JinkoSolar and Multiconsult are sponsoring the AIX: Online meeting on 21 September 2021, which will examine the growing number of storage schemes across the continent and look at who is financing these projects.
11h30 to 12h00 BST
Presentation: Understanding the technologies, costs and applications
Titus Koech, Technical Service Manager – SSA, JinkoSolar
Presentation: Understanding the technologies, costs and applications
Titus Koech, Technical Service Manager – SSA, JinkoSolar
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12h00 to 13h30 BSTLive panel discussion: Financing battery storage
Chair: Ryan Anderson, Head of Solar, Smart Grid and Storage, Multiconsult
Key themes:
- What are the conditions, restrictions and main concerns for investors?
- Understanding the technologies, costs and applications
- What are the models currently being deployed on the continent? Are they best suited to the needs of African grids and investors?
- How sustainable are battery value chains and how promising is local content in the sector?
Confirmed panellists include:
- Gabriele Buccini, General Manager, Business Development Energy Storage, Wärtsilä
- Titus Koech, Technical Service Manager – SSA, JinkoSolar
- Mikhail Nikomarov, Chief Executive Officer, Bushveld Energy
- Jules Smeets, Principal Consultant and Team Lead Energy Storage (ME & Africa), DNV
- Adam Terry, Technical Director, Harmattan Renewables
View upcoming AIX Online meetings at: https://africa-investment-exchange.com/events/aix-online-2021