DIREC 2010 side event: Access to Energy from Renewables in Small Islands
From 27.10.2010 to 27.10.2010
REEEP Organised
Organised by IRENA & REEEP
Location: Delhi, India
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Description:
At the forthcoming DIREC (Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference) conference in Delhi, India, REEEP and IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) will be co-hosting a side event dealing with renewable energy access in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Renewable energy is the core solution for small islands to avoid huge dependence and expenditure on imported fossil fuel, and to minimize environmental impact of fossil fuel energy generation and use. It also provides various ways to transit to low carbon economy development. The experience of developing the “Tonga Energy Road Map” helps realising that renewable energy supply in small islands will require integrated assessment of technology as well as capacity building.
The side event will address the following issues as outcomes of the discussion:
- the major barriers to the widespread adoption of renewables,
- the institutions which are critical to driving the transition to renewables,
- the most effective instruments/ policies,
- the areas of capacity building needed to support the widespread adoption of renewable energy technologies,
- the renewable energy technologies' main sources of financing.