The International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IOREC), organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency, is the global platform for sharing experience and best practices on design and implementation of enabling policies, tailored financing schemes, innovative business models and technology applications for stand-alone and mini-grid systems.
The fourth edition of IOREC took place in Singapore, on 31 October - 1 November 2018, as a co-located event with the Asia Clean Energy Summit, during Singapore International Energy Week. With over half a billion people in Asia still without access to electricity, the synergy with the ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting, chaired by Singapore in 2018, and with the Asia Clean Energy Summit, highlighted the role decentralised renewable energy solutions can play in electrification strategies in the region and beyond, as well as the role of off-grid renewable energy in achieving several of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Building on the success of the earlier editions, the 4th IOREC once again attracted experts from around the world and across the off-grid renewable energy value chain, with representatives from policy-makers, rural electrification agencies, private sector, NGOs, academia, financing institutions and international organisations. Over the two-day event, the participants deliberated on enabling policies, financing schemes, innovative business models and technology applications. A special focus was put on the nexus between energy access and other key priorities such as food, water and health service. Furthermore, innovators, practitioners and entrepreneurs from the off-grid renewable energy space had the opportunity to showcase their products and services in the exhibition, organised by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, which ran in parallel to the conference.
IOREC is convened every two years, with the first three editions of the event taking place in Accra, Ghana in 2012, followed by Manila, Philippines in 2014 and Nairobi, Kenya in 2016.
Key messages from the discussion at the event:
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Organiser: IRENA
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Organisers: Hivos and IRENA
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Organiser: International Water Management Institute
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Organizer: Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
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Organizer: Department of Energy, Philippines
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Organisers: Practical Action, Hivos, Power for All and SNV
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Organiser: Hydro Empowerment Network
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Organizer: REN21
PLENARY SESSIONS
SESSION 1
Harnessing off-grid renewables for national energy access and Sustainable Development Goals
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Driving the deployment of stand-alone systems: Enabling policies and innovative delivery models
SESSION 3
Facilitating financing for stand-alone systems: Finding the missing link
SESSION 4
Off-grid innovation: latest solutions and future needs
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Scaling up renewable energy mini-grid deployment: Enabling policies and regulations
SESSION 6
Scaling up renewable energy mini-grid deployment: Innovations in delivery and business models
SESSION 7
Increasing access to finance: Unlocking capital for mini-grid deployment
SESSION 8
Maximising socio-economic benefits of off-grid renewable energy solutions
SIDE EVENTS
Side event 1: Sustainable energy and livelihoods – SELCO Foundation
Side event 2: Closing the human capital gap in energy access – Power for All and IRENA
Side event 3: Supporting renewable energy entrepreneurship – IRENA
Side event 4: Project facilitation and funding opportunities for renewable energy projects – IRENA
Side event 5: Inclusive financing frameworks for off-grid renewable energy solutions – Hivos and IRENA
Side event 6: Quality infrastructure for supporting global mini-grid market expansion – IRENA
Side event 7: Solar irrigation: opportunities and challenges – International Water Management Institute
Side event 8: Renewable energy off-grid components of NDCs: Co-benefits for mitigation, adaptation and SDGs – Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
Side event 9: Accelerating renewable energy-based electrification in small island contexts – Department of Energy, Philippines
Side event 10: 25x25 Collaborative: Market activation for energy access – Practical Action, Hivos, Power for All and SNV
Side event 11: Accelerating financially viable hydro mini-grids – Hydro Empowerment Network
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Director-General IRENA
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore
Vice-Minister Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Indonesia
Regional Director for Southeast Asia Energy Action Partners
Senior Advisor SELCO Foundation
Senior Energy Specialist IsDB
CEO SOSAI Renewable Energies Company
Access to Energy Strategy Director Schneider Electric
Director Power for All
Researcher Off-Grid Systems Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH
CEO IT Power India
Director of Design and Engineering Electric Vine Industries
Regional Director IEC Asia-Pacific Regional Centre
Business Development Director ME Solshare
General Manager Ergon Peru - Tozzi Green
Former Executive Director Alternative Energy Promotion Centre Nepal
