The most important investment conference on renewable energy sources in the Western Balkans – Energy Week Western Balkans 2023, will be held this year on 18th-19th of October, at the new location in Porto Montenegro.
Energy Week Western Balkans, organized by the British company Invest In Network, was held for the first time last year in Montenegro, after which it was immediately recognized as the most important event in the region. The conference brings together energy companies, representatives of authorities and state institutions from Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, as well as international financial institutions and large multinational investors.
The Energy Week Western Balkans 2023 conference is perfectly positioned to encourage regional cooperation, as well as to support the transition to safe, clean and affordable energy. Utilizing the enormous potential of renewable energy, increasing interconnection and facilitating system flexibility and market liberalization are of most importance. Although investment in renewable energy in the region is increasing, cooperation and interconnection are key to achieving the set goals.
Among the topics that will be discussed in 2023:
• The regulatory framework needed to ensure a just transition;
• Auctions and power purchase agreements (PPA);
• Income from renewable energy;
• The most important achievements and new construction projects in the wind energy and solar energy industry;
• Encouraging small hydropower installations in relation to the repowering of existing large hydropower plants;
• Innovative opportunities being explored in the region, such as floating solar energy and agrivoltaism;
• Energy storage solutions and more.
Energy Week is internationally recognized as a high-impact event with a targeted audience and exceptional networking opportunities, attended by financial institutions, global renewable energy producers and the world’s most innovative technology companies, such as EBRD, EIB, World Bank, IFC, DEG (Germany) , Proparco (France), Green Fund for Growth (Luxembourg), MUFG Bank (Japan), Raiffeisen Bank Erste Bank (Austria), Akuo Energyi (France), Emergy (Norway), Scatec (Norway), CWP Global (Australia), Notus Energy (Germany), Statkraft (Norway), EDF (France), European Energy (Denmark), Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (Spain), Acciona Generación Renovable (Spain), Voltalia (France), ITOCHU Corporation (Japan), Hitachi Energy ( Japan), General Electric (USA) and many others.