Date & Time: 9 June 2020 at 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM BST

Organizer: IRENA - International Renewable Energy Agency

Description: Solar and wind power costs continued to fall in 2019 and auction and PPA results show there is no sign of slowing in the downward trend. IRENA has been tracking and analyzing the cost evolution of renewable power since 2012 to shed light on the accelerating momentum of renewables as both the key climate solution and a strong business proposition. Following the 2019’s edition of IRENA’s Renewable Power Generation Costs report, published on 2 June 2020, this webinar will share with you key takeaways from this new body of work and provide insights into global cost trends for renewable power and what has driven their cost declines in 2019.

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Date & Time: 8 June 2020 at 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM BST

Organizer: IRENA Youth Talk

Description: Following the first IRENA Youth Forum held on 10 January 2020 at the margins of the Agency’s tenth Assembly, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is launching IRENA Youth Talk — a series of webinars aimed at strengthening the Agency’s engagement with the youth, amplifying their voice and actions in supporting renewables, achieving climate stability, and advancing the sustainable development agenda.

Through this webinar series, young people from around the world will have the opportunity to exchange ideas amongst themselves and other stakeholders.

The first IRENA Youth Talk, organised in collaboration with the SDG 7 Youth Constituency of the UN Major Group for Children and Youth, is structured under the theme ‘Impact of COVID-19 on the renewable energy sector: a youth perspective’.

Youth representatives will discuss the impact and consequences of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the renewable energy sector with IRENA’s Director-General Francesco La Camera. Young people will also present successful examples of their contribution to the deployment of renewable energy in their communities.

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Date & Time: 4 June 2020 at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM BST

Organizer: IRENA - International Renewable Energy Agency and CEER - Council of European Energy Regulators

Description: COVID-19 has impacted the energy sector worldwide. Although the full impact on the energy sector is difficult to predict accurately, decreased energy demand, plummeted energy prices and a sharp decline in oil prices are already observed. The global energy transition may be also impacted. This joint webinar by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) discusses the implications of COVID-19 on the transition to a sustainable energy future, shares insights on consequences faced by the renewable power sector and the possible reactions of regulators.

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Date & Time: 4 June 2020 at 17:00 - 19:00 GST

Organizer: IRENA - International Renewable Energy Agency

Description: The health and humanitarian crisis set off by the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the importance of access to sustainable energy. Published annually by IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank and WHO, Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report provides the most comprehensive look available at the world’s progress towards global energy targets on access to electricity, clean cooking, renewable energy and energy efficiency. This year’s report presents policymakers and development partners with global, regional and country-level data to inform decisions and identify priorities for a resilient recovery that scales up sustainable and modern energy post COVID-19.

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Date & Time: 28 May 2020 at 12:30 GMT

Organizer: ESI Africa and Energy Exemplar

Description: How do you plan for the future when there is so much uncertainty and so many competing needs?

Oil price collapse, huge growth in renewables and demand, the need for sustainable development and push for an integrated system covering power, gas and water. Can Africa have it all?

Africa’s policy and regulatory decisions will alter the path of Africa’s Energy Infrastructure for decades to come. The tremendous demand for power at a time of low oil prices and the desire for sustainable energy development and integrated energy systems are in fierce competition.

This live discussion will inform policy, regulatory, utilities planning officials and consultants on the approaches to balance public policy and economics. It will also provide information on the necessary tools and approaches to analyse the future state scenarios to integrated energy future.

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Date & Time: 28 May 2020 at 15:00 SAST

Organizer: Africa Oil & Power and African Energy Chamber

Description: COVID-19 has only intensified the debate on the renewable energy transition. The world’s incredible decrease in energy consumption caused by COVID-19, and the unprecedented collapse of the oil and gas markets, has some arguing that 2019 was the peak for oil, and clean energy will dominate in the years ahead. Still others, however, see cheap oil as a hit for renewables long-term, as struggling economies will turn to cheap fuels and oil production to power their industries. What is the future of the energy transition post-COVID-19?

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Date & Time: 15 May 2020 at 15:00 SAST

Organizer: Africa Oil & Power and African Energy Chamber

Description: As 2020 was planned to be a strong year for exploratory drilling in the country, the conversation will look at the state of the country’s upstream industry and its development potential in the context of the current global climate. Participants will also discuss the country’s key energy infrastructure and power projects with a particular focus on gas-to-power and renewable energy, in light of Namibia’s push to develop a sustainable and clean energy industry.

