June 26, 2013 |
10:00 AM
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http://einstitute.worldbank.org/ei/webinar/financing-private-sector-led-grid-electrification
To effectively support private sector led off-grid electrification, we need to understand the financial challenges faced by energy supply companies, technology and business solutions providers and project developers. Different financing solutions may be required to develop innovative technologies or business solutions and to ensure faster deployment of mature technologies. Understanding the different types of financial instruments, e.g., grants, cheap loans, guarantees that are needed at the various stages of development of a project or a company is crucial not just to incubate new business models but also to enable scale-up of successful examples. This webinar briefly discusses the opportunities, challenges and new thinking from a financial sector perspective.
Speaker: Dr. Irving Mintzer is a Senior Advisor to Potomac Asset Management Company as well as Managing Director and Chief Strategist for the Potomac Energy Fund. He is an internationally recognized expert on energy technologies as well as on the impacts of climate change on human societies and natural ecosystems. He is a member of the Global Business Network and has consulted extensively to multi-national corporations as well as to multilateral financial institutions, including Shell, SwissRe, TEPCO, UNDP, UNFCCC, the World Bank, and the Global Environment Facility. Dr. Mintzer has been involved in the international negotiations related to energy, global climate change, and stratospheric ozone depletion for the last 30 years. For two years, Dr. Mintzer acted as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counter-intelligence of the US Department of Energy, focusing on the linkages among energy, environment and security issues. Most recently, he has worked as Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs at the US Department of Energy on issues related to critical materials and strategic resources. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Energy, Resources, and Environment Program of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. Dr. Mintzer holds an M.B.A. in Applied Economics and a Ph.D. degree in Energy and Resources from the University of California at Berkeley.
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Webinar Financing Private-Sector Led Off-Grid Electrification
To effectively support private sector led off-grid electrification, we need to understand the financial challenges faced by energy supply companies, technology and business solutions providers and project developers. Different financing solutions may be required to develop innovative technologies or business solutions and to ensure faster deployment of mature technologies. Understanding the different types of financial instruments, e.g., grants, cheap loans, guarantees that are needed at the various stages of development of a project or a company is crucial not just to incubate new business models but also to enable scale-up of successful examples. This webinar briefly discusses the opportunities, challenges and new thinking from a financial sector perspective.
Registration Link: Financing Private-Sector Led Off-Grid Electrification | e-Institute
Speaker: Dr. Irving Mintzer is a Senior Advisor to Potomac Asset Management Company as well as Managing Director and Chief Strategist for the Potomac Energy Fund. He is an internationally recognized expert on energy technologies as well as on the impacts of climate change on human societies and natural ecosystems. He is a member of the Global Business Network and has consulted extensively to multi-national corporations as well as to multilateral financial institutions, including Shell, SwissRe, TEPCO, UNDP, UNFCCC, the World Bank, and the Global Environment Facility. Dr. Mintzer has been involved in the international negotiations related to energy, global climate change, and stratospheric ozone depletion for the last 30 years. For two years, Dr. Mintzer acted as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counter-intelligence of the US Department of Energy, focusing on the linkages among energy, environment and security issues. Most recently, he has worked as Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs at the US Department of Energy on issues related to critical materials and strategic resources. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Energy, Resources, and Environment Program of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. Dr. Mintzer holds an M.B.A. in Applied Economics and a Ph.D. degree in Energy and Resources from the University of California at Berkeley.