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About GWECGWEC is a non-profit trade association that acts as the authoritative voice for the

wind energy sector. Our members represent more than 1,500 companies,

organisations and institutions in over 80 countries, including manufacturers,

developers, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and

renewables associations, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies.

IntelligenceMarket intelligence, policy analysis, technical expertiseBenefit: access to actionable data, information and insights that substantiate business decisions

Advocacy/PolicyCommunicating the benefits of wind powerBenefit: representing the industry to local, national governments and regulatory bodies through lobbying activities and position papers to unlock business challenges

CollaborationSharing best practices and connecting stakeholdersBenefit: sharing knowledge and expertise in taskforces and world class events as well as with key players in the industry

Summits/ConferencesBusiness environments to discuss challenges, find solutions and networkBenefit: Speaking opportunities, sponsorships (branding, networking) exposing the company to high-level participants and interested parties

Business MatchingConnecting members to the right peopleBenefit: GWEC can bridge its members to key companies and stakeholders, helping them get closer to the next deal

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GWEC Missions

To act as an authoritative voice for the global industry,

speaking out on policy issues that affect the industry,

fostering best practices and technology innovation and

ensuring fair market access and fair treatment for its

members across global markets

To open up and develop new markets for the wind

industry. GWEC has a successful track record in places like

China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Argentina and

Colombia. We are currently developing Vietnam (2nd

Ed.), Taiwan, The Philippines and Thailand.

CO Members

Associations

C1, C2, and C3 Members

Join the Global Community

Annual FeeCategory Eligibility

C0 Corporations with an annual turnover in the wind energy sector exceeding

€100 million. 1 automatic boardplace.€36.000

C1 Corporations with an annual turnover in the wind energy sector between €50 million and €100

million. 1 board place for every 3 C1 members.

€12.000

C2 Corporations having an annual turnover in the wind energy sector between €10 million and €50 million.

1 board place for every 6 C2 members.

€6.000

C3 Corporations having an annual turnover in the wind energy sector under €10 million. No board place. €1.200

Association Membership (reserved for non-profit organisations)

AC1 Continental associations representing at least 3/4 (75%) of the existing national wind energy

associations on that continent, and where the continent has at least 20.000 MW of installed wind

energy capacity. 3 automatic boardplaces.

€10.800

AC2 Continental associations representing at least 3/4 (75%) of the existing national wind energy

associations on that continent, and where the continent has less than 20.000 MW of installed wind

energy capacity. 1 automatic boardplace.

€6.000

A1 Associations and organisations active in the field of wind energy. This category includes National

wind industry associations. 1 automatic board place.€3.600

A2 Associations and organizations active in the field of wind energy. This category is restricted to academic

institutions and non-profit organizations that do not engage in commercial activities. No board place.

€0

Corporate Membership

Membership Categories and Annual Fee

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• GWEC is the trade association for the global wind energy industry

• It’s membership is made up of the leading international wind

developers, equipment suppliers and service companies

• It also groups together all the leading wind energy associations

around the world (e.g. Wind Europe, AWEA, ABEEOLICA, IWTMA etc)

• It is the most active lobbying body for the sector, and plays a

leading role in opening up and developing new markets for the wind

industry

• It has high level relationships with the leading global institutions which

influence policy for the wind industry, eg IRENA, IEA-RIAB, UNFCCC, World Bank IFC, and has good relationships with adjacent technologies

such as solar PV and storage

Join the Global Community

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• Being part of GWEC’s board will ensure that your company has a place at the top table and is able to influence the future direction of the wind industry and GWEC’s strategic focus in opening new markets

• Being part of GWEC will give you access to an effective, independent

lobby, which can promote and protect its interests

• Being part of GWEC will give you access to policy makers and other

officials in the most relevant markets in which it is present

• Being part of GWEC will give access to best in class market

intelligence that is reserved for GWEC members

• Being part of GWEC will allow your company to raise its profile and take

a leadership profile in the industry, through networking and speaking opportunities at the most important events in the global wind calendar

Join the Global Community

GWEC – uniquely positioned in growth markets

• We believe that GWEC, with its unparalleled access to key networks in the leading

non-European growth markets, is ideally placed to assist companies in their next

steps.

