Solarplaza Summit | Italy

Wednesday 12 July 2023

19:30

Pre-Conference Networking Event

Thursday 13 July 2023

Program


09:00

Welcome by Solarplaza

15 min.

Nicola Kopij Zanin

Solarplaza

Session Topics:

Session 1

Navigating the Italian PV Market

09:15

Key updates on the Italian PV market

presentation

30 min.

Paolo Rocco Viscontini

ITALIA SOLARE

Session Topics:
  • What is hot in the market?
  • Overview of ongoing and upcoming market trends
  • Status of projects and investments in the pipeline
  • Overview of the current market split (residential/C&I/utility-scale)
  • Assessing the cost competitiveness of solar in Italy
09:45

Institutional roundtable: How the Italian PV sector works with policymakers to shape policy

panel

45 min.

Session Topics:
  • How the new Decree PNRR 3 supports authorization procedures, land identification and agrivoltaic
  • The D.L. 17/2022: how the Solar Belt Initiative is boosting the development of renewable energy sources in Italy
  • The obstacles and barriers to rapid and successful project development in Italy
  • Dealing with supply chain disruptions and price volatility
10:30

Morning Networking Break

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Session 2

Project Development Outlook

11:15

Successful planning for the integration of RE into the National Grid

presentation

45 min.

Fabio Genoese

Terna

Session Topics:
  • Future energy scenarios for Italy
  • Overview and mapping of grid connection requests in Italy
  • The evolution of storage capacity and storage tenders
12:00

Permitting in Italy: What developers should look out for

presentation

45 min.

Tommaso Barbetti

Elemens

Session Topics:
  • Expected timeline for permitting process
  • New permits and the new VIAs
  • Overview of where permitting requests are granted
12:45

Networking Lunch

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Session 3

The Financial Ecosystem of Italian PV projects

14:00

Financing & boosting bankability of large-scale solar projects in Italy

panel

45 min.

Raffaele Ciotta

Glennmont Partners

Luca Matrone

Intesa Sanpaolo

Session Topics:
  • Financing strategies: from commercial banks to new, up-and-coming investment funds
  • What makes a project attractive to financiers?
  • Overview of recent M&A transactions
  • Inventory of the key financing terms from the banks
  • Are investors willing to commit to pure merchant projects?
  • Hedging short & long term risks
14:45

Breaking down PPA transactions in Italy

panel

45 min.

moderator

Carlo Montella

Green Horse Advisory

Virginia Canazza

MBS Consulting

Filippo Stefanelli

Acea Group

Roberto Ferrari

ENGIE

Stefano Cavriani

EGO Energy

Session Topics:
  • The standard for PPAs in Italy
  • Managing more merchant risk in new financing schemes
  • The expected trends in the Italian PPA market
  • Proven ways to approach corporates and offtakers
15:30

Afternoon Networking Break

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Session 4

Asset Optimization Strategies

16:00

The development and benefits of storage solutions in Italy

presentation

30 min.

Session Topics:
  • How and where storage applications can be deployed
  • The step-by-step process for adding a battery to your solar plant
  • ROI and other key metrics for storage solutions
  • Maximizing and stabilizing connection points
16:30

EPC & Asset Management landscape for Italian utility-scale PV plants

panel

45 min.

Annarita Mitola

BFP Service

Session Topics:
  • CAPEX analysis and breakdown for Italian utility-scale plants
  • Revamping & Repowering scenarios and applications
  • How existing assets can be upgraded to improve efficiency
  • Analyzing component choice in relation to increasing installed capacity and annual production
  • Overview and price comparison of the latest technologies available to asset managers
17:15

Networking Drinks

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