Conference

How to aggregate small energy investments into a large regional project?

The event intends to explore options in supporting the creation of regional platforms aiming at aggregating small energy efficiency projects to maximise the use of and access to the EFSI.

The 13 October 2016 from 11:15 to 13:00 Brussels time

Organisers: Krapina-Zagorje County, European Committee of the Regions and FEDARENE are pleased to invite you to the debate:

“How to aggregate small energy investments into a large regional project?”

As public funds alone are not sufficient for delivering ambitious EU energy targets, a different, concentrated approach relying on more market based solutions is required. The event intends to explore options in supporting the creation of regional platforms aiming at aggregating small energy efficiency projects to maximise the use of and access to the EFSI. The event will build upon most recent successful examples like ELENA supported NEWLIGHT project: the aggregation of street lighting reconstruction projects in 57 cities and municipalities from different regional authorities into a single project where total investment exceeded 20 million euros.

Venue: Committee of the Regions, Jacques Delors, Room 62

Date: 13th of October 2016    –     11:15 – 13:00

Speakers :

  • Francesco Pigliaru, European Committee of the Regions,
  • Željko Kolar, Prefect of the Krapina-Zagorje County,
  • Michel Lebrun, European Committee of the Regions

Panellists: 

  • Julije Domac, FEDARENE and North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency
  • Ralf Goldmann, European Investment Bank
  • Anette Jahn, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
  • Paul Kenny, Tipperary Energy Agency
  • Timothée Noël, DG Energy, European Commission
  • Francesco Pigliaru, European Committee of the Regions

Formal invitation to this Event:

Programme of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2016: Link  (REF: INV13A21)

Target audience:
– EU, national, regional and local policy/decision makers
– Other stakeholders: private companies, financial institutions, European and national associations