Making India the New Investment Destination for Renewable Energy

A Government of India Initiative

The Event

• Encourage ‘Make in India’ – for manufacturing and generating energy

• Central theme - to attract large scale investments for renewable

energy sector in India

• First major event for investment promotion in RE sector by

Government of India, with active participation from the states

• Provide a platform to global investment community to connect with

stakeholders in RE sector in India: central and state government

officials of India, leading business leaders and top executives from the

industry, academics and experts from around the world

The Objectives

• To project India as an attractive investment destination for RE

• To bring foreign investment to new areas of RE such as

offshore wind, hydrogen, bio-fuels and geothermal while

further strengthening solar and wind energy sectors

• To demonstrate India’s commitment towards development and

up-scaling of RE to meet its energy requirement while taking

care of the environment

The Conference

• Plenary session:

• Inauguration by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India

• Addresses by high level national and international dignitaries

• Technical & breakout sessions

• Policy sessions by central and state governments

• Pre-arranged one-to-one business meetings

• Working panels and networking opportunities

The Exhibition

• Trade show with 300 – 350 companies

• Showcase of:

• Manufacturing capabilities

• Latest technologies

• Innovative financing options

• Investment opportunities

• Representation from domestic and international

manufacturers, project developers, investors, service providers

The Agenda

• Interactions on key drivers of RE production and use including:

• Grid interactive renewable power

• Policy and technical issues

• Decentralised and distributed RE generation

• Up-scaling global effort for technology development and transfer

• Financing and investment

• Sector-specific granulated discussions on policies, incentives,

compliance norms, timelines and other practical requirements

(contd…)

The Agenda

• Current investment landscape from different perspectives

• Status of the RE development, with focus on equity and credit

financing, established and emerging commercial technologies,

and renewable power generation

• Expo to showcase the industry’s manufacturing capabilities and

latest technologies to investors

The Market

• Favourable policy frameworks set by central and state

governments to facilitate RE projects, such as:

• FDI up to 100% permitted in RE generation and distribution projects

under the automatic route

• Transfer of foreign technologies encouraged

• Incentives offered:

• Capital subsidies, including for biomass and small hydro projects

• Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for solar projects

• Preferential tariffs, Feed-in-Tariffs (FiTs)

• Generation-based incentives and tax benefits

• Payment security mechanisms

The Participants

• Over 200 Indian and international investors expected from:

• Renewable power project developers and manufacturers

• Bilateral and multilateral financial institutions

• Indian Banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)

• Institutional investment companies

• State government departments and renewable energy nodal agencies

• Public Sector Units

• Utility representatives and equipment suppliers

• Other related stakeholders from the renewable energy sector

• Over 1,000 delegates expected from across the world

The Organisers

• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India

• The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)

• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

• Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

• Supported by leading industrial and sector-specific organisations including

ASSOCHAM and PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• More information:

http://mnre.gov.in | http://www.ireda.gov.in | www.cii.in | www.ficci.com

• Event website: http://www.re-invest.in