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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/scaling-up-solar-energy-investment-
 in-yemen/
SUMMARY:Scaling Up Solar Energy Investment in Yemen
DESCRIPTION:Several countries in the MENA region have been facing financial
  crises of The Middle East Institute is pleased to partner with the Rethin
 king Yemen’s Economy Initiative (RYE) to launch a policy brief on scalin
 g up solar energy investments in Yemen. This brief asks: How viable are ap
 plications of specific solar energy in Yemen’s fragile context? How feas
 ible is partnering with the private sector in the energy space? Can there 
 be a switch from an exclusive focus on large\, fossil fuel-based\, central
 ized power generation plants to a stronger prioritization of smaller\, dis
 tributed renewable power generation plants? Can Yemen shift from centraliz
 ed planning and implementation to empowerment of local authorities? Instea
 d of overemphasizing support for small\, stand-alone solar systems\, can t
 he country prioritize innovative financing models and market-creating inte
 rventions that promote sustainability of the sector at scale?\n\nIn additi
 on to presenting the findings from the report and recommending practical s
 teps to address the challenges of scaling-up investments in Yemen\, this e
 xpert panel will discuss the paradigm shift needed to address the energy c
 risis in Yemen and kickstart meaningful economic activity in this war-torn
  country. \nSpeakers\nMarie-Christine Heinze\n\nPresident of Center for A
 pplied Research in Partnership with the Orient (CARPO)\n\nRafat Ali Al-Akh
 ali\n\nFellow of Practice\, Strategic Projects\, Blavatnik School of Gover
 nment\, University of Oxford \n\nAkram Almohamadi\n\nEnergy Researcher\, R
 egional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency\n\nJessica Obeid
 \n\nNon-Resident Scholar\, Middle East Institute\n\nMohammed Mahmoud\, mod
 erator\n\nDirector\, Climate and Water Program\, Middle East Institute 
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CATEGORIES:Arab World,Awareness,Yemen,Yemeni,Yemeni affairs,Zoom Event
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