Expert Exchange: Flexibilisation and repurposing of coal-fired power plants

As coal-fired power plants remain central to electricity generation in many emerging economies, the Expert Exchange on Flexibilisation and Repurposing of Coal-Fired Power Plants will explore practical pathways to align existing infrastructure with just energy transition goals.

This session will focus on technical, regulatory, and financial approaches for transforming coal assets, including enhancing plant flexibility to support variable renewables and repurposing sites for alternative energy uses. Drawing on real-world experiences, the discussion will highlight case studies from Chile on coal plant repurposing, India on regulatory reforms for operational flexibility, and international perspectives on enabling system-level decarbonisation through coal transformation strategies.

Speakers:

Martin Keim, Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition (IKI JET) Project 

Jürgen Kern & Andreas Meurer, Deutsches- Luft und Raumfahrtzentrum (DLR)  

Claudia Weise, VGBE energy e.V 

Jorge Moreno, Inodú, Chile  

Bikash Chandra Mallick (TBC), Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Govt. of India

Moderated by Martin Keim, IKI JET Project  

The event will be held in English with translation into the following languages available:

• Bahasa Indonesia
• Mongolian
• Thai
• Vietnamese