On September 29, 2021, MIGA Tokyo Office held a one-hour webinar event on floating solar, which was the first session of MIGA’s Climate Webinar Series. During this session, a number of interesting topics about floating photovoltaic (FPV) business were discussed, including key principles, potential risks and challenges, global market trends and recent developments, and policy and regulatory considerations in the sector.

Watch the replay of the event, please click here.

Speakers and Moderators

• Zuzana Dobrotková   Senior Energy Specialist, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, The World Bank
• Sarvesh Suri   Director for Climate, Energy, Extractives, Capital and Financial Markets Operations, MIGA
• Marcus Williams   Global Head and Sector Manager, Energy and Extractive Industries, MIGA
• Shuichi Hayashida   Head of Japan and Vice Head of Southeast Asia, MIGA Tokyo Office
• Ai Koide   Analyst, MIGA Tokyo Office

Agenda

• Opening by Moderator
• Opening Remarks by Sarvesh Suri
• Presentation on Political Risk Insurance by Shuichi Hayashida
• Presentation on Floating Solar by Zuzana Dobrotková
• Q&A
• Closing by Marcus Williams

Resources

Ms. Zuzana Dobrotková, Ph.D.,  spearheaded the publishing of the following two FPV reports.

• “Where Sun Meets Water: Floating Solar Market Report” (June 2019) — Read more
• “Where Sun Meets Water: Floating Solar Handbook for Practitioners” (October 2019) — Read more

Contacts

• Shuichi Hayashida: shayashida@worldbank.org
• Ai Koide: akoide@worldbank.org