ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT & CLIMATE

Workshop on Grid Connected Renewable Energy and Cogeneration/Independent Power

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Partnering Organizations:

  • AES
  • CESC Ltd.
  • Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
  • Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  • PTC India Limited
  • West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission
  • West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
  • West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency
  • GE Energy
  • Solar Turbines
  • U.S. Agency for International Development
  • U.S. Consulate/Kolkata
  • U.S. Department of State

 

The purpose of the workshop is to promote policy and regulatory changes and encourage incentives to accelerate the development and interconnection of renewable energy and distributed generation projects into the Indian power system.

 

Target audience: Distribution utilities, project developers, regulators, investors, and government policy makers.

 

Panel discussions and keynote addresses on:

  • Interconnecting to the power grid,
  • Maintaining grid reliability and stability,
  • Successful policies, regulation and incentives for renewable/cogeneration development,
  • Power purchase agreements, and
  • Successful renewable energy and cogeneration technologies and projects.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Speakers and Presentations:

Keynote Addresses

Moderator:  John Hammond, Program Manager, USEA

“Welcome and Overview of Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate”
Speaker: Aileen Nandi, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate

“Welcome and Overview of USAID Activities”
Speaker: S. Padmanaban, Senior Energy Advisor, USAID

“Status and Future of Grid Connected Renewable Energy and Cogeneration/Independent Power in West Bengal”
Speaker: Secretary S.P. Gon Chaudhuri, West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency

 

The U.S. and Indian Experience: Policies, Incentives, Financing and Projects

Moderator:  S. Padmanaban, Senior Energy Advisor, USAID

Jaspal Deol, Manager Customer Operations, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Steve Enyeart, Customer Service Engineering, Bonneville Power Administration (Presentation 1, Presentation 2)

Arun Bhalla, Executive Vice President, Business Development PTC India Ltd.

 

Panel on Key Issues on Interconnections to the Grid- Grid Reliability Requirements, Stability and Protection

Moderator:  Tricia Williams, Senior Program Coordinator, USEA

U.S. Requirements
Jaspal Deol, Manager