MEED’s MENA renewable energy conference 18 - 19 September, Dubai
MEED's inaugural MENA Renewable Energy conference will take place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai from 18 - 19 September.
MEED's inaugural MENA Renewable Energy conference will take place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai from 18 - 19 September. The MENA Renewable Energy conference will provide the latest up-to-date information, governmental strategies, innovation and technologies that are driving the MENA renewable market forward.
Supported by the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), Emirates Solar Industry Association (ESIA), Saudi Arabia Solar Industry Association (SASIA), the event provides the perfect platform in bringing key stakeholders together to discuss and explore the untapped potential of the renewable energy projects sector in the MENA region.
According to current MEED statistics, over US$20 billion worth of renewable energy projects are currently being developed, planned and executed in the MENA region.
Sponsored by Sustainable Solutions, the event hosts key industry experts including Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, DEWA, Kishan Khoday, Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr Steven Griffiths, Executive Director of Institute Initiatives, Professor of Practice, Masdar, Richard Palmer, Advisor-Structured Finance and Capital Markets, Mubadala, Thierry Tardy, Director, Acquisitions & Project Finance, ACWA Power and Peter J. Goodall, Senior Manager - Structured Finance Division, Banque Saudi Fransi to name a few.
The conference will provide the latest research project statistics and views on the MENA renewables sector and will explore where the global energy market is heading and how the MENA region fits into the larger picture, exploring the plans for the US$ 3.5 billion Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park which is Dubai's first mega solar power project, the challenges of meeting future regional power targets across the region, and analysing finance and investment opportunities in the sector.
Image 01 - Dubai skyline. Imre Solt.
Image 02 - Renewable energy. Trygvetv