CENTRAL AMERICA
DIAMOND SPONSOR /
PATROCINADOR DE DIAMANTE
Key characteristics
The only conference in Mexico 200+ attendees, 40+ leading experts on 15+ sponsors and
that combines all technical as representing the stage sharing their vision, exhibitors profiling
well as financial topics relevant entire value chain expertise and experience themselves and their
to the pre-operational and from investor to leading products/services
operational phase of PV assets asset manager, and
service provider
Características principales
14:15 The grid and renewables: addressing the elephant in the room
• Is the electricity network a restriction on future growth of renewable energy in the country?
• Planned and scheduled interventions in the grid
• Substation capacity available for PV projects and the permitting processes
• How does the grid hold up for future auctions and projects already under development?
14:45 COFFEE BREAK
15:15 Risk assessment for PV projects
• Do returns match risk in the sector?
• How does Mexico compare to its neighbouring and competing countries for PV investments?
15:45 Navigating Mexican tax rules for RE projects and their impact on returns
• Tax benefits for RE projects
• Accelerated depreciation on RE investments
• Exemption on import duties
Session 1
09:30 Global trends and processes close by that shape the PV market
• Governmental changes and their impact on energy policy
• Global trends of declining LCOE and the impact from Chinese policy updates
• What drivers are impulsing solar in the region?
• Future outlook
John Padilla /// Managing Director - IPD Latin America
10:30 AM BREAK
OPERATIONS TRACK DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE TRACK
Session 2A - Plant Performance Session 2B - PV project development
11:15 OPEX modelling 11:15 A developers’ tale: making PV projects
work in a competitive market
• The sweet spot of the CAPEX-OPEX curve
• Plant commissioning and handover: why • How have market leaders build their position?
owners should be proactive • What stands out for them in considering the
• Case study on impact of build quality on Mexican PV market, what entices financiers
operational costs and investors?
• What lessons learned can be shared when
discussing the development processes,
from land acquisition to permitting to
commissioning
Miguel Ángel Alonso /// General Manager Mexico - Acciona
12:00 Methods and tools for plant inspection: 12:00 Fireside chat: a PV market with
identifying underperformance abundant opportunities?
• Plant KPIs:industry standards • What opportunities to focus on?
• Root causes for loss, failure and • To make the market a success, what are the
accelerated degradation talking points in the coming year?
• Common tools and trends on the • How to expand DG and utility scale successes
inspection marketplace to a nation-wide transition?
Vitor Rodrigues /// Regional Manager South America - Carlos Egido /// Country Manager - Mexico, X-ELIO
TÜV Rheinland
8-10 October/Octubre 2018
Mexico City
MEXICO &
CENTRAL AMERICA
14:45 Soiling and cleaning solutions 14:45 Foreign capital sources, investors’ and
financiers’ panel
• Quantification models and local-based
soiling scenarios • Do risks match returns in the PV market and
• Strategies for cleaning schedules optimization how to assess the attractiveness of the market?
• State-of-the-art cleaning solutions • What are key risk factors for financing solar energy?
and innovations • What are the expectations for a secondary
PV market?
Joana Pascual /// Lead Investment Officer - IDB Invest
Infrastructure & Energy
15:30 PM BREAK
Session 4 - Corporate PPAs
11:45 Operational risk assessment 11:45 Marketparity; a holy grail in solar energy
and mitigation
• What is the status of PV from a
• Priorities for owners, financiers, price perspective?
and developers • How to make PV dominate the energy
• How to assess and mitigate OEM landscape in Mexico?
• Bankruptcy risks • Assessing the business model for merchant
• Non-traditional insurance: PV system solar and how to make it work for
output guarantees all stakeholders?
• Interaction between insurance and Hector Olea /// President - Asolmex
component warranties Jeff Pavlovic /// Partner - Bravos Energia
Pablo Otin /// VP Emerging Markets - 8Minutenergy
Jaime Pérez de Laborda /// Managing Director - Balam Fund
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Mexico City
MEXICO &
CENTRAL AMERICA
14:30 PM BREAK
Session 8 - PV+Storage
TALLER - 8 de Octubre
12:30 Café de bienvenida
15:45 Navegando a través de las leyes fiscales mexicanas y su impacto en los beneficios
• Beneficios fiscales para proyectos fotovoltaicos
• Amortización acelerada de las inversiones en energías renovables
• Exención de los aranceles de importación
16:15 Opinión de los compradores: el ejemplo de los contratos de abastecimiento (PPA) corporativos
Irene Espinola /// General Renewable Energy Global Manager - Grupo Bimbo
Carlos Isorna /// Senior Vice President - Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
SPEAKERS / PONENTES
For the most updated list of speakers and detailed speaker Para obtener más información, por favor visite:
biographies, please visit: https://www.solarassetmanagement.mx/ponentes-es
https://www.solarassetmanagement.mx/speakers
8-10 October/Octubre 2018
Mexico City
MEXICO &
CENTRAL AMERICA
SPEAKERS / PONENTES
For the most updated list of speakers and detailed speaker Para obtener más información, por favor visite:
biographies, please visit: https://www.solarassetmanagement.mx/ponentes-es
https://www.solarassetmanagement.mx/speakers
8-10 October/Octubre 2018
Mexico City
MEXICO &
CENTRAL AMERICA
Address:
Pedregal 24
Colonia Molino del Rey
Delegación Miguel Hidalgo
Ciudad de México, México.
8-10 October/Octubre 2018
Mexico City
MEXICO &
CENTRAL AMERICA
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES /
OPORTUNIDADES DE PATROCINIO
‘Solar Asset Management Mexico & Central America’ ‘Solar Asset Management México & Centroamérica’
is a unique, yearly conference and exhibition that of- es una conferencia y exposición anual única, que of-
fers a wealth of opportunities to build and promote rece una infinidad de oportunidades para crear y pro-
your brand towards a focused target group. mocionar su marca entre un grupo concreto.
CONTACT / CONTACTO
SPONSORS / PATROCINADORES
DIAMOND SPONSOR /
PATROCINADOR DE DIAMANTE
GOLD SPONSOR /
PATROCINADOR DE ORO
BRANDING SPONSOR /
PATROCINADOR DE BRANDING
PARTNERS / SOCIOS
SUPPORTING PARTNER /
SOCIO DE APOYO
Contact us / Contáctenos
For general questions about For inquiries on sponsorships and exhibition spots: For inquiries on media partnerships:
the event: Para preguntas referidas a la exposición y las Para consultas sobre asociaciones
Para temas del programa referentes al oportunidades de patrocinio, contacte a: (de medios), contacte a:
evento y su contenido, contáctese con:
Marcel Langone Hugo Uijlenbroek Jens van der Laan Irene Rodríguez Martín
Lead Project Manager Sr Account Manager Account Manager Media Relations & Partnerships
Jefe de Proyecto Gerente de Ventas Gerente de Ventas Marketeer
Principal Principal jens@solarplaza.com irene@solarplaza.com
marcel@solarplaza.com hugo@solarplaza.com +31 10 302 7910 +31 10 302 7912
+31 10 302 7903 +31 10 302 7910
MEXICO &
CENTRAL AMERICA
Since 2004, Solarplaza has organised more than 100 business events
in both established and emerging markets across the globe.
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