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Opportunities and Challenges for Solar Manufacturing in South and Southeast Asian Countries in light of the Global Energy Transition

 

 

Background

This is an official Partner Event of the 9th Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue Conference, March 28-29, at the Federal Foreign Office.

Organized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Solar Photovoltaics (PV) is an important element for the global energy transition. The amount of solar PV deployed around the world has increased tremendously while its costs have declined drastically in the last decade.

This rising global demand for solar PV offers opportunities for new countries and stakeholders to enter this industry, to contribute to the global diversification of the production of solar panels and modules.

This side-event will discuss and deliberate on the questions where South and Southeast Asian countries stand with regard to becoming global suppliers of solar PV key components (cells and modules), what the main challenges on this pathway are and what kind of support private sector cooperation as well as international partnerships (multilateral Just Energy Transition Partnerships, bilateral Energy Partnerships, Climate Club, Clean Energy Ministerial etc.) could provide.

Representatives from countries from South and Southeast Asia as well as from the German government, the private sector and experts are invited to discuss this globally important topic. With this event we hope to contribute to a better understanding of the challenges and possible solutions that could shape international cooperation.

 

Our Speakers

Speaker  

Dr. Peter Fath

German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association’s (VDMA’s)
Board Director
Speaker  

H.E. Harish Parvathaneni

Embassy of the Republic of India to the Federal Republic of Germany
Ambassador
Speaker  

H.E. Arif Havas Oegroseno

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to the Federal Republic of Germany
Ambassador
Speaker  

Tạ Đinh Thi

National Assembly of Vietnam
Vice Chairman of the Committee for Science, Technology and Environment
Speaker  

Heymi Bahar

International Energy Agency (IEA)
Senior Analyst Renewable Energy Division
Speaker  

Charles Anton Milner

ib vogt GmbH
CEO
Speaker  

Stefan Wenzel

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Parliamentary State Secretary
Speaker  

Dr. Bärbel Kofler

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Parliamentary State Secretary
 

Schedule

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CET Welcome coffee and tea
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET Inputs, keynotes and panel discussion
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CET Get-Together and Networking

Please find a detailed programme here: Programme

 

For organizational reasons we ask you to register for this event until 24 March 2023.

Please note that seats at the event are limited.

 

Registration

The registration is now closed.