiannopoulos

European Investment Bank (EIB)

Hrvoje Jazvic

EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Alma Mekic Cerdic

Erste Bank

Session Topics:

How banks and financial institutions view solar PV in the Balkans
What determines foreign and international investment attractiveness?
Exploring the main capital pathways to support solar / renewables

14:40

Breaking Down the Components of a Coherent and Successful PPA Framework

panel

30 min.

Presentation + Panel

moderator

Mislav Slade-Šilović

PwC

Saša Jovičić

Wolf Theiss

Branimir Beljan

Danske Commodities

Slaven Ružić

Zagrebačka banka

Vladimir Sabo

E.ON Group

Julius Ecke

Enervis Energy Advisors GmbH

Session Topics:

The benefits of PPAs, from an offtaker's perspective
How PPAs can help accelerate solar developments

15:10

Afternoon Networking Break

Session Topics:

Session 4

Operating Sustainable Solar Assets in a Volatile Power Market

16:10

Key Technologies and O&M Practices to Empower Sustained Solar Value Creation

panel

30 min.

moderator

Edwin Koot

Solarplaza

Elena Rasheva

Evklips Energy

Ivan Cvrk

Huawei

Rositsa Chopeva

xFigure Finance

Session Topics:

Long-term perspective on O&M and asset management in the Balkans
Asset strategies to improve O&M efficiency
Examining potential cost benefits and risk assessment regarding module/inverter choice
Supply chain challenges

16:40

Navigating the potential and the future growth of solar PV in the Balkan region

panel

20 min.

Presentation + Panel

Victor Signes

Rystad Energy

Session Topics:

The position of solar PV in the Balkan energy landscape
What potential for solar PV in the region: competitiveness and profitability
Future market growth: what do the current pipeline, policies and auctions reveal?

17:00

Closing Words

presentation

15 min.

Ramses Struijker Boudier

Solarplaza

Session Topics:

17:15

Networking Drinks

Session Topics:

Solarplaza Summit | Balkans

Opening Conference

Getting up to Date with PV in the Balkans

Taking Stock of the Progress so far and Mapping the Market Growth Ahead

Leading Strategies to Expand Solar PV Capacity in the Balkans

Ensuring Successful PV Project Development & Grid Connection

Identifying Key Trends and Opportunities from a Developer's Perspective

Overcoming the Challenges of Strained Power Grids & the Role Storage Can Play

RES Capacity, Prices and PPA market outlook in the Balkans

Financing & Structuring Solar Projects and Power Sales

Coupling Capital with Bankable Projects: The Financial Perspective

Breaking Down the Components of a Coherent and Successful PPA Framework

Operating Sustainable Solar Assets in a Volatile Power Market

Key Technologies and O&M Practices to Empower Sustained Solar Value Creation

Navigating the potential and the future growth of solar PV in the Balkan region

Closing Words