Management Consultant International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Acting Director, Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre IRENA
ASEAN Hydropower Competence Centre (HYCOM)
Director of Policy GOGLA
Founder Hydro Energy Concern Pvt. Ltd., Nepal
Chief, Energy Systems and Infrastructure Division UNIDO
Head, Regions; Acting Director, Country Support and Partnerships IRENA
Director of the Green Energy and Green Food Programs Hivos
Co-Founder SELCO Foundation
Director of Investment & Head of Advisory IDCOL
CEO Smart Power Myanmar - PACT
General Manager SAREBI
Director General REEEP
Economic Affairs Office, Energy Division ESCAP
Lead Designer SELCO Foundation
Chairman Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore
Manager Electricity Generation and Markets Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority Tanzania
Executive Director Centre for Renewable Energy and Appropriate Technology (CREATE)
Senior Energy Access Consultant Efficiency for Access Coalition
Deputy Director REIDS
Programme Officer, Renewable Energy and Finance IRENA
Head of Energy Factor
GIZ Advisor to Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation Building and Nuclear Safety
CEO SunFarmer Nepal
Access2Energy Program Manager RES4Africa
Managing Director Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Limited
Executive Director and Founder IBEKA
Programme Development Manager Renewable Energy Hivos Foundation East Africa Kenya
Associate Programme Officer - Policy IRENA
General Manager Gham Power
Head of Frontier Markets BNEF
Winrock Foundation
Associate Professional, Knowledge, Policy and Finance IRENA
President Sustainable Energy Associates (SEA)
Director of Commercial Operations SparkMeter
Senior Energy Advisor Practical Action Kenya
Advisor Florence School of Regulation
Deputy Director, IRENA Innovation and Technology IRENA
Director Strathmore Energy Research Centre
Associate Professional IRENA
Associate Director Corporate Finance Impact Investment Exchange IIX
CEO Skill Council for Green Jobs India
Assistant General Manager of Operations SELCO Foundation
Energy Efficiency Expert SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE)
Fund Manager and Programme Coordinator Hivos
Energy Access Partnership & Innovation Manager Practical Action
Global Coordinator PFAN
Vice President (Specialized Project Lending)/ Head of Consulting DFCC Bank
Acting Manager, ASEAN-German Energy Programme ASEAN Centre for Energy
Sustainable Development Program Manager & Adviser SNV
Founder EnRupt
Division Chief Hydropower and Ocean Management Division, Department of Energy
Co-founder HPNET
Managing Partner Techno Trama Ambiental
Head, Partnerships and Technical Advisory Services IRENA
Director, Investments SunFunder
Executive Director Alliance for Rural Electrification
Outreach and Communication Manager REN21
Project Manager Green Energy Hivos
Program Development Manager - Green Society HIVOS
Managing Director Wollny Consulting
Assistant General Manager Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Nigeria
Deputy Executive Secretary for Sustainable Development UNESCAP
The IOREC exhibition will take place in parallel with the Conference from the 31 October – 1 November 2018 and is organised by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE). The exhibition serves as a showcase for the very latest off-grid technologies and the innovative approaches fuelling rapid deployment of decentralised renewable energy solutions.
The exhibition is an important component of the IOREC and is open to all interested companies and organisations. In particular, private sector companies with cutting-edge products and projects are encouraged. IOREC presents one of the year’s most important opportunities to network and build influential partnerships with key global off-grid industry players.
Do not miss out on your best opportunity to connect and network with the most influential group of off-grid professionals this year.
The Exhibition is an opportunity for companies to:
If you would like to book a stand, kindly contact:
Ling Ng
Communications & Marketing Officer
Alliance for Rural Electrification
l.ng@ruralelec.org
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is organising the international conference on Renewable Energy Solutions for Healthcare Facilities which is to be held in Singapore on 2 November 2018 immediately after the 4th International Off-Grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IOREC). The conference will be a unique opportunity to discuss challenges to the deployment of renewables for health centers, present successful case studies and identify technical, regulatory, policy, and financial options which can accelerate the deployment of renewable energy for the electrification of health centres in rural communities.
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The 3rd edition of the International Off-Grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IOREC) took place in Nairobi, Kenya on 30 September and 1 October 2016. The Conference was organized by IRENA in partnership with the Kenya Ministry of Energy & Petroleum and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE).
Know MoreThe International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) co-organised the 2nd International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IOREC) in Manila, Philippines on the 16-17 of June 2014.
Know MoreThe first International Off-Grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC), organized by IRENA along with the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), was held in Accra, Ghana on 1 and 2 November 2012.
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