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Date & Time: 6 May 2020 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BST

Organizer: JinkoSolar and Elum Energy

Description: Across Africa, there are many places electricity can't reach or is poorly reached. As a matter of fact, supplying reliable and affordable electricity to Sub-Saharan African countries will be a challenge.

Therefore, over the past few years, solar hybrid systems emerged as a solution to supply poor grids and off grids sites in electricity.

In this webinar, JinkoSolar and Elum Energy will highlight the latest PV technologies trends and micro-grid systems that hybridize diesel with solar and battery energy storage, and we will explore the use cases in hybrid systems in poor-grid and off-grid markets in C&I, Small Scales and Rural Electrification in SSA region. 

Webinar content:

• Overview of latest PV technologies for Hybrid systems;
• Solar PV market trends in 2020;
• Micro-grids: A new way to provide resiliency and sustainable power;
• Monitoring & control solutions for hybrid/off-grid power plants.

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Date & Time: 4 May 2020 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BST

Organizer: Mining Review Africa

Description: Join Mining Review Africa for an interactive discussion that will unpack both the mining and renewable energy generation sectors’ readiness and outline the measures to be put in place for effective self-generation of energy to take place in South Africa’s mining sector.

Key discussion points will include:

• Energy options best suited to South Africa’s mining industry
• Advice and guidance on South Africa’s current energy generation regulation and policies and how to begin self-generating energy 
• Case studies from mining companies that have already begun self-generating energy at their operations or are in the process of developing self-generation energy projects
• The benefits and implications of self-generation

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Date & Time: 30 April 2020 at 12:00 GMT

Organizer: ESI Africa and Mining Review Africa

Description: Key discussion points will include:

• Determining how to select the best hybrid energy solution for your operation
• The financial planning and benefits needed and realised from incorporating hybrid energy solutions into your operation
• Which energy model may work best for you – ownership or outsourced?
• Case studies – industry frontrunners that have already incorporated or are incorporating hybrid energy solutions into their operations

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Date & Time: 29 April 2020 at 10:00 CEST

Organizer: ATA Insights

Description: With the rise of large scale solar projects in the MENA region and the increase of requirements, there is a bigger need from the suppliers to provide solid guaranty. The financial bankability is directly linked with the quality of the product however we don’t have enough track records in the region but we have some interesting case studies. For example in Africa, there is a lot of sub-quality products that are showing their weakness after less than 1 decade of use.

Finally,  a lot of projects are on hold given the sanitary situation and Chinese manufacturers drastically slowed down their production with some possible negative impact on the company’s health. What would be the consequences on the market and how bankability could still be a good indicator in this context.

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Date & Time: 28 April 2020 at 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM BST

Organizer: ATA Insights

Description: In response to the alarming numbers of displaced people around the world and their unreliable access to sustainable energy, IRENA collaborated with UNHCR in assessing energy access in four refugee settlements in Iraq and Ethiopia, in an attempt to identify ideal renewable energy solutions to reduce diesel consumption and costs and provide the refugees with clean, reliable and cost-efficient energy for their everyday purposes. The webinar will feature Dr. Deribe Gurmu from the UNHCR Ethiopia and will share insights and takeaways from this study captured in its 2019 report Renewables for refugee settlements: Sustainable energy access in humanitarian situations and will outline avenues to replicate the proposed renewable energy solutions in other refugee settlements and share possible business models to increase the uptake of renewables as well as enable the participation of private actors.

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Date & Time: 23 April 2020 at 15:00 CEST

Organizer: Solar Plaza

Description: Long has it been voiced by the energy industry that intermittency is the main drawback for the expansive deployment of renewables. And that could very well be true…in the past. Now, with the plummeting costs of renewables, paired with the current challenges of grid constraints and curtailment, co-locating different renewable technologies in a single site (Renewable Hybrid Power Plants) makes for an attractive business venture. In this way, intermittency is smoothened out by the complementary effects of these technologies.

However, deploying Hybrid Renewable Power Plants still poses certain challenges. Join Juanita Ojeda and Vasiliki Klonari to discuss: what are hybrid renewables? Why should the renewable energy industry pursue this endeavour, and how can it do so?

