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Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Project Development: Enhancing Decentralised Renewable Energy in the Hindukush and Himalaya Regions

Cost-competitive decentralised renewable energy solutions, with their modularity and adaptability, provide a unique opportunity to reconcile energy, socio-economic development and climate resilience objectives in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) region. To this end, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) conducted a comprehensive scoping exercise to assess selected economic value chains in the HKH region from an energy perspective, to identify the gaps and potential actions for advancing renewable energy solutions, as well as to understand the techno-economic feasibility of these solutions. In this context, IRENA and ICIMOD are jointly organizing a Workshop to build the capacity of HKH region in renewable energy finance and business plan development, to highlight techno-economic viability of RE for food value chains in HKH, demonstrate the market opportunity to entrepreneurs and technology provides, and share best practices across countries. Correspondingly, the workshop would gather key stakeholders working in the region, most importantly Renewable Energy & Social Enterprises, and Renewable Energy technology providers. In addition, the Workshop may also invite participation from other relevant stakeholders, including relevant government nodal agencies in the HKH region, regional/national/local stakeholders representing different value chains, development Partners & financial institutions, NGOs and philanthropic organisations.