IRENA 12A: Pre-Assembly Live Coverage

"Governments in many countries are in the front seat driving the decarbonisation process. But once the policies are in place, the legislators and regulators have a major role to make energy transformation happen", said Alberto Pototschnig, Executive Deputy Director, Florence School of Regulation, during his keynote speech at the Legislators Forum.

"We all agree that renewables play a major role in decarbonisation," he said, highlighting three major challenges that need to be addressed for greater penetration of renewables. "We need to have a more flexible energy system to accommodate the variability of renewables, shield consumers and price revenues from price volatility and protect vulnerable consumers. Fortunately, technological progress and digitalisation provide the opportunity to meet these challenges."