Authorities and industry leaders to share views on hot topics such as green hydrogen, financing, energy security and regional opportunities.
The VII Energy Week, the flagship event of the energy sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, will be held December 12-16 in Panama City, organized by The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE), the National Energy Secretariat of Panama and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with the collaboration of EnergyNet.
This is one of the main instances of political and strategic dialogue on energy issues at the regional level, since it brings together the Ministers of Energy of the 27 OLACDE Member Countries. In addition to the space for exchange among authorities, leaders, academics and company representatives, there will be presentations on opportunities and trends in the region, as well as the impact of the international context.
“This year we are focusing a lot on the aspects of the global energy sector situation that are affecting us in terms of the supply crisis and the resulting inflationary processes, as well as the impact on climate actions. Energy Week is also a platform to show the rest of the world the strengths of our region,” said OLACDE’s executive secretary, Alfonso Blanco.
The themes will focus on innovation, sustainable energy development, gender, energy security and integration. They will be addressed through presentations, panels of industry leaders, interactive and collaborative boardroom-style discussions, and workshops organized by various organizations.
There will be the opportunity to listen to speakers of the stature of the Secretary General of the International Energy Forum (IEF), Joseph McMonigle, the Head of the Energy Division of the IDB, Marcelino Madrigal, the Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Francisco La Camera, the National Secretary of Energy of Panama, Jorge Rivera, the Deputy National Secretary of Energy of Panama, Rosilena Lindo, the Executive Secretary of OLACDE, Alfonso Blanco, and the President of the Brazilian Wind Energy Association (Abeeolica), Elbia Gannoum. Also confirmed are the Sector Manager of the Infrastructure and Energy Sector of the IDB, Ariel Yepez, and the Senior Adviser at the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Senior Fellow at Yale University, Paul Simons.
The opening panel will include the participation of the Secretary of Energy of the host country, IDB representative Rocio Medina Bolivar and Columbia University professor Jason Bordoff. They will discuss support for equitable energy transitions, key regional projects, investments and energy security.
Hydrogen, storage, mobility and much more
Green hydrogen projects in Latin America will be discussed in a special boardroom that will address how to leverage the region’s advantages, funding possibilities and lessons learned from pilot projects. The panelists will be IDB Senior Energy Specialist Michelle Hallack, Ecopetrol CEO Felipe Bayon, UN Environment Program Electro Mobility Leader Jone Orbea, and World Bank Senior Energy Specialist Janina Franco.
Another boardroom will be dedicated to new energy storage technologies. Topics such as the role of cobalt, lithium and rare earths; storage in concentrating solar thermal power plants, through renewables and green hydrogen will be addressed. The exchange will take place with Edwin Malagón, IDB Regional Energy Specialist, the consultant Pablo Corredor, the representative of the Sustainable Energy Division, Ministry of Energy of Chile, Danilo Jara, the Project Development Manager of Canadian Solar, Daniel Chaves, and the Sales Manager Battery Energy Storage of BASF, Mayeana Kamara.
There will also be an opportunity to discuss the infrastructure and investments needed to scale up e-mobility in the region. There, initiatives on the use of biofuels for mass transportation will be analyzed.
The discussion on gender equality will delve into existing barriers and promote a mechanism to ensure the inclusion of this perspective and that gender analysis, actions, monitoring and evaluation are linked. In this instance will exchange views the National Undersecretary of Energy of Panama, Rosilena Lindo, the Regional Director of Corporate Relations for the Americas of Shell, Barbara Blakely, the senior energy specialist of the IDB, Virginia Snyder, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Central America Energy Program Coordinator, Juquois Fabrice, Project Manager V-Research, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Sadie Cox, Energy Sector Director, Tetra Tech, Jairo Guterrez, andEDGE Expert & Auditor & Trainer, Mitsidi, Rosane Fukuoka.
In addition, boardrooms will be held on fair energy transitions, grid planning with variable renewable energy, trends and innovation in solar technology, implementation of off-shore wind projects, information and communication technologies in the energy sector, the role of local governments in the energy transition, and electricity integration initiatives, among others.
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