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Date & Time: 22 April 2020 at 03:00 PM CAT

Organizer: ATA Insights

Description: The Mediterranean region has been connected for millennia for trade and cultural exchanges. In this webinar, we look into the development of production capacity from renewable energy sources (green electricity and green gas) in the sunny south of the Mediterranean for own consumption and for export to Europe, including the promotion of a policy, regulatory, and financing framework to support this trade.  The job creation and stability that could result from this trade could be of major significance in the post-COVID-19 world. Sign up to this webinar to:

• Consider what the EU Green Deal and the Industrial Strategy, and associated initiatives such as the 2030 Target Climate Plan, mean for the Mediterranean
• Analyse the benefits of green energy trade between Europe and North Africa, particularly in view of Europe’s aim to be carbon neutral by 2050
• Hear about the vectors of  integration such as electricity & green gases – including hydrogen and ammonia – and how these projects can lead to economic and hence political stability, coming from trade across the Mediterranean

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Date & Time: 21 April 2020 at 12:00 CEST

Organizer: ATA Insights

Description: The South African Energy Minister released the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in 2019 allocating 6000 MW for PV, 14 400 MW for wind and 2088 MW towards storage. But there was disappointment among players in the CSP industry with no allocation plans until 2030

• Get an update on the CSP plants already built or being built currently in South Africa – how they are performing and contributing to the diversification of the generation mix with firm, dispatchable energy
• Understand what are the current challenges in the grid and why CSP may prove essential to grid balance and renewable of variable renewables going forward
• Consider the opportunities that the Southern African Power Pool presents for CSP developers across the region looking for renewable firm, dispatchable, baseload and peak power

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Date & Time: 17 April 2020 at 01:00 PM GMT

Organizer: AFSIA and Eversheds Sutherland

Description: The African continent has so far been relatively spared by the COVID-19 outbreak.

The pandemic nevertheless has important impacts on the growing solar industry on the continent which is characterized by a wide diversity of business segments (large scale, C&I, mini-grids, SHS).

Join the experts on Friday 17 April, 1pm GMT / 2pm CAT, to learn more about these impacts, the different national responses to the pandemic and the potential mitigation strategies applicable to the solar industry.

During this webinar, we will discuss:

• Current business situation of the different solar segments and financial implications;
• Impact analysis on supply chain factors and projections;
• Concept of Force Majeure and other contractual implications of the crisis.

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Date & Time: 16 April 2020 at 12:00 GMT

Organizer: ESI Africa and JinkoSolar

Description: Now that an enhanced solar model is emerging – combining newly cost-effective solar technology with conventional diesel- or gas-fuelled generation – it has become an important conversation for executives on how to take up the opportunities presented by solar-hybrid systems.

In recent years, photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery storage costs have steadily dropped making it an affordable energy source for companies operating in remote areas.

To understand the benefits of hybrid systems and the opportunities presented from battery storage, JinkoSolar uses case studies from East Africa that can be replicated by companies in similar markets.

This webinar will highlight the ‘hybridisation & self-consumption’ as well as the latest PV technologies and their impact on the price per KWh.

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Date & Time: 14 April 2020 at 10:00 AM (GMT +2)

Organizer: Solar Show Africa

Description: Under a business-as usual scenario, almost 700 million people will still be without access to electricity in 2030, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa. One of the most readily-available and viable modern solutions to help address the challenge of growing demand and inaccessibility to electricity, is off-grid renewable energy. We invite you to this interactive webinar to discuss the future of grid resilience in Africa.

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Date & Time: 6 April 2020 at 17:00 CEST

Organizer: ATA Insights

Description: Nobody could have predicted the sheer impact of COVID19 on the World economy in such short space of time. The slowdown of business and the repurposing of government attention and cash to the health industry. In this webinar we look into the high-level immediate and mid-term effects of this global crisis in our industry.

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Date & Time: 24 March 2020 at 13:00 GMT

Organizer: ESI Africa

Description: This webinar will address the reality of Africa’s generation market opportunities.

Africa can take pride in being home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world. However, the continent remains significantly energy-poor.

Progress has been made and increasingly favourable regulatory environments are now high on the agenda of governments.

This presents an opportunity for the development of generation power plants from various technologies including gas, hydro, nuclear, coal, solar and wind.

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