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KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key trends regarding renewable energy
in the country?
• What are the issues and challenges being faced by
the sector? What is the future outlook of the sector?
• Presentation by Namrata Mukherjee, Manager, Mercados
EMI Asia
• plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION: GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What is the government's vision regarding the role
of renewable energy in the overall energy policy?
• What is the impact of government programmes and policies
in the sector so far?
• What have been some of upcoming initiatives of the
government? What are the government’s expectations
from the industry?
• Keynote address by Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy
• plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION: INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• How does the industry view the opportunities in renewable
energy?
• What are the key industry players doing to capitalise
on this opportunity?
• What are the issues and challenges being faced by
the industry? What more needs to be done for this sector
to take off in a significant way?
Brief address and discussion amongst (in alphabetic order):
• Anil Lakhina, Chairman and Managing Director, Forum
for Advancement of Solar Thermal
• Srinivas Nagabhirava, Managing Director, India and
Asia-Pacific, AES Solar Energy
• plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION:VIEW FROM THE STATES
Questions/Topics:
• What are the state level policies for encouraging
renewable energy? What has been the impact of these policies?
• What is the update on projects coming up in the key
states under these policies?
Presentations by (in alphabetic order):
• Dr Christodas Gandhi, Chairman and Managing Director,
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency
• P. Krishna Mohan, CEO, Orissa Renewable Energy Development
Agency
• plus Q&A
VIEW FROM THE STATES (CONTINUED)
Questions/Topics:
• What are the state level policies for encouraging
renewable energy? What has been the impact of these policies?
• What is the update on projects coming up in the key
states under these policies?
Presentations by:
• M.M. Vijayvergia, Executive Director and Director,
Technical, Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited
• B.S. Yadav, Additional Director, Technical, Haryana
Renewable Energy Development Agency
• M.P. Singh, Joint Director, Projects, Punjab Energy
Development Agency
• plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION:REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What have been the recent regulatory developments
related to renewable energy?
• How are these expected to impact the sector? What
can be expected in the future?
• Special address/presentation by Dr Pramod Deo, Chairman,
CERC
• plus Q&A
UPDATE ON RECS AND TRADING
Questions/Topics:
• What is the current status of RECs? What is the current
state of preparedness of state-level entities with regards
to RECs?
• When can actual trading in RECs be expected to begin?
What are the key challenges expected in implementing the
REC mechanism?
• Presentation by Minaxi Garg, Deputy General Manager,
NLDC, Power System Operation Corporation
• plus Q&A
PROGRESS IN WIND POWER
Questions/Topics:
• What has been the progress in wind power development
in the country?
• What are the targets going forward and what is the
industry doing to achieve them?
• What issues need to be address to ramp up annual
wind power capacity addition?
• Baseline presentation by Abhishek Gupta, Associate
Director, Ernst & Young
Panel discussion amongst (in alphabetic order):
• Shruti Bhatia, Deputy General Manager, Policy and
Government Relations, Vestas India
• Abhishek Gupta, Associate Director, Ernst & Young
• Jami Hossain, Chief-Mentor and Co- Founder, WinD
Force
• plus Q&A
ROLE OF BIOENERGY - I
Questions/Topics:
• What is the status of biomass-based power generation
in the country?
• Which new initiatives are under way in using bio
energy towards strengthening the tail-end of the distribution
grid?
• What are the challenges in increasing the use of
biofuels and what steps can be taken to address them?
• Presentation by Dr A.R. Shukla, Adviser, Biogas
Programme, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
• plus Q&A
SPOTLIGHT ON OFF-GRID RENEWABLE
Questions/Topics:
• Which are the successful off-grid renewable energy
projects?
• Which are their characteristics and what lessons
can be learned from these?
• What more can be done by the government and the industry
to tap the off-grid potential of renewable energy?
Presentations by:
• Dr Veena Joshi, Senior Advisor, Energy, Swiss Agency
for Development and Cooperation
• Hari Natrajan, Independent Consultant
• Nilanjan Ghose, Program Officer, Winrock International
India
• plus Q&A
FOCUS ON SOLAR POWER
Questions/Topics:
• What have been the key developments in solar PV and
thermal arenas in the country?
• What are the major government initiatives in these
areas and what are the achievements?
• What is the update on JNNSM and what can be expected
in the coming year?
• What is the industry perspective on developments
in solar space in the country?
Presentations by:
• Dr Ashvini Kumar, Director, Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy
• Alok Nigam, Vice-President, Business Development,
Lanco Solar
• Chandan Guha, General Manager, Projects, Mahindra
Group
• Swati Agrawal, Senior Vice-President and Head, Northern
Region, CARE Ratings
• plus Q&A
SMALL HYDRO
Questions/Topics:
• What is the status of small hydro projects in the
country?
• What are the state governments doing to promote small
hydro power in their states?
Presentations by:
• Dr N.P. Singh, Adviser, Small Hydro Programme, Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy
• V.P.S. Chauhan, CEO and Director, Kalpan Hydro
• plus Q&A
ROLE OF BIOENERGY - II
Questions/Topics:
• What is the status of biomass-based power generation
in the country?
• Which new initiatives are under way in using bio
energy towards strengthening the tail-end of the distribution
grid?
• What are the challenges in increasing the use of
biofuels and what steps can be taken to address them?
• Presentation by P. Sekhar, Director, MPPPL Renewable
Energy
• plus Q&A
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT FINANCING
Questions/Topics:
• What are the financiers' views on the renewable energy
project financing and associated risks and challenges?
• What are the financiers doing to increase the renewable
energy content of their portfolio?
• What more needs to be done by the government, industry
and financing community to attract funding needed to meet
the government’s goals?
Panel discussion amongst (in alphabetic order):
• Debashish Majumdar, Chairman and Managing Director,
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Panel Chair)
• Subroto Gupta, General Manager, Project Appraisal,
IDBI Bank
• Sandeep Hasurkar, Vice-President, IL&FS Renewable
Energy
• Rajiv Ranjan Jha, Additional General Manager, Power
Finance Corporation
• Vinayak Mavinkurve, Group Head, Project Finance and
Principal Investments, IDFC
• Deepak Verma, Chief Operations Officer and Head,
Energy Business, Emergent Ventures
• plus Q&A
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