On-Grid Goes Off-Grid - Roundtable Discussion

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Recording of Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 77:57 .

David Wedepohl
Managing Director International Affairs
BSW - German Solar Association
Deutschland

Alhaij Abdul-Wahab Raaj
Managing Director
Süka Power Ltd.
Ghana

Paulus Mulunga
Secretary
Renewable Energy Industry Association
Namibia

Deepak Mohapatra
Senior Officer - Business & Market Development
Alliance for Rural Electrification
Belgium

Bärbel Höhn
BMZ Special Representative for Energy in Africa
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ)
Deutschland

Almost anywhere in the world, solar power is now the cheapest way of generating electricity. For the first time in history, this "home-made" electricity is able to compete with grid power. The technical options are diverse, ranging from off-grid to on-grid and many hybrid forms. This could completely change the way in which electricity is supplied, affecting both off-grid and on-grid applications. This panel discussion will be addressing the opportunities and challenges of the coming years.

Further Talks of this session:

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Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Peter Adelmann
Professor
Technical University of Ulm
Germany

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Inès van Oldeneel
Business & Market Development Officer
Alliance for Rural Electrification
Belgium

Lea Dunst
International Project Manager
BSW - German Solar Association
Deutschland

To Talk

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