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Day One: Monday 16 November 2009
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8.30am | Registration and coffee
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9am | Chairman’s opening remarks |
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| At the energy “crossroads” - turkey’s role in
Eurasia's energy future |
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9.15am | Keynote address: The future of Turkey’s energy sector
- Government plans and timetables for constructing, planning, developing, operating, maintaining and managing control systems and electric transmission and interconnection networks.
- Assessing the impact of the global financial crises on Turkey’s power sector
- The role of renewable resources
- Promoting and encouraging energy conservation amongst industrial, transportation and residential sectors
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| | Mr Metin Kilci, Undersecretary, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
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9.45am | Keynote address: Where “power” outweighs politics –
examining the Eurasian partnerships that ensure supply for
the region
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10.15am | Panel session: Identifying the key factors that will influence the routes for natural gas into Europe
- Turkey’s role as a key access for gas to the West
- What are the parameters required to ensure the successful development of the proposed pipelines?
- Political, commercial and logistical implications of supplying gas to Europe and Asia
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10.45am | Morning refreshments and networking
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| Meeting demand & ensuring long term supply |
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11.15am | Power on demand - readily meeting power needs
- Delivering a sustainable energy market to meet current and future energy needs
- Policy and regulatory priorities for the new term
- Delivering a strong strategic path for the energy industry
- Market trading and balance settlement systems
- How mush does “power on demand” really cost?
- What penalties are involved if promises cannot be fulfilled?
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11.45am | Keynote Address: The challenge of meeting the rising power
demand in Turkey
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12.15pm | Networking lunch
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1.45pm | Panel session: Forecasting and planning for rising power
demand - where next for energy production |
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2.30pm | Keynote address: The future for private energy providers in Turkey
- A view from the private sector: the potential of the Turkish energy market
- The prospects for energy demand during recession and the susceptibility of energy companies
- Meeting demand and lowering emissions through investment in renewable generation technology
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| Boosting the energy sector through privatisation |
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3pm | Speed Networking
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3.30pm | Afternoon refreshments and networking
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4pm | Creating an efficient and competitive energy market
- Turning crisis into opportunity: the potential of the energy sector to weather the economic storm
- Can we realistically expect privitasions to revive during early 2010?
- When will a liquid wholesale market develop?
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4.30pm | Maintaining prescribed tariffs and supply quality throughout and beyond the privatisation process
- Explaining the privatisation process: why the hold ups and how the tendering and handover process can be expedited
- When are new tenders expected?
- An insight into the requirements, process and timetable for generation assets
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4.59pm | Bridging the finance gap: securing energy investment
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5pm | Panel session: The drying up of global project finance and its impact on the electricity sector
- Are banks still financing the electricity sector?
- What is the current perception for long-term financing?
- Is the syndicated lending model applicable for Turkey – who is driving the deals?
- How can local and international banks drive the growth?
- Moving from recourse deals to project finance deals
- How has the current crisis and resulting financing affected the M&A market?
- What is the outlook for 2010-2011?
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| | Ms Ufuk Yucel, Executive Vice President - Project Finance, Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB)
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5.30pm | Panel session: Collaborating with multilateral financial
organizations – a necessity in times of crisis
- Keeping up project financing at any cost?
- Dealing with international due diligence processes
- Attracting foreign investment - paving the way for international banks and investors
- Moving from guarantee mechanisms to more sustainable and cost effective solutions
- Liberalising the market
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6pm | Close of day one followed by networking drinks reception
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Day Two: Tuesday 17 November 2009
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8.30am | Registration and coffee
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| Energy diversification for sustainable energy
development - opitmising generation performance |
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9.15am | Chairman’s opening remarks
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9.30am | Panel session: Utilising advanced technologies to drive cost efficiency, operational excellence and meet environmental standards
- Building the business case of advanced technologies
- Addressing common issues and objections against new technologies
- Modernising power plant operation as a means to achieve efficiency and improve productivity
- Plans for new plants – determining fuel source, capacity, operating procedure and handover timetables
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10.15am | Morning refreshments and networking
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| Promoting energy efficiency - producing more
and consuming less |
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10.45am | Keynote address: Energy efficiency in Turkey – where to from here?
- Progress to date with energy efficiency in Turkey
- Assessing the potential and motivations for energy efficiency development
- Action plans for going forward
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| | Mr Erdal Calikoğlu, Deputy Director General - Electrical Power Resources, General Directorate of Electrical Power Resources survey and Development Administration (EIE) / ELEKTRİK İŞLERİ ETÜT İDARESİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ Mr Kerim Ünal , Member of the Board, Secretary General, National Productivity Centre of Türkiye (MPM)
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11.15am | Panel session: Carbon Finance – will Turkey finally have a carbon credit market?
- Challenges and difficulties faced during the development of carbon assets in Turkey
- Awareness of Turkish financing institutions about carbon revenue in the feasibilities prepared for renewable energy projects
- The service quality of carbon asset developers active in Turkey
- What can be the support of the governmental authorities to the process (e.g. designation of an official emission factor in calculating ERs)?
