Latin America Public-Private Partners Workshop PROGRAM

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1 Latin America Public-Private Partners Workshop April 10-11, 2014 Hotel Madero, Rosario Vera Peñaloza 360 Buenos Aires, Argentina PROGRAM In collaboration with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL-ECLAC) and the Ministry of Energy of the Government of Argentina, the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP), an international organisation composed of the leading electricity companies from around the world, is pleased to invite you to participate in a unique workshop initiative aimed at fostering dialogue on the lessons learned and the best practices for the development of renewable and sustainable energy projects, which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 10-11, The initiative is designed to stimulate discussions and share perspectives on concrete ways and means to promote real Public-Private Partnerships for Renewable Energy projects in LAC countries. The discussions will be enhanced by the presentation of lessons learned from recent renewable energy projects conducted in Latin America that could be used as templates for the successful development of sustainable renewable energy facilities in today's social, economic and global environment. The objective is to identify the main drivers and obstacles to scaling up those projects as a means to increase economic opportunity through electrification while also addressing key environmental concerns such as climate change. The workshop will consist of interactive panel discussions moderated by national and international project developers and experts, who will address and work in collaboration with attending government, power sector, financing institutions and electrification development community representatives from the region.

2 Latin America Public Private Partners Workshop Hotel Madero, Surrealiste salon April 10, 2014 PROGRAM DAY 1 07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Lunch at the Garden (Espacio Jardin), Ground Floor. 08:30 09:00 Registration at Foyer, Lower Ground Floor (floor -1) 09:00-10:00 Welcome remarks Ing. Daniel Cameron, Energy Secretary, Argentina Ministry of Energy Mr. Ricardo J. Sanchez, Officer in-charge, Division of Natural Resources and Infrastructure ECLAC Ms. Martine Provost, Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership 10:00-12:30 Session 1: Legal and Regulatory Outlook Current and Future Frameworks Speakers from the public and private sectors will share their views on designing legal and regulatory frameworks that can promote the development of sustainable energy projects in Latin America, and more specifically rural, mini-grid and off grid electrification projects. They will address the role of the private sector, governments and regional development organizations in the regional cooperation and economic development. Moderator: Mr. Luiz Augusto Figueira, Superintendent of Strategic Planning and Sustainability, Eletrobras, Brazil Mr. Bruno Menard, GSEP s surveys on Strengthening PPPs Sra. Carmen Urizar H., Presidente, Comisión Nacional de Energía Eléctrica, Guatemala Dr. Dennis Meléndez Howell, Presidente, Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos, Costa Rica Coffee break at Foyer, Lower Ground Floor. Ing. Ivan Velastegui, General Manager, Empresa Eléctrica de Quito Mr. Juan Gollan, Senior Consultant on Renewable Energy, ECLAC, United Nations Lic. José Daniel Martínez, Jefe de la Unidad de Asesoría Jurídica, Consejo Nacional de Energía, El Salvador 12:30-13:00 Open discussions 13:00-14:30 Lunch at the Garden (Espacio Jardin), Ground Floor. 2

3 14:30-17:00 Session 2: Case studies & Lessons Learned Panellists will share lessons learned from field experience in Renewable Energy projects that were or are being developed over the LAC region, namely the Argentina Cochico and Chorriaca projects, the Uruguay biogas project structure and the Galapagos San Cristobal Wind Project. Moderator : Mariana Schoua, Duke Energy Argentina Director Mr. Jose Tierno - Duke Energy Project Manager, Argentina Mr. Francisco Zambon, EPEN Director, Argentina Coffee break at Foyer, Lower Ground Floor Mr. Luis Vintimilla, General Manager, Galapagos Wind EOLIC SA, Ecuador Mr. Victor Doña, President, EPSE/San Juan & Mr. Gustavo Fernandez, General Manager, GASA/Andean: Los Despoblados Geothermal PPP project, Argentina Mr. Cicero Bley, Chief Manager of CIBiogas project, Itaipu Binacional, Brazil 17:00-17:20 Open discussions 17:20-17:30 Conclusions of the 1 st day GSEP representative Argentina Energy Secretariat (tbc) ECLAC representative 18:45-21:00 Cocktail reception 3

4 Latin America Public Private Partners Workshop PROGRAM DAY 2 Hotel Madero, Surrealiste salon April 11, :30-09:00 Breakfast at Lunch at the Garden (Espacio Jardin), Ground Floor. 09:00-09:15 Introduction remarks Manlio F. Coviello, Chief, Energy Unit, ECLAC 09:15-10:30 Session 3: Financing Renewable Energy projects in LAC: Programmes and Financing Mechanisms Speakers will discuss the set of criteria for projects to be bankable, availability of affordable financing and the minimum requirements to access it. Investment Facilities and Financing Programmes as well as public sector incentives, successful financial models and tools will be presented. Moderator: Ms. Martine Provost, GSEP Executive Director Mr. Bruno Menard, GSEP s findings on Financing PPPs in the RE sector Mr. Pablo Cisneros, Principal Officer, Vicepresidency of Energy, CAF - Development Bank of Latin America Mr. Christophe de Gouvello, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank Open Discussion 10:30-11:00 11:00-13:30 Coffee break at Foyer lower ground floor Session 4: A view to the future of renewable energies in Latin America Ramon Mendez, National Energy Director, Uruguay Marcelo Tokman, former Minister de Energy of Chile Luigi La Pegna, VP Head of Project Management & Control, ENEL Green Power Mr. Mario Luiz Tagle, General Manager Brazil, IBERDROLA Open discussions 13:30-15:00 Lunch at the Garden (Espacio Jardin) Ground floor 15:00-16:30 Session 5: The Way Forward Scaling up Renewable Energy projects in LAC Participants will be invited to discuss energy access programmes and initiatives at countries and sub-regional levels, and to give their views on public-private partnerships as a successful approach to accelerate deployment of sustainable energy technologies. The following questions will be addressed: What are the winning conditions for scaling up RE projects? Can new frameworks, business models and technologies become the key driving factors? Who can make it happen? 4

5 Moderator: Manlio F. Coviello, Chief, Energy Unit, ECLAC Comments from: - GSEP representative - ELETROBRAS representative - ECLAC representative Floor open to all participants for discussion 16:30-17:00 Conclusions of the workshop Manlio F. Coviello, Chief, Energy Unit, ECLAC Ms. Martine Provost, Executive Director, Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership 5