CSP Focus MENA 2019 two-day conference

June 26th 9:00am, UAE time, 4th Annual CSP Focus MENA 2019 was officially kicked off in Dubai. Nearly two hundred CSP industry leaders and guests from MENA, Europe, USA, China and other regions joined such a great gathering.

Rich in solar resource, MENA is one of the world's leading solar power markets, and owns the “biggest” and “tallest” CSP projects.

Exhibition and commucation on CSP Focus MENA 2019

Prior to the two-day conference, the organizer CSP Focus also arranged another two-day CSP projects and key CSP companies’ visits to Masdar Institute Solar Platform (MISP), 100MW Shams 1 Parabolic Trough CSP Plant, ACAW Power and Shanghai Electric respectively. 

CSP Focus MENA 2019 delegation visit Shanghai Electric 950MW CSP-PV Project in Dubai

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CSP Focus MENA delegation visit ACWA Power and Shanghai Electric in Dubai

Pictures丨CSP Focus MENA delegation visiting 100MW Shams 1 parabolic trough CSP plant

Pictures丨CSP Focus MENA delegation visiting Masdar Institute Solar Platform

Shams 1 CSP Project (Image courtesy of Nick Zhang, Royal Tech CSP)

Some typical CSP projects in MENA region include: 510MW NOOR Ouarzazate CSP complex, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) Solar Park Phase Four 950MW CSP-PV project, Morocco 800MW NOOR Midelt CSP-PV project, Kuwait Shagaya 50MW parabolic trough CSP plant, Duba 1 ISCC project in Saudi Arabia…

All of those hot CSP projects have been under detailed discussions during the CSP Focus MENA conference.

Some of the officials and developers & EPCs who shared on the conference are:

• Karel De Winter, International Development Director, MESIA

• Hamed A. Al-Saggaf, Executive Director, IPP & Renewable Energy Sector, Saudi Electricity Company

• Houssam ABOU-OTMANE, Engineering Project Manager, MASEN

• Amal Ismail, Energy Planning Specialist, New and Renewable Energy Authority

• Andrea Lovato, Vice President, ACWA Power

• Majed Al Awadhi, General Manager, Shams Power Company/Masdar

• Kartik Balasubramaniam, Head of Engineering and Technology Support Group, ENGIE MESCAT

• Ayman Al-Qattan, Shagaya Project Director, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)

• Olivier Bordes, Head of BD Middle-East & Africa, EDF Renewables

• Oliver Baudson, Managing Director, TSK Flagsol

• Miguel Mendez, Head of Solar Technology Department, Abengoa

• Alvaro Solana, Middle East Deputy Director, Abengoa

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And four interesting topics on “MENA CSP Market Development”, “CSP Advantages, Challenges and Potential Solutions”, “Hybrid Plants with Energy Storage” and “Increase CSP’s Bankability”, are group discussed by CSP experts during the two days.

Panel discussion on CSP Focus MENA 2019

Two-day conference and two-day pre-summit CSP projects & key companies’ visit have been held quite successfully at the end of this June. 

As one of the emerging CSP markets, MENA is expected to leading contributor in global CSP industrialization and commercialization. 

Upcoming CSP events:

3rd CSP Focus Innovation 2019（Oct.24-25, China）

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