Utility-Scale Renewables: Challenges in Developing Solar and Wind Energy Projects
An Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2019 Deep Dive Workshop
As the investment cost of renewables continues to fall, and utility-scale solar and wind become increasingly cost-competitive with conventional power generation, private developers, policymakers, and power system planners are searching for opportunities to invest in and promote renewable energy-based generation. Yet the rate of deployment of capital and the rate of installation of renewable energy capacity is far lower than needed to achieve the ambitious national targets set by countries through their participation in the Paris Climate Agreement.
This workshop focused on challenges in the development of utility-scale wind energy and solar PV projects through a deep examination of the range of challenges faced by project developers, investors, and governments—the key stakeholders that need to work together in order to unleash a revolution in renewable energy. It aimed to improve understanding of the real, on-the-ground challenges faced by project developers and their investors/bankers, with a focus on utility-scale wind energy and solar PV projects. It will achieve this objective by a mix of presentation on tools and resources; panel discussions with three main stakeholder groups (project developers, investors/bankers, and governments/utilities); and detailed, “deep dive” case studies of a sample of wind and solar energy projects
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2019 | Opening Session | Angela Hogg, Regional Environment Office Director, RDMA/USAID | |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Opening Session | Yoji Morishita, Head of Office of Public Private Procurement, ADB | |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Opening Session | Peter du Pont, Asia Regional Coordinator, Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) | |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Part 1: Setting the Scene - Opportunities and Barriers for Renewable Energy | What are the costs and barriers to investment in grid-connected wind and solar generation in the ASEAN region? | Nathan Lee, Researcher – Power Sector Planning, NREL |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Part 1: Setting the Scene - Opportunities and Barriers for Renewable Energy | What are the costs and barriers to investment in grid-connected wind and solar generation in the ASEAN region? | Beni Suryadi, ASEAN Centre for Energy |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Part 1: Setting the Scene - Opportunities and Barriers for Renewable Energy | Barriers and opportunities to private sector investment: an interactive activity on private sector investment opportunities and results of a recent survey | Carishma Gokhale-Welch, Project Leader - Clean Energy, NREL |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Part 2: Stakeholder Perspectives - Practitioner Voices | Panel Discussion with Project Developers, Investors, and Lenders | |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Part 2: Stakeholder Perspectives - Practitioner Voices | Panel Discussion with Government, Utility and Donor Representatives | |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Part 3: Wind and Solar Energy "Deep Dive" Case Studies | Case Study 1: Wind – Bangladesh | Salima Jahan, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA), Bangladesh |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Part 3: Wind and Solar Energy "Deep Dive" Case Studies | Case Study 2: Solar – Vietnam | Tran Lam Binh, BIDICO |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Part 3: Wind and Solar Energy "Deep Dive" Case Studies | Case Study 3: Wind – Regional | Sue Mulhall and Ding Li Yong, Birdlife International; and Tami Putri, The Biodiversity Consultancy |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Part 3: Wind and Solar Energy "Deep Dive" Case Studies | Case Study 4: Solar – Cambodia | Ferran Vila Planas and Pradeep Tharakan, ADB |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Part 3: Wind and Solar Energy "Deep Dive" Case Studies | Case Study 5: Wind – India | Babu Ramanujam,Busiwindpark Energy Private Limited |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Wrap-up and Closing Remarks | Mark Lister, Asia Clean Energy Partners |