MOZAMBIQUE. 3rd RENEWABLE ENERGY & POWER INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS CONFERENCE CONTACT INFORMATION

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1 3rd MOZAMBIQUE RENEWABLE ENERGY & POWER INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS CONFERENCE 7-8 February 2018 / Maputo, Mozambique CONTACT INFORMATION Brussels Head Office: Avenue du Pérou, 84 B-1000 Brussels - Belgium. Tel Bratislava Office: Pluhova 2 Bratislava Slovak Republic. Tel Orlando Office: 6258 Castelven Dr, Orlando Florida - USA. Tel info@euroconventionglobal.com Web:

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3 Proposed Program and Speaker Invitees Please note that the speakers listed below have been invited, but not all of them are confirmed yet, The program will be updated with new speakers and speaker-sponsors in the coming days. Day 1: Wednesday 7 February 2018 Maputo, Mozambique 09:00 09:45 Registration of participants and welcome coffee 09:45 11:15 Session 1: Updates on Mozambique s Renewable Energy Master Plan: next steps and timelines Latest institutional and regulatory developments Extending Mozambique s renewable vision Looking up strategies and additional opportunities to monetize natural renewable resources Government s top priorities to stimulate business and attract investment promotion of free competition in energy services Enforcement of sector laws, transparency and fairness Markets and government reforms impacting the investment decisions Hiring and Buying Local: How to develop National Content in country? Education and Capacity Building: Opportunities and Challenges Environment Impact and Communities Involvement: growing need of conservation related investment and regulations Pascoal BACELA, National Director of Energy, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mozambique Lourenco SAMBO, Director General, Investment Promotion Center, Mozambique A Senior Representative from Energy Regulatory Authority (ARENE), Mozambique Milagre LANGA, National Coordinator, EITI Secretariat, Mozambique Antonio SAIDE, Chief Executive Officer, Fundo de Energia (FUNAE), Mozambique 11:15 11:45 Coffee break and networking 11:45 13:15 Session 2: Investment opportunities in the off-grid electrification market Need of further regulations and legal instruments for the off-grid market Promotion of access to modern energy services in rural areas Government-designed incentives to increase appetite for off-grid electrification Private sector considerations for off-grid investment in remote country areas Potential for solar micro projects Adapting to International Technological and Market Trends Introduction of further opportunities for off-grid investors to recover cost Regulation and modernization of consumer payment mechanisms pay as you go Miquelina MENEZES, Vice President, Associação Lusófona de Energias Renováveis (ALER), Mozambique Claire MATEUS ZIMBA, Director General, Institute for Promotion of SMEs (IPEME), Mozambique Emmett COSTEL, Co-Founder, Epsilon Energia Solar, Mozambique Marta MONJANE, Programme Officer for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, SIDA, Mozambique A Senior Representative from Associacao Moçambique de Energias Renovaveis (AMER), Mozambique

4 13:15 14:15 Buffet luncheon 14:15 15:45 Session 3: Investment opportunities in the on-grid electrification sector, infrastructure development and cross-border cooperation Grid-connected renewable energy national planning Overcoming political and regulatory barriers for international partnerships Improving cross-border transmission and integration through SAPP Deploying Mozambique s unlimited solar and wind potential: on or off-grid? Recognizing the need to make systematic shifts away from large hydro and coal-fired power Exploring mini and micro-hydro potential in electricity-starved regions Private sector participation in the on-grid market - growing prospects for large solar and wind on-grid projects Integrating biomass alternatives into the grid Development of mini-grids Further investments and financing of grid connections Fatima ARTHUR, Executive Administrator, National Electricity Company (EDM), Mozambique Higino FABIAO, General Manager, Mozambique Transmission Company (MOTRACO) Laurène LEVY, Project Manager Infrastructure, Transport and Power Sectors, French Development Agency (Afd) Mozambique Ina DE VISSER, Project Manager, Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) Partnership Dialogue Facility of the EU Energy Initiative (EUEI PDF), Kenya Nicole ALGIO, Regional Secretariat Manager, REEEP Southern Africa Secretariat, South Africa 15:45 16:15 Coffee break and networking 16:15 17:45 Session 4: Energy efficiency as an essential cornerstone of a successful clean energy strategy Energy savings potential of Mozambique Selecting strategic market interventions that deliver large impacts Implementation of standards Realizing role of municipal power authorities for implementation of programs and solutions Support for stakeholders in prioritizing energy efficiency program development and implementation Evaluating opportunities against all three factors cost-effectiveness, energy savings potential, and likelihood of success Embracing market-ready and cost effective innovative solutions Programs for residential buildings Florival MUCAVE, Vice President, Department of Mineral Resources, Hydrocarbons & Energy, Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA), Mozambique José Carlos EDO MONFORT, Head of Rural Development, Environment, and Infrastructure, EU Delegation to Mozambique Jaime COMICHE, Head of Operations, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Mozambique Olegario BANZE, National Director of Rural Development, Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development, Mozambique Katsuyoshi SUDO, Resident Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mozambique 17:45 End of Day 1

5 Proposed Program and Speaker Invitees Please note that the speakers listed below have been invited, but not all of them are confirmed yet, The program will be updated with new speakers and speaker-sponsors in the coming days. Day 2: Thursday 8 February 2018 Maputo, Mozambique 09:00 09:30 Registration of participants and welcome coffee 09:30 10:45 Session 1: Financing of Renewable Energy Projects in Mozambique Development of Mozambique`s capital market to be a major push for project financing Easing the Way Forward for International Investors: Short vs long term measures Facilitating access to foreign investment funds New business and financing models for renewable energy generation Challenges in raising financing Adoption of financial instruments that can mitigate investment risks Reassessments of the Tariff Regime for New and Renewable Energies Market and cost based discipline of prices Electricity vs. PPP Law direct effect on investment and financing in the sector Demand for fiscal incentives for the sector to boost more investment and flow of capital Bankability challenges for off and on-grid projects Growing local lenders` role Joana MATSOMBE, Executive Administrator & Member of Board, Bank of Mozambique, Mozambique Mark R. LUNDELL, Country Director, World Bank, Mozambique Peter PFAUMANN, Country Director, GIZ, Mozambique Pietro TOIGO, Country Manager, African Development Bank (AfDB), Mozambique 10:45 11:15 Coffee break and networking 11:15 12:30 Hilda YARNACK, Energy Economist, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mozambique Jumoke JAGUN-DOKUNMU, Country Director, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Mozambique Zubair SULIMAN, Senior Investment Manager, DEG, South Africa Aníbal MBALANGO, General Coordinator of the Tax Unit for the Extractive Industries, Mozambique Tax Authority, Mozambique 12:30 End of Conference