• GWEC has been helping the industry to open and develop new wind markets for

the last 10 years. It has played a leading role in countries such as Brazil, South Africa,

India and Mexico.

• GWEC involved in developing the next group of growth markets in South East Asia,

Latin America and Africa. For example it is currently playing a major role in

developing the market in Vietnam, Philippines, Argentina, and Colombia, and is working with a series of partners to help develop further markets in sub-Saharan

Africa.

• It also has a dedicated workstream on Global Offshore markets and is active in

Taiwan, Korea, Japan, India, China, Vietnam and the US.

• GWEC’s work in these growing wind markets gives its members to an unparalleled

network of political stakeholders, IPPs and local utilities, international and local

financiers and supply chain.

Source: GWEC Market Intelligence

Challenges and opportunities in developing and growing markets

Government commitment

• Long-term and reliable commitment

to provide investment security

• Supportive administration for

permitting and planning process

Bankability

• Attracting international

investors through secure market conditions

• Support national investors

Grid investments

• Sufficient build-out of grid

• Grid-planning processPPA Design

• Experienced state-utilities to

design and structure a PPA

RE integration/

Market design

• Integration and access rules to

secure renewables/ wind sufficient offtake

Land access

• Guaranteed access to land to

drive project development forward

Asia-specific challenges and opportunities Global challenges and opportunities

Growing energy

demand

• Growing economies and

growing population result in growing energy demand

Taskforces and

working groups

Best practices

initiatives

International

partnerships

Events

Key Activities

Market

Intelligence

Members Area

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• Driven by leading companies and other actors

active in a region or sector defined as top priority

• Aim to accelerate growth of wind and/or

renewables market and un-block policy

barriers

• Priority and strategy setting with strong input by

companies

• Work program defined by close consultation

with companies

GWEC Taskforces

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India Taiwan,

Japan, Korea,

US, Vietnam

Focus on Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia

Focus on Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia

GWEC Africa

Task Force

Current GWEC Taskforces

Launched in Bilbao

Aprll–2019, focus on

South Africa and

SADEC region

GWEC

Taskforce

Activities

Policy and

Regulation

Work in the

Region/Each M arket

Wind/RE

Associa tion

Capacity

Building in

Different Markets

Hi-level

Comms work

on Wind and

RE, driven by

top quality research

Marketing

Events

Endorsed by

and designed

for the Industry

• Engage Wider Stakeholders in Shaping up the Energy Transition:

• System Approach to engage other RE and clean technology

industries;• Corporate PPA/RE Sourcing to engage

companies/stakeholders outside energy sector

Current GWEC Taskforce Activities

Task force objectives – why is a SE Asia Task Force needed?

Overall objectiveThe overall objective of the Taskforce is to unlock the policy potential of the SEA countries and to promote the wind energy in a programmatic manner to ensure large scale of deployment.

Policy/lobbying

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• To engage with governments and key stakeholders in order to enhance understanding of

the economic and social benefits of renewable energy and in particular wind energy

• To help build suitable institutions in order to assist the growth of the renewable energy sector

in SE Asian countries, for example the formation of national wind and/or renewable energy

and storage associations

Market Intelligence/

Position papers

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. • To produce research and policy papers in order to illustrate the cost and other benefits of

renewables for the region’s energy systems and to illustrate the true costs of current

incumbent alternatives – particularly coal fired generation

Campaigns

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. • To create effective communications campaigns to communicate the group’s key

messages

Industry events

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. • To create suitable forums and events which will help accelerate the growth of the

renewables industry in the region

Task force objectives – why is a Africa Task Force needed?

Overall objectiveThe overall objective of the Taskforce is to build regional collaboration to help the African onshore wind market to reach its full potential – playing a key part in Africa’s path to growth, create jobs and

to build a local supply chain.

