A meeting organized by Climate Policy Initiative
in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds Administrative Unit
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This meeting was the first in a series of CSP Dialogues that will take place over the next year, aimed at bringing together major actors in financing solar energy to enable a global sharing of experiences and to explore emerging lessons in the quest to scale up effective CSP finance. The Dialogues bring together countries receiving support from the CIF for CSP projects and host countries involved in other (‘non-CIF’) CSP projects, donor countries, project developers and financiers, multilateral development banks, representatives of the CIF Administrative Unit and a few selected additional participants. This session revisited the purpose and objectives of the CSP Dialogues and introduced focal themes and questions to guide our discussions. The session began with a tour de table to introduce all participants and identify priority areas of interest to the Group. An opening presentation then set the scene for a discussion of the current state of CSP based on a background paper describing the current landscape of CSP financing, including the development of the technology, the financial models and the role of policies and public investment in driving CSP progress. Chair: Patricia Bliss-Guest, Program Manager, Climate Investment Funds Opening Presentation: Opening Comments: The focus of this session was a case study on the CSP Reliance Power Project in Rajasthan, India. The Reliance 100 MW power plant presents an interesting case for studying the effectiveness of CSP financing for several reasons: Based on this concrete example, financiers and experts from the host country commented on the roles of the public sector and the private sector (e.g., national policies, financing structure, risk allocation). Chair: Jane Wilkinson, Director, Climate Policy Initiative Overview Presentation: Opening Comments: This session focused on recent developments from the financing perspective, with insights from projects developers, technology providers, and both public and private investors. Panelists shared experiences and explored how existing solar energy projects can identify viable options to achieve economies of scale, reduce costs, and close the competitiveness gaps. Chair: Thomas C. Heller, Executive Director, Climate Policy Initiative Panelists: Moderation and wrap up: Barbara Buchner, Senior Director, Climate Policy Initiative The concluding session invited a broad discussion among participants to highlight priorities going forward. Based on the previous sessions, the aim was to draw preliminary lessons and highlight key issues that require further attention to render CSP financing effective. Closing of the meeting by Thomas C. Heller, Executive Director, Climate Policy Initiative and Patricia Bliss-Guest, Program Manager, Climate Investment FundsWelcome
Session 1 – The CSP Landscape: Setting the scene
Presentation: The Landscape of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
Presentation: Financing Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects at the GEFSession 2 – Financing CSP: The respective roles of the public and private sector
Presentation: 100 MW Reliance Suntech CSP, Rajasthan, India: A San Giorgio Group Case Study
Presentation: Rajasthan CSP Project
Presentation: A Perspective on Solar Power Development in India
Presentation: Solar Thermal Power Development under JNNSMSession 3 – Financing CSP: Perspectives from project developers and financiers
Presentation: Financing CSP: Perspectives from Project Developers and Financiers
Presentation: Archimede Solar Energy
Presentation: Overview of CSP project in ChileStocktaking Session: What have we learned?