As storage projects gain momentum and are proving themselves to be a pivotal pillar of portfolios, we will unite our panellists to discuss the current state and future trajectory of this dynamic asset class covering key points such as:

- How are solar business models evolving in different markets? Is a merchant generation-like model dominating? Or will eventually batteries need to be paid for reliability services.

- What does the pipeline for storage assets look like globally, is there more of a push for co-located or standalone projects and does this affect financing at all?

- What does the PPA market look like for storage assets? How have terms in solar-plus- storage evolved?

- What impact the growing battery sector has on other markets such as critical minerals mining, and more generally, how secure and competitive are supply chains.

Giuseppe Artizzu

Chief Executive Officer,

Nhoa Energy

Asanda Tsotsi

Head, Project & Export Finance,

Standard Bank

Pablo Otin

CEO,

Grenergy Renovables

Moderator

Michael Switt

Senior Managing Director,

Manulife Financial