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Explore how developers and lenders are adapting to rising curtailment, falling PPA prices, and political uncertainty. With IRRs tightening, what makes a solar project viable today?
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Utility-Scale Deployment
Asset Operations & Optimisation
With transmission and distribution constraints stalling renewable and storage projects, leading to rising curtailment and creating investor uncertainty, how are developers, grid operators, and technology providers navigating grid saturation through digitalisation, flexibility markets, and new policy and investment frameworks? From grid-friendly solar design and advanced forecasting to energy storage deployment and regulatory reform, explore the emerging solutions that are reshaping project economics and accelerating grid readiness.
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- How can strategic site selection directly impact project bankability and ROI?
- How do EPC companies manage the risks during early stages of projects?
- Capital cost vs lifetime value – how does this play in early stage decisions for PV projects?
- How can integrating civil, electrical, and energy modelling into a unified workflow reduce inefficiencies and enhance project outcomes?
- How can leveraging automation tools accelerate project timelines, while maintaining engineering integrity and quality?
- Lessons from the field: What EPCs and developers wish they had done differently
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As new PV cell technologies such as HJT, BC, and Tandem attract the spotlight, rumors of TOPCon’s decline seem premature. This session reveals the latest innovations extending TOPCon’s efficiency potential and narrowing the gap with BC technology. It also highlights how, in an increasingly competitive PV market, some module providers strengthen their position through local presence, extended product conditions, and comprehensive service offerings.
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Co-located storage is quickly emerging as a cornerstone of bankable solar projects across CEE, offering shared infrastructure, improved grid integration, and enhanced revenue stacking. While stand-alone batteries remain competitive in auctions, it’s hybrid PV + BESS projects that are increasingly drawing investor attention. Data-driven insights on why co-location is becoming the preferred model — and how to structure it for long-term success.
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As utility-scale solar portfolios mature, lifecycle thinking is becoming critical to long-term value. Gain a holistic view of solar asset management — from construction and performance optimisation to end-of-life strategies, repowering, and recycling.
- Managing warranties and performance degradation
- Planning for repowering, recycling, and circularity
- Maximising value at exit through long-term asset strategies
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Utility-Scale Deployment
Asset Operations & Optimisation
As the rest of Europe begins to grapple with the reality of subsidy-free solar, the Czech Republic offers valuable insight. With no CfDs, auctions, or feed-in schemes, Czech developers have spent years proving that utility-scale PV can survive on market terms alone.
- The route to making solar viable without offtake guarantees
- How have investors and project economics adapted? What technical and financial innovations have emerged?
- Avoiding overbuild and “stranded” generation in a pure-merchant market
- Lessons for governments and associations on how to prepare for and support a functioning subsidy-free market
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Sharing best practice across borders to break down the barriers to accelerating deployment.
- Grid Connection Bottlenecks – securing access in congested networks.
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Storage & Hybrid Solutions – strategies for successful integration.
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Permitting Pathways – overcoming delays and bureaucracy.
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Translating EU Policy to Local Reality – aligning Fit for 55, RED III, and national rules.
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Community Acceptance & Just Transition – building trust with landowners and municipalities.
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PPA Structures & Offtaker Risk – unlocking corporate and utility offtake in emerging markets.
As corporate PPA appetite softens and merchant exposure grows more volatile, developers and investors across CEE are reassessing their revenue strategies. At the same time, governments are stepping back in with revamped CfD schemes — but access is limited, and competition is rising.
How are market players navigating this new landscape: balancing merchant risk, securing offtake, and adapting to shifting support mechanisms?
- Why the PPA market is tightening — and what comes next
- Structuring bankable projects in a high-risk pricing environment
- The role of CfDs, hedging tools, and blended revenue models
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Whether you’re capital raising, seeking project finance, looking to sell projects and portfolios, this is your chance to identify and network with active dealmakers across the CEE solar sector.
Capital providers will host their own roundtable where delegates can attend to discuss business 1-2-1.
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As the day’s discussions draw to a close, unwind and indulge in an evening of relaxed networking at the 2025 Large Scale Solar Central & Eastern Europe Drinks Reception.
Whether you’re looking to deepen existing relationships or spark new collaborations, the Solar Media Team invite you to mingle with peers, experts, and thought leaders in an informal and convivial environment in the heart of Warsaw.
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As renewables markets across the CEE region continue to develop and mature, they also face increasing complexity and systemic vulnerability. As we gain greater insight into the root causes and cascading impacts of the 2025 Iberian blackout, what parallels and practical takeaways for grid design, flexibility and emergency preparedness can be applied in CEE? From forecasting and inertia to interconnection and storage, explore the technical and regulatory levers that can help prevent similar cascading failures.
- What blind spots exist in system planning?
- How should TSOs, developers, and regulators adapt to ensure resilience?
- What does a future-proof power system look like in high penetration environments?
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A region in transition – hear from developers and TSOs about Latvia’s queue reform, Lithuania’s storage-first strategy, and how the Baltics energy landscape is continuing to evolve post Energy Independence Day.
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What does the next generation of JA Solar’s TOPCon technology mean for your projects? This presentation moves beyond lab specs to explore the real-world advantages now available. JA Solar will demonstrate how these modules deliver near back-contact efficiency while setting a new benchmark for reliability. The focus is on critical bill-of-material improvements that directly enhance long-term durability and energy yield, providing a definitive solution for maximizing the lifetime value and bankability of solar assets across Europe.
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Despite ongoing conflict and uncertainty, investors are cautiously eyeing Ukraine’s long-term renewable potential. What’s real, what’s rhetoric, and what are the risks?
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As solar development in CEE matures, both investors and lenders are sharpening their focus on what makes projects bankable in 2025. Bringing together institutional and infrastructure investors alongside leading financiers to discuss risk appetite, expected returns, and the criteria shaping funding decisions across the region.
