Intersolar Middle East will once again take place within Middle East Energy from 7 - 9 April 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, creating the region’s most dynamic hub for solar and clean energy solutions. Building on its global reputation across Europe, North America, and India, Intersolar Middle East is THE platform to explore photovoltaics, renewable energy, and hybrid solutions shaping MENA’s renewable future.

With more than 30 years of international experience, Intersolar Middle East connects manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers with regional decision-makers and investors. From utility-scale solar to cutting-edge storage technologies, Intersolar Middle East is where expertise meets opportunity — enabling businesses to forge partnerships, drive innovation, and capture the momentum of one of the world’s fastest-growing energy markets.

The leading solar event in the Middle East

Regional growth snapshot

30 GW of Solar Capacity by 2030

The forecast is driven by large-scale projects across Saudi Arabia, UAE, and beyond.

80 GW Clean Energy Capacity by 2030

Renewables are on the rise with solar and wind projects leading the charge in diversifying power generation.

Mega Projects in Focus

UAE is advancing a 19 GWh solar+storage development at Masdar, while Saudi Arabia targets 22 GWh installed capacity by 2026.

Investment Momentum

Government policies, financing frameworks, and private-sector partnerships are fueling billions in renewable and storage investment across MENA.

Discover. Connect. Accelerate.

Why exhibit?

Access key buyers in solar and storage in a fast-growing market

Launch technologies / find regional partners

Increase your profile among government, utilities, and project developers

Benefit from link with Middle East Energy’s broader power & energy audience

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Join renewable & clean energy industry leaders

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Why attend?

Discover innovations

Latest PV, storage, battery, thermal technologies

Meet decision makers

Project developers, government, utilities, investment bodies

Learn from experts

Market outlooks, policy trends, scaling up systems

Drive business

Network, partners and connect with your peers

Areas of focus

- Photovoltaics (PV & PV production technologies)

- Solar thermal

- Hybrid systems & grid integration

- Market policy, finance & regulation

Intersolar conference agenda for 2025

Day 1 | 7th April 2025
Day 2 | 8th April 2025
Day 3 | 9th April 2025

10:30

Opening with MENA PV market outlook

Dipak Sakaria, Energy Transition Expert, Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure
Dr. Florian Wessendorf, Managing Director, Solar Promotion International GmbH
Sohan Gwalani, Research Analyst, MEA Renewables Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
Denisa Fainis, Secretary General, Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA)

11:15

Utility-scale Solar Power: Trends in Development, EPC, Digitalization and Asset Management

Waqas Hussain, Business Development Manager, Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH
Aditya Saraswat, Research Director, Rystad Energy
Satar Rafie Schahraki, CEO, AS-Energie
Lennart van Walsum, Director EMEA & Americas, Global Solar Council
Eric Evers, Global Sales Management, DEKRA

13:30

CleanTech investments: State of play and new opportunities in the MENA region

Dr. Valentina Dedi, Associate Director, KBR, Inc.
Asem Al Shamsi, Member, Saudi Leadership Society, Founder, Prosworx
Herald Bonnici, Secretary General, Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, Malta
Catalina Valentino, Group CEO, ELIXR
Fatima Zahra El-Khalifa, Director General, Cluster EnR, Climate Innovation Center – Morocco

15:15

Manufacturing Renewable Energy products - advanced technology development

Dr. Puzant Baliozian, Lead Consultant of Sector Group Photovoltaic Equipment, VDMA - Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association
Hans Juergen Sauter, Senior Advisor, IDEEMATEC
Dr. Lili Wang, Senior Director-Renewable Energy Materials, Technology Innovation Institute
Dr. Radovan Kopecek, Director and CTO, International Solar Energy Research Center (ISC)
Nishant Kumar, Renewable & Power Market Analyst, Rystad Energy
Sebastian Gatz, Vice President Renewable Energies & Strategic Partnerships, VON ARDENNE GmbH

17:00

Talent development: Transitioning human capital from oil & gas to renewables

Maria Flouda, Founder and Managing Consultant, Sustainability Switch Consultancy
Neeraj Mense, Principal Consultant, Frost & Sullivan
Lewis Cheeseman, Operations Director, NES Fircroft
Marta Mieres Bárcena, Global Business Development Director, Honeywell International, Inc.
Dr. Nabih Cherradi, Chief Technology Officer, Desert Technologies

10:30

Hybrid PV power plants I: Providing flexible generation for the energy system

Youssef Ammar, VP of Product Development, Yellow Door Energy
Hisham Alhegelan, Country Manager, X-Noor
Veronica Bermudez Benito, Director Energy Department, Al Wajba Establishment
Sangeetha Suresh, Partner (Dubai), EUPD Research Sustainable Management GmbH
Michael Heilig, CEO, SwissWatt One AG

12:15

Hybrid PV power plants II: Business models for 24/7 Renewable power plant supply

Ahmed Al Shehri, Energy Engineer II, King Abdullah City for Atomic & Renewable Energy
Pierre Holstein, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Business Development Industrials
Laurent Gerard Longuet, CEO Generation (Siraj Power), Positive Zero FZE (Siraj Power)
Dr․ Raed Sherif, Sr. Renewable Energy Expert, King Abdullah City for Atomic & Renewable Energy
Sangeeth Suresh, Partner, EUPD Research Sustainable Management Gmbh

14:15

Integrated PV: AgriPV, BIPV, VIPV, Floating

Dr. Nabih Cherradi, Chief Technology Officer, Desert Technologies
Philippe Macé, COO, Becquerel Institute
Dr. Mauro Pravettoni, Senior Director Renewable Energy - Systems, Technology Innovation Institute
Dr. Hamed Hanifi,Technical Director Global, AESOLAR

10:30

Long-Duration Energy Storage - What's holding it back, when will it break through?

Daniel Peter Fuchs, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), EUPD Research
Eren Engür, Managing Director, Malta Inc
Dr. Muhammad Rashid, Assistant Professor, University of Warwick
Karim Megherbi, Executive Director, Orisun Invest
Uwe Fuchs, Head of Global Sales, BASF Stationary Energy Storage GmbH
Dr․ Gezim Tosuni, University Corporate Governance Professor, Member, State Quality Council (SQC)

12:15

Large, grid-scale storage for more supply- and demand-flexibility

Daniel Peter Fuchs, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), EUPD Research
Evetar Zeqiri, Chief Executive Officer, Kostt
Stanislav Betin, General Manager Mobile Power Systems, Positive Zero FZE
Cecilie Kristiansen, Research Analyst, Wood Mackenzie
Farzad Khalilpour, Engineering Manager, EenerCom Engineering Corp.

13:45

Hydrogen: Markets and technology

Dr. Jens Heinrich, Director, Technology Development, CTF Solar GmbH
Dr. Jan Haizmann, Secretary General, Zero Emissions Traders Alliance (ZETA)
Gesche Maass, Conference Manager, Solar Promotion International

15:30

Photovoltaic energy reliability and the electricity price

Prof․ Girolamo Di Francia, Research Director, ENEA Italian National Agency for New

15:45

Solar irradiance estimation using an error-adjusted hybrid beta-KDE model for sustainable cities

Dr․ Maisam Wahbah, Assistant Professor, University of Dubai

16:00

Renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, Foreign Direct Investment and economic growth in Saudi Arabia: Evidence from an Autoregressive Distributed Lag Modelling approach