Solar cannibalization in Spain and other market parity countries

Kim specialises in transaction support as independent market and economic advisor for major power project developers, financiers and fuel suppliers. In total, he has supported the successful completion of 72GW of conventional and renewable power projects and 726MIGD of water desalination projects with a transaction value of USD44 billion over the past 23 years, including 15GW in Spain since 2018. Experience across most of Europe, parts of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Partner at K4K (international focus) and EKON (focused on Spain and Portugal). Contributor to academic papers, industry periodicals, conferences and workshops.

Manuel Cabrerizo is partner and co-founder of Voltiq. He contributes more than 25 years international experience in infrastructure banking.Manuel is one of the leading renewable energy project finance bankers worldwide, and has led numerous landmark transactions such as the 146 MW Laberinto solar project financing in Chile, Latin America Solar deal of the year 2015, the record-time multilateral financing of the 70 MW Campo Palomas wind project in Uruguay, and the 81 MW Hedet wind farm financing with a Google PPA in Finland for French IPP Neoen. Before co-founding Voltiq in 2009, Manuel was Managing Director at WestLB and closed more than 40 structured financings across sectors and jurisdictions. Until 2009 he was particularly active in structuring, underwriting and syndicating renewable energy transactions in Spain in the wind, solar PV and solar thermal segments, each of these accounting for 1.200, 150 and 250 MW, respectively. Manuel is fluent in Spanish, English and German.