Live broadcast

WEBINAR

Opportunities for decarbonization of river transport in the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway

ANNOTATED AGENDA

Goals

2. Inform about the institutional framework of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway and present the main findings of the study “Analysis of fuel substitution of the Paraguay-Paraná waterway river transport system” carried out by IDB and OLADE.
3. Exchange reflections on the aforementioned study by stakeholders, both public and private, and recommendations on the next steps.

Audience

Public, private, academic institutions and civil organizations related to the subject will participate, as well as relevant regional and international technical agencies.

The complete program will be broadcast by Globalports Canal on Youtube and social networks (Twitter, Facebook, Instagran), it will also be able to be seen directly on the website www.globalports.com.ar. A broadcast in Spanish with simultaneous translation into Portuguese and English.

Program

First session: November 10

(Hours: 9 AM Washington DC, 10 AM Bolivia and 11 AM Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay)

General moderation: Roberto Aiello, Senior Regional Energy Specialist, IDB

Introduction about two sessions, dates and titles. Present speakers for opening.

11:00 -11: 15 Opening

• Romina Bocache, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway (CIH)
• Florencia Attademo-Hirt, Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Paraguay
• Alfonso Blanco, Executive Secretary, Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE)

11: 15- 11:40 Speeches by the Member Countries of the Waterway

• Argentina: Darío Martínez, Secretary of Energy.
• Bolivia: Germán Alfredo Silva Yañez, Head of National and International Policy of the General Directorate of Maritime, River, Lake and Merchant Marine Interests, Ministry of Defense.
• Brazil: Patrícia Gravina, Manager of Inland Navigation Regulation, National Agency for Aquatic Transport (ANTAQ).
• Paraguay: Didier César Olmedo Adorno, Vice Minister of Economic Relations and Integration.
• Uruguay: Wilson Sierra, Manager of Renewable Energies of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining.

11: 40- 11:45: Paraguay-Paraná Waterway: Institutional aspects, achievements and challenges

• Romina Bocache, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway (CIH)

11: 45- 11:55 Presentation of the study “Analysis of fuel substitution of the river transport system of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway”

Moderated by Roberto Aiello, Principal Regional Energy Specialist, IDB

• Jorge Ciacciarelli, specialist consultant
• Gordon Wilmsmeier, Professor at the Universidad de los Andes
• Tatiana Castillo, OLADE Legal Advisor

11: 55- 12:15 Preliminary cost assessment

Moderated by Andrés Schuschny, Director of Studies, Projects and Information, OLADE

• Raúl Podetti, Argentine Association of Naval Engineering
• Carlos Padovezi, Senior Researcher at the “Institute of Technological Research” of São Paulo, Brazil

12: 15- 12:40 Vision of regional and international organizations

Moderator Ariel Yepez, Chief of the Energy Division, IDB

• Ricardo J. Sánchez and Silvana Sánchez Domenico. International Trade and Integration Division. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
• Miguel Moyano, Executive Secretary, Regional Association of Companies in the Oil, Gas and Biofuels Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARPEL).
• Joan Ramón Morante, Director of the Institute for Energy Research of Catalonia (IREC).
• Gabriel Castellanos, Program Officer, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

12: 40- 12:50 Q&A – Moderated by Mariano Alvarez Wagner, CIH

12: 50- 13:00 Closing – Agustín Aguerre, Infrastructure Manager, IDB

Second session: November 12

(Hours: 9 AM Washington DC, 10 AM Bolivia and 11 AM Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay)

11:00 -11: 05 Opening and recapitulation of the previous session – Roberto Aiello (IDB)

11:05 -11: 40 Infrastructure, loads and supplies

Moderator Cristina Paredes, IDB Invest

• Shipowners: Jim Reid (President of the Permanent Transportation Commission of the La Plata Basin)
• Shipyards: Fernando Sánchez Checa (Federation of the Argentine Naval Industry)
• Ports: Bismark Rosales (Jennefer Port, Bolivia): “Perspective of ports and port services as receivers of vessels powered by LNG or other alternative fuels.”

Moderator Andrés Schuschny, OLADE

• Naval Industry: Silvia Martínez (Chamber of the Argentine Naval Industry)
• Shippers: Teresa Aishemberg (Executive Secretary, Union of Exporters of Uruguay)
• Power supply: César José Skalany (YPF Argentina).

11:40 -12: 10 Institutional aspects and regulation

Moderated by Romina Bocache (CIH).

• Raúl Bertero (Center for the Study of Energy Regulatory Activity): “Regional Regulation as a tool for the development of HPP”
• Carlos Brañas (Faculty of Engineering of the University of Buenos Aires): “Why is a Master Plan necessary?”
• Raúl Podetti (Argentine Association of Naval Engineering): “Environmental and social impacts of the use of LNG in HPP”
• Jean David Caprace (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro): “Some key technical aspects to consider to implement LNG as an alternative fuel in HPP”
• Carlos Weis (Specialist Consultant): “Security Considerations”

12:10 -12: 25 Alternative energies towards zero emissions

Moderator Roberto Aiello, Principal Regional Energy Specialist, Bid

• Fernanda Sarmento (Expert Consultant, Brazil): “Alternative fuels for an energy transition in navigation”
• Pedro Domaniczky (Expert, Paraguay): “Renewable energies in river navigation”
• Martijn Coopman (Port of Rotterdam): ”Zero-emission navigation on the Rhine river – the first pilot”

12:25 -12: 40 Financing

Moderator Denise Obara, Lead Operations Specialist, IDB

• Martin Duhart (IDB INVEST).
• Lucía Spinelli (World Bank Group).
• Enrique Rodríguez (European Investment Bank).

12: 40- 12:45 Regional development and integration

• Pablo García, Director of the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL) of the IDB.

12: 45- 12:55 Q&A – Moderated by Mariano Alvarez Wagner, CIH

12: 55- 13:00 Next steps and closing: Romina Bocache (CIH)