High penetration of variable renewable generation presents system integration challenges that can affect the security of the power system. However these challenges can be managed with the use of flexibility resources, which include interconnectors, storage and demand response. Policy, market and regulatory instruments play a key role to address technical challenges and support the uptake of renewables.

This session aims to analyze the role that regulatory frameworks play in ensuring grid stability. Panelists will consider how regulations need to adapt to support the integration of renewable energies, demand response mechanisms, and new technologies. Speakers will provide insights into successful regulatory strategies, the balance between innovation and consumer protection, and the future of energy regulation, in different contexts, and countries.

This stage-setting presentation will offer a holistic overview how finance can accelerate and facilitate decarbonization and the innovation necessary to just energy transition.

This presentation will discuss the lessons to be learned from regulatory support which was offered to promote renewable energy in the EU in the last 20 years and, in particular, by feed-in tariffs from solar panels. The speaker will emphasise the lessons to be learned from the successful claims brought against countries for the unwinding of feed-in tariffs for the success of any future regulatory support for renewables and other technologies.

The session will highlight successful examples for green financing projects in emerging countries.

This panel will consider the elements that contribute to the success of green financing initiatives. Discussion points will include the evaluation of risk, the mobilization of capital, and the creation of financial products that support sustainable energy projects. Panelists are expected to share examples of successful green financing models, the role of public and private sectors, the role of donors, and strategies to overcome financial barriers to green investments. The session will include insights from donor banks, commercial banks, project developers, and regulators which operate in various conditions. The panelists are expected to provide key insights based on their experience and lessons learned.

The presentation will describe the key mechanisms introduced in the most recent electricity price reviews in Great Britain to manage the uncertainties around the energy transition and discuss their application in the ASEAN context, given the differences in resource endowments and regulatory arrangements.

The speaker will take stock of the regulatory changes needed to enable battery energy storage systems to meet their role efficiently and effectively.

The speed of innovation poses multiple challenges on regulators keeping pace with technology and most importantly understanding its implications on markets. The debate will address how regulators can create and maintain a level playing field for innovators and what is the degree of experimenting for regulatory framework to be less stringent in certain circumstances. Speakers will discuss the need for flexible regulatory frameworks that can adapt to technological advancements, support pilot projects, and encourage collaboration between startups, incumbents, and regulators.