LEBANON Med-Desire training sessions Financial instruments for distributed solar energy technologies Beirut, 17-18 November, 2015
COUNTRY VENUE OF THE TRAINING COURSE THE CROWNE PLAZA BEIRUT HOTEL HAMRA STREET, BEIRUT STARTING DATE FOR TRAINING SESSION 17 NOVEMBER 2015 ENDING DATE FOR TRAINING SESSION 18 NOVEMBER 2015 START TIME FOR TRAINING SESSION END TIME FOR TRAINING SESSION - DAY 1 / DAY 2 09.00 AM 16.0 PM / 16.30 PM
Day 1 Introduction to financial mechanisms TIMETABLE - Training session: 17 November, Beirut 09.00-09.30 09.30-10.00 Registration and welcome coffee Welcome Notes Mr. Pierre El Khoury General Director, Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) Mr. Cyril Dewaleyne Program Manager for Infrastructure, Water and Energy, Sustainable Development Section, Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon Introduction The MED-DESIRE Project and training sessions content Mr. Antonio Cassina Studiare Sviluppo, MED-DESIRE Project, Italy 10.00-12.30 10.00-10.30 10.30-11.00 11.00-11.45 11.45-12.30 12.30-13.30 13.30-16.00 13.30-14.15 14.15-15.15 15.15-15.30 15.30-16.00 SESSION I The LEBANESE Energy Context: The National Energy Efficiency and National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NEEAP and NREAP) Dr. Joseph El Assad Consultant, Ministry of Energy and Water The Global Figures of Renewable Energy Finance Mr. Claudio Napoli Studiare Sviluppo, MED DESIRE Project, Italy The Issue of Climate Finance Mr. Salvatore Moretta Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea - WP6 technical expert, MED-DESIRE Project, Italy Lunch Break SESSION II Support mechanisms benchmarking and best practices in the Mediterranean Region Mr. Claudio Napoli Studiare Sviluppo, MED DESIRE Project, Italy The Italian experience on financial schemes to support renewable energy and energy efficiency Mr. Alessandro Federici Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) The best practices on RE and EE in Lebanon: the example of NEEREA Ms. Melda Jabbour Senior Engineer, Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC)
Day 2 Financial instruments for distributed solar energy technologies TIMETABLE - Training session: 18 November, Beirut 09.00-09.30 09.30-13.00 09.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-11.45 11.45-12.30 12.30-13.30 13.30-14.30 14.30-16.30 14.30-16.00 16.00-16.30 Welcome Coffee SESSION I Climate and Renewable Energy Finance (business model, financing needs, risk assessment, financing structure) Mr. Salvatore Moretta Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea - WP6 technical expert, MED-DESIRE Project, Italy Mr. Antonio Cassina Studiare Sviluppo, MED-DESIRE Project, Italy Working Groups Identification and design of the most suitable incentive tool to strengthen the promotion of distributed solar technologies in Lebanon Me. Christina Abi Haidar, Dr. Joseph Al Assad Mr. Michel-Ange Medlej BDL perspective: Access to NEEREA financing mechanism through Circular 399 of Banque du Liban Mr. Mazen Halawi Division Head - Financing unit, Banque du Liban Lunch Break SESSION II The stakeholders perspective - Banks, Firms, Municipalities Moderated by Mr. Franco D Amore, Puglia Region, MED-DESIRE Project, Italy Panelists: Ms. Pascale Khairallah, Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon Ms. Maya Jrady, Banque Libano-Francaise Mr. Elie Semaan, Fransabank Mr. Elie Khoury, SmartAge Mr. François Farage, Green Essence Mr. Jalal Ahmad Abd Ali, Head of the Technical Department of the Union of Tyre Region Municipality Mr. Karim Bou Karim, Head of the Union of Koura Municipalities Closing notes Mr. Salvatore Moretta, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea,- WP6 technical expert, MED-DESIRE Project, Italy Mr. Antonio Cassina, Studiare Sviluppo, MED-DESIRE Project, Italy
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