Date & Time: Tuesday 20 September 2016 - 17:00 CEST

Organizer: Solarplaza

Description: As a preparation for the event Unlocking Solar Capital Africa (1-2 November 2016, Nairobi), Solarplaza has organized this complimentary webinar on currency risks for RE projects in the African market.

Investing in the African solar energy market brings large commercial opportunities but also remains challenging on many counts. Currency risk is a major topic of concern for all stakeholders, from investor to utility to developers alike. These days, a multitude of tools are available to counter these currency related risks. In the webinar we will be joined by TCX, Persistent Energy Capital, GuarantCo and MFX, going in-depth on what this risk entails and how to alleviate it.

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Date & Time: Tuesday 14 June 2016 - 17:00 CEST

Organizer: Solarplaza

Description: In preparation of the Unlocking Solar capital: Africa event, we are pleased to invite you to watch the full recordings of our recent webinar.

The webinar Framing the Solar Bankability Issue in Africa concerns the following topics: Keys to obtaining low cost capital; Overview of risks and strategies for overcome them; Highlighting key markets and prospects for future growth.

Just recently the first Scaling Solar auction yielded record-breaking prices for solar power to date in Africa: 6.02 cents/kWh and 7.84 cents/kWh - for two 50MW solar PV plants to be built in Zambia. To assess the impact of this result for the region we have asked two leading industry experts to provide their analysis.

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