Activities - ASEAN Regional Business Forum - EAEF: Increasing Access to Local Sources of Financing - IRG Philippines
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ASEAN Regional Business Forum
The Regional Business Forum aimed to bring together Renewable Energy stakeholders and financing institutions within the ASEAN to share experiences on Renewable Energy project financing and investments, and learn from successful strategies and approaches that have been demonstrated in the region as well as in Europe. It was the venue for some of the studies conducted under the project to be shared to a wider audience, such as the assessment of RE potential and policies in the ASEAN region and the study of European experiences in financing and developing renewable energy projects. The regional forum was also envisioned to be the venue for the three local beneficiary banks (Land Bank of the Philippines, Equitable PCI Bank and First Metro Investment Corporation) to share their enhanced realization and appreciation of the potentials for RE lending as well as the need to provide financing to bring actual projects on the ground. Their experiences were meant to encourage other local financing institutions who were invited to the forum, also to support the RE industry.
The forum was attended by key local RE stakeholders in the Philippines and invited RE players from around the region. Renewable Energy project developers, government planners, representatives of financing institutions, members of the academe, and members of the international community participated in the whole-day forum on renewable energy finance.
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration | Secretariat |
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Opening Session Moderator: Ms. Laurie Navarro, IRG-P |
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| 9:00 |
Philippine National Anthem European Union Anthem |
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| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcoming Remarks |
Laurie Navarro Project Coordinator, IRG-Philippines |
| 9:10 – 9:25 | Keynote Address |
Roger De Backer European Commission |
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Session 1: Renewable Energy Policy, Project Development and Finance Moderator: Mr. Jyoti Painuly, UNEP Risoe |
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| 9:25 – 9:50 | Renewable Energy Policy and Financing in ASEAN |
Jessie Todoc Project Partner, EEEC |
| 9:50 – 10:15 | Developing and Financing On-Grid RE: Case of the 1MW Solar PV of CEPALCO |
Ramon Abaya CEPALCO (Philippines) |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Coffee break | |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Financing Sustainable Energy Projects: A Lender Point of View |
Anat Prapasawad TMB Bank (Thailand) |
| 11:15 - 11:40 | Profitable and Affordable Energy Services for Remote Areas in Lao PDR |
Lloyd Osborne Sunlabob (LAO PDR) |
| 11:40 - 12:05 | Developing and Financing Rural Electrification: Case Study e7-1 Project , Off-Grid Rural Electrification (An AIJ/CDM project of the e7 Initiative) |
Claus Dauselt E7 Rural Electrification Project in Indonesia |
| 12:05 - 1:05 | Lunch | |
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Session 2: Roundtable Presentation on Financing Opportunities for Renewables Moderator: Ms. Rebecca Gunning, IT Power |
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| 1:05 - 1:30 | Special Presentation: Financing Opportunities for Renewables |
Jessie Ang World Bank IFC |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Roundtable Presentation: Motivation for Financing Renewables and other Financing Opportunities |
Arsenio Kenneth Ona First Metro Investment Corp Vilma Calderon Land Bank of the Philippines Arsenio Severino Equitable PCI bank Other ASEAN banks |
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Session 3: Roundtable Discussion on Mitigating Risks of RE Projects and Addressing Gaps Between Policy and Project Development and Finance Moderator: Mr. Conrado Heruela |
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| 2:30 | Special Presentation: European Experiences in Renewable Energy Project Finance |
Rebecca Gunning Project Partner, IT Power Jyoti Prasad Painuly Project Partner, UNEP Risoe |
| 3:00 | Panel Discussion |
RE-SSN members ASEAN Banks Project Developers |
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Closing Session Moderator: Ms. Laurie Navarro, IRG-P |
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| 3:50 | Concluding Remarks |
Hon. Raphael Lotilla Secretary, Philippine Department of Energy |
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Disclaimer: This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Community. The views expressed herein are those of the project team, and can therefore in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Commission.