Policy/lobbying

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• To engage with governments and key stakeholders in order to find solutions to integrate

renewable and wind energy into energy systems. To help build suitable institutions in order to

assist the growth of the renewable energy sector in African countries, for example to support

economical growth and job creation.

Market Intelligence/

Position papers

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. • To produce research and policy papers in order to illustrate the opportunities provided by

renewable and wind energy, for example to explore innovative solutions combining wind

energy with other energy sources or storage

Campaigns

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. • To create effective communications campaigns to communicate the group’s key

messages

GWEC is at the forefront of these initiatives by applying:

Global gender

equality initiative

Digitalisation

working group

Best Practices Initiatives

• Ethical Approach

• Balanced Objectives

• Decision-making process

• Equal Concern

• Accountability and transparency

Members Area (MA)

•Member secured login

•Exclusive policy/regulatorycontent

• Relevant GWEC documents

•Market Intelligence data & insights

MA - Market Intelligence

GWEC Market Intelligence offers global insights for market-making

Source: GWEC Intelligence GWEC Market Intelligence is currently building two further intelligence areas – Asset/operator insights and Service/O&M

1. Market

Insights

• Market Stats

• Market Outlook

• Auction updates

2. Policy and

Regulations

• Country profiles

(onshore, offshore)

• Policy deep-dives incl.

stakeholder mapping

3. Energy

transition

• Position and lobbying

papers

4. Technology/

Supply Chain

• Supply Side data and

insights

• Key component reports

GWEC Market Intelligence deliveries

Source: GWEC Intelligence

GWEC Market Intelligence for

SE Asia and Africa

Market Outlook

GWEC Market Intelligence considers existing project pipelines, auction and

tender schedules and government targets to produce the market outlook. The

figures are discussed with GWEC members for validation.

Policy deep-

dives

GWEC Market Intelligence produces in-depth analysis on the political

environment and involved stakeholders for key markets. This includes the overall

political system and how it is expected to develop (e. g. when elections take

place) and how these developments impact the situation for wind.

Market Stats

GWEC Market Intelligence publishes the wind market statistics for over 90

markets, also covering the markets in SE Asia and Africa. GWEC Market

Intelligence share these statistics with global renewable agencies and

institutions to ensure an accurate perspective on the development of the wind

energy market

Position paper

GWEC Market Intelligence engages in the discussion about opportunities and

innovation to drive further growth in the global wind market. This means to

provide insights on value-base solutions, the opportunities for corporate PPAs in

developing markets and insights to create equal opportunities for wind

compared to fossils.

GWEC co-

chair’s IRENA

Business and

Investor Group

GWEC works

closely with IEA,

plays active part

in RIAB

GWEC works closely with World Bank–IFC and other leading development banks

and other

leadingdevelopment

banks

GWEC works

closely with RE100-

Climate Group &

other international

initiatives

International Partnerships

• GWEC organises leading events in the wind industry, e.g.

CWP, BWE, MWP, VWP, AWP

• These official industry events are by the industry for the

industry and benefit industry growth rather than private

interests. GWEC’s events aim to increase the wind

industry’s policy influence and engage key political

stake holders.

• GWEC also organises member only policy meetings and

networking forums in the context of these events.

• GWEC is currently adding a series of new events on

Global Offshore Wind, Corporate Sourcing and PPAs,

as well as new countries such as Colombia.

• GWEC is also the official partner for global events such as

Hamburg Global Wind Summit, WindEurope and AWEA.

Events

Joining GWEC can give your

organization access to top level

speaking opportunities.

Joining GWEC will give you access to

exclusive members only policy forums

and networking events.

Being part of GWEC will give you preferential discount terms

for exhibition space at the official wind industry events.

Events

Joining GWEC will give you access to

exclusive discounts on GWEC and

partner events

Events

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Thank you!For more information please contact:

Deny Tenenblat

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