On 31 October-1 November 2018 the International Renewable Energy Agancy (IRENA) is hosting the 4th International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IOREC) in Singapore.
IOREC is the global platform for sharing experience and best practices on design and implementation of enabling policies, tailored financing schemes, innovative business models and technology applications for stand-alone and mini-grid systems.
The fourth edition of IOREC will take place in the context of the Asia Clean Energy Summit, during Singapore International Energy Week. With over half a billion people in Asia still without access to electricity, the synergy with the ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting, chaired by Singapore in 2018, and with the Asia Clean Energy Summit, will highlight the role decentralised renewable energy solutions can play in electrification strategies in the region and beyond, as well as the role of off-grid renewable energy in achieving several of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Building on the success of the earlier editions, the 4th IOREC is expected to once again attract experts from around the world and across the off-grid renewable energy value chain, with representatives from policy-makers, rural electrification agencies, the private sector, NGOs, academia, financing institutions and international organisations. Over the two-day event, the participants will deliberate on enabling policies, financing schemes, innovative business models and technology applications. Attention will be paid to the nexus between energy access and other key priorities such as food, water and health service. Furthermore, innovators, practitioners and entrepreneurs from the off-grid renewable energy space will have the opportunity to showcase their products and services in the exhibition, organised by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, which will run in parallel to the conference.
The IOREC Exhibition
The full conference program is available here.