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MEN MENA CS A CSP Kn Knowled wledge ge an and Inno d Innovation ation Program Program

Frank Wouters

So Some me key y en ener ergy gy objecti jectives es in M in MEN ENA

• Relying on national energy sources
• Technologies that can be produced locally
• Flexible and dispatchable power supply
• Attract low-cost financing

CSP SP can an hel elp p meet eet these ese objecti jectives es in in ME MENA NA

• Great solar resource
• Well developed industrial base and engineering

skills

• CSP with storage can become 24/7, 365 days
• Costs are coming down as scale goes up
• Very low-cost financing available from CTF, GCF,

etc…

But kno nowl wled edge ge ne need eds s to flo flow w ef effici iciently ently between countries …

ME MENA CSP SP Kn Knowl wledge edge an and Inno nnovat ation ion Progr gram am

• A three-year Program launched in late 2016 to

bring technical and financial support to governments, utilities, and industries in the MENA region

• From the Clean Technology Fund and the World

Bank

• Five activities

To help accelerate MENA CSP investments, the CTF F la launched hed a Knowl wledg edge and In Innovat ation Pro rogram gram in in la late 2016. This three ee-yea ear r Pro rogr gram am is designed primarily as a resource to address knowledge and awareness gaps, to link projects with sources of finance and technical advice, and to promote innovation to enable CSP investments in MENA to move forward faster, and in more countries. Pa Partne tners:

MENA NA CSP Kn Knowle ledg dge e and nd Inn nnovation ation Program ram

The he MEN ENA A CSP KI KIP is is work working ing in: n:

Activit ivity y 1: : Sm Smal all Gr l Grant ants s Program gram

• Small grants to support CSP project development, local impact, and

innovative in CSP technology

• Sub-projects are likely to be in the three areas: in-depth technical

assistance, small-scale innovative CSP applications, and development of CSP component manufacturing

• The Program will award funding to competitive proposals
• The KIP team will be evaluating the proposals for eligibility, both public and

private sector proposals will be accepted

Activit ivity y 2: : In In-depth depth Tec echnical hnical Ass ssis istan ance ce an and Ju Just st-in in Tim ime e Ass ssis ista tance nce

In In-dept depth h Technical hnical Assist stance ance

• Providing the in-depth technical assistance

governments and utilities need to make decisions about CSP planning and investments

• In Jordan, we are conducting an energy mix study to

provide policymakers and planners with information

• n the potential of CSP
• We are looking at:
• Possible future generation scenarios including CSP
• Value of CSP in the system, as a provider of power,

storage, and ancillary services

• If CSP makes sense, the second phase of the study

will recommend feasible CSP projects and financing

• ptions, focusing on concessional sources of finance
• In-depth TA provided by our consortium is under

Activity 2; in-depth TA can also be provided by

• thers, under Activity 1

Just-in in Time e Assistance stance:

• Making available a team of experts to

answer any questions regarding CSP development

• Our experts are available via e-mail,

phone, or our web platform

• All private and public actors along the

supply chain in all MENA countries,

• thers with a business/professional

interest in CSP in MENA countries are eligible

Act ctiv ivity ity 3: : Knowled ledge ge Ex Exchange ange an and Coo

• operat

peration ion

• Organizing workshops to share practices and lessons

learned and facilitate networking between policy makers, CSP industry leaders, financiers and other stakeholders that together build CSP projects

• We held a Workshop on ‘CSP Markets, System Value

and Financing’ on March 6-8, 2017, at the MASEN Center - Noor Solar Complex, Morocco

Act Activit ivity y 4: : Cap apacity acity Buil ildin ing g an and Tra rain inin ing

• Provide training on CSP, support local institutions to

develop training programs and capacity suited to local circumstances

• Build capacity and know-how of professionals

involved in the development of the CSP sector

• Training will be delivered—in association with

universities/training centers—directly to public sector decision-makers primarily, as well as to industry and academic sectors (professional, vocational)

Act ctiv ivity ity 5: : Knowled ledge ge Dis issemina semination tion an and Web- bas ased ed Pla latfor

• rm
• Publicize MENA CSP Knowledge and Innovation

Program through a web-based platform and newsletters

• Create content that is informative and useful to the

Program’s key target audiences (energy policy- makers and national utilities’ decision makers) and wider circle of stakeholders

Thank ank you!

• u!

Frank Wouters frank@frank-wouters.com