Round Table ENABLING PV in Georgia

H.E. Hubert Knrisch, Ambassador, German Embassy in Tbilisi,

https://tiflis.diplo.de/ge-de

(to be confirmed)

Tornike Kazarashvili, Head of Energy Policy and Investment Projects Department, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia,

http://www.economy.ge

Giorgi Chikovani, General Director, Georgian Energy Development Fund (GEDF),

https://gedf.com.ge/

Christoph Urbschat, Owner and CEO, eclareon, https://www.eclareon.com/en

Owner and CEO, ideas into energy,

http://www.ideas-into-energy.org/en

Hans Rieck, Director, KfW Georgia,

https://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/

Prof. Maia Melikidze, Comissioner, Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission,

https://gnerc.org/en/home

Ulf Lohse, Senior Consultant, Business Consulting Department, eclareon,

https://www.eclareon.com/

David Wedepohl, Managing Director International Affairs, German Solar Association,

www.solarwirtschaft.de/en

Givi Adeishvili, Independent expert

Irakli Babunashvili, Technical Director, PV Georgia,

https://pvg.ge/

Ayhan Coskun, Project & Sales Manager, QMR, Solar23,

http://www.solar23.com

Dr. Afshin Bakhtiari, Technical Director, CARYS-SRNSFG Applied Research Project,

Georgian Technical University,

http://gtu.ge

Moderator

George Kekelidze, Executive Director, International Innovative Technologies,

Head of EUROSOLAR Georgia section,

http://www.iitech.ge/

AGENDA

Hubert Knirsch: Greetings from the German Embassy in Tbilisi

13:30 - 13:35

George Kekelidze: Presentation of all speakers and participants

13:35 - 14:45

Tornike Kazarashvili: Status of Renewable Energy power generation in Georgia

13:45 - 13:55

Giorgi Chikovani: GEDF support in development and implementation of RES Projects

13:55 - 14:05

Christoph Urbschat: ENABLING PV – vision, mission & tasks

14:05 - 14:15

David Wedepohl: Cooperation potential between German and Georgian companies in RE

14:15 - 14:25

Q&A and discussion

14:25 - 14:40   

Hans Rieck: Achievements and challenges in the Georgian Energy sector

14:40 - 14:50

Givi Adeishvili: Trends in Georgian energy sector in 2020 and cases for RES

14:50 - 15:00

Prof. Maia Melikidze: Market opportunities for decentralized RES applications in Georgia

15:00 - 15:10

Ulf Lohse: Business Cases for decentralized PV in Georgia – study results

15:10 - 15:20

Irakli Babunashvili: Executed cases of small installations

15:20 - 15:35

Ayhan Coskun: Grid connected solutions and off-grid PV-hybrid systems - international experiences

15:35 - 15:50

Dr. Afshin Bakhtiari: CARYS Solar Microgeneration Applied Research Project

15:50 - 16:00

Q&A and discussion

16:00 - 16:15

George Kekelidze: Outlook on activities in 2021 and closing remarks

16:15 - 16:30