To advance the in-depth exploration of trans-Mediterranean political and financial cooperation on renewable energy infrastructure development, ECF, IIASA and PIK are convening for the high-level analytic workshop “Linking North Africa’s Renewable Electricity Potential to Europe: Policy Challenges” from 24 – 26 November 2008 hosted at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria.

The agenda can be found here.

The workshop will build upon the existing technical analyses by exploring key policy issues—both immediate and longer term—associated with financing the development of and the subsequent governance of large renewable electricity imports from North Africa.

Examples of the policy issues to be examined include: definition of appropriate financing policies and mechanisms; integration of imported energy into existing and planned infrastructure and policy architectures; assessment of the likely impact on the sustainable development of the North African region; and evaluation of the likely impact on Europe’s energy security and global geopolitical relations.