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INAUGURAL SESSION: GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE AND UPDATE
ON R-APDRP
Questions/Topics:
• What is the current status of R-APDRP? What has been
the progress so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges?
• What are the important future milestones?
• Inaugural address by Devender Singh, Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Power
• Presentation by M.K. Goel, Director, Institutional
Development and Administration, Power Finance Corporation
• Plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION: DISCOM PERSPECTIVE: KEY CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES
Questions/Topics:
• What is the top management’s perspective on
key challenges facing the distribution sector?
• What are the emerging opportunities?
• How are discoms addressing these challenges and pursuing
these opportunities?
Remarks by Ramesh Narayanan, CEO, BSES Yamuna Power
• Plus Q&A and interaction with delegates
KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key trends in power distribution in
India? What is the future outlook (issues and opportunities)?
• What are the basic trends affecting discom economics
(costs, revenues and profitability)?
• Presentation by Parag Sharma, Associate Director,
KPMG Advisory
• Plus Q&A
OPTIMAL POWER GENERATION MIX FOR INDIA: SUSTAINABILITY
AND PEAK DEMAND MANAGEMENT
• Presentation on “Optimal Power Generation Mix
for India: Sustainability and Peak Demand Management”
by Rakesh Sarin, Managing Director, Wartsila India
• Plus Q&A
STRENGTHENING NETWORKS I: NEW TECHNOLOGIES
• Presentation on “Building Reliable Distribution
Networks” by Jaako Pitkänen, Ensto Utility Networks
• Plus Q&A
IS THE FRANCHISEE MODEL THE WAY FORWARD?
Questions/Topics:
• What has been the experience so far with the franchisee
model in India?
• What have been the key challenges? What have been
the results?
• Is franchisee model the way forward to get private
participation?
• Presentation by Shantanu Dixit, Member, Core Team,
Prayas Energy Group
• Plus Q&A
REGULATORY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Questions/Topics:
• What have been the recent regulatory developments?
• What are the key regulatory issues, concerns and
challenges?
• How are the regulatory authorities addressing these?
• Brief presentation by Power Line Research
Panel discussion amongst (in alphabetic order):
• V.S. Ailawadi, Former Chairperson, Haryana Electricity
Regulatory Commission
• Shantanu Dixit, Member, Core Team, Prayas Energy
Group
• Shyam Wadhera, Member, Delhi Electricity Regulatory
Commission
• Plus Q&A
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITY
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key market opportunities in the short,
medium and long term?
• What is the likely expenditure on equipment and technology
in power distribution by discoms/SEBs?
• Brief presentation by Power Line Research
ROLE OF IT: EXPERIENCE SO FAR
Questions/Topics:
• How are discoms employing IT to improve performance?
• What are some of the more successful approaches/strategies?
Presentations by (in alphabetic order):
• Anish Kalucha, General Manager, IT, BSES
• B.P. Mukherjee, Head, Industries and Solutions Group,
SAP India
• Plus Q&A
STRENGTHENING NETWORKS II: DISCOM INITIATIVES AND NEW
TECHNOLOGIES
Questions/Topics:
• What initiatives are utilities taking to strengthen
their networks?
• What are the most promising and relevant technologies
in this regard?
Presentations by(in alphabetic order):
• Ashok Gujar, Chief Engineer, MSEDCL
• Vikram Gandotra, Chief Manager, Marketing, Energy
Automation Systems, Siemens
• B.T. Prakash Kumar, Deputy General Manager, IT, BESCOM
• Plus Q&A
REDUCING AT&C LOSSES: STRATEGIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Questions/Topics:
• What has been the recent experience in achieving
AT&C loss reduction?
• What have been the strategies adopted by successful
discoms?
Presentations by:
• G.K. Sinha, Managing Director, Dakshin Gujarat Vij
Company
• S.K. Saini, Vice-President, Revenue Management, NDPL
• K.V. Durga Prasad, Chief Commercial Officer, CESU
• Plus Q&A
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