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SUMMARY:‘To dam or not to dam?’ Issues in financing and developing lar
 ge hydropower. - Judith Plummer Braeckman - Cambridge Institute for Sustai
 nability Leadership
DTSTART:20190604T120000Z
DTEND:20190604T130000Z
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CONTACT:Peadar Brehony
DESCRIPTION:Hydropower has a crucial role to play in a zero carbon future 
 and particularly in balancing intermittent renewable electricity and stren
 gthening the grid. Governments around the world are continuing to seek gre
 ater private sector involvement in hydropower development. This is particu
 larly the case in developing countries where public funds are scarce with 
 many competing priorities and there is a need to utilise the technical exp
 ertise of the private sector. However\, to date it remains difficult to at
 tract private investment in developing countries as hydropower’s risk pr
 ofile is poorly understood by many banks who have only limited experience 
 of similar investments. The circle of lack of experience\, poor understand
 ing of risk and reluctance to invest is difficult to break.\n\nWith the ne
 ed for private sector investment only to increase in the future\, this ses
 sion will discuss and debate whether traditional models still have a role 
 in the sector and what new innovative financing structures have a role in 
 sustainable financing for dams. In addition\, there is a need to explore w
 hat mitigation tools are available to help ensure that all stakeholders in
 cluding governments\, development finance institutions\, lenders and devel
 opers accept a fair allocation of risk.
LOCATION:Hardy Building 101 (first floor)\, Downing Site\, Cambridge
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