- Should government establish procedures for carbon trading?
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| | Ms Bahar Ubay, Project Manager - Capacity building for Climate Change, UNDP
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12pm | Networking Lunch
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1.30pm | Promoting the construction of energy efficient buildings
through financial incentives
- An overview of energy efficient construction in Turkey across residential, commercial and government sectors
- Where and how government incentives can work, and to what end
- The impact of low-exergy, high performance buildings for decentralized power and heat strategies
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| | Dr Birol I Kilkis, Country Manager - Turkey, World Alliance for Decentralised Energy (WADE)
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2pm | Interactive discussions, between 15-25 participants, moderated by an industry expert.
High level brain storming and networking
Round Table 1: Power Generation
Round Table 2: Transmission and Distribution
Round Table 3: Renewable Energy
Round Table 4: Project financing
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2.45pm | Afternoon refreshments and networking
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| Transmission |
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3.15pm | Panel session: Developing energy infrastructure to handle
growing demand
- Will reforms reduce investment risk in the energy marketplace?
- Where will the capital come from to build the energy infrastructure of tomorrow
- Emerging markets and projected investment opportunities
- Requirements for investing in energy infrastructure
- The challenges of meeting growing energy demands
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| | Mr Halil Aliş, Deputy General Manager - Member of the Board, TEIAŞ
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3.45pm | Keynote address: Energy investment models and the role of TETAS
- Identifying infrastructure requirements as demand increases
- Developing network reliability over high performance distribution assets
- Creating a high performance business model to deliver financial performance
- Diversification of profit streams
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4.15pm | Chairman’s closing remarks and close of conference
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Renewable Energy briefing day
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9am | Registration and coffee
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9.20am | Chairman’s opening remarks
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| Renewable energy – the way forward for power
and electricity |
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9.30am | Keynote address: Developing the potential of Turkey’s
renewable resources
- Exploring the possibility of lowering the cost of electricity from renewable sources
- Looking forward to 2020: how much of the energy demand can be met through renewable projects already underway or in planning?
- Investment opportunities in wind, solar, hydro and geothermal energy
- The role of government sponsored renewable energy incentives in promoting investment and development
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| | Mr Atilla Gűrbűz, Deputy Director General - Renewable Energy, General Directorate of Electrical Power Resources survey and Development Administration (EIE) / ELEKTRİK İŞLERİ ETÜT İDARESİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ
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10am | Keynote address: European and global political
aspects of energy resources – special focus on
renewable energy sector
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| Financing renewable energy |
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10.30am | Morning refreshments and networking
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11am | Where will all the money come from? Financing
renewables in Turkey
- What matters to bankers? Assessing the risks of renewable energy projects
- Mezzanine finance – bridging the equity gap
- Structuring and arranging renewable energy projects
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| | Mr Tolga Bilgin, Vice President, RESSIAD (Turkish Wind and Hydro Energy Association)
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11.30am | Incentivising the renewable energy sector in Turkey –
paving the way for international banks
- What are the current challenges and how can they be overcome?
- The new tariff law and it’s implications on local and international investors
- How fast can this law be implemented?
- Environmental issues - Equator principles and their implications on attracting international investors
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| | Mr Metin Atamer, General Secretary, Wind Energy Plants Investors Association (RESYAD)
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| Regulation – paving the way for the renewable
energy sector |
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12pm | Producing the right incentives in renewable energy policies
- Business potential of renewable energy sources in the region: the role of the renewable energy legislation
- Turkey’s EU Accession – what needs to be done in terms of RE?
- Regulation and licensing of the Turkish RE sector
- Drivers and restraints impacting the development of renewable energy
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12.30pm | Networking lunch
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| Selecting the right renewable source |
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2pm | The impact of wind generation on the Turkish electricity
market
- Progress to date on existing and ongoing projects
- Forecasting day-ahead electricity prices and regulation costs in markets with significant wind power generation
- The effect of wind power on electricity prices
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2.30pm | Panel session: Is hydro an ongoing option for electricity
generation in the region?
- If Turkey’s topography is perfect for hydro development, why aren’t more projects planned?
- How green is hydro?
- What is the role of Government incentives in the development of the industry?
- What needs to be done in order to attract more international investors?
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3.15pm | Afternoon refreshments and networking break
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3.45pm | Coordinating all factors and stakeholders to ensure the
success of solar generation
- Accurately determining the solar energy potential of Turkey and how it can be best utilised
- The role of government in incentivising and promoting the use of solar technology across multiple sectors
- Developments in photovoltaic technology and its impact on output and cost of generation
- Assessing the success of similar programmes in Europe and the USA
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4.15pm | Geothermal energy in Turkey: potential, challenges and
investment opportunities
- The current geothermal situation in Turkey – operational facilities, capacity and ongoing initiatives
- Meeting the 2013 goals for geothermal utilisation – what needs to happen and when
- Investment requirements and opportunities
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| | Mr Arif Ozozan, Board Member and Managing Director, Gama Enerji (GEIAŞ)
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4.45pm | Chairman’s closing remarks and close of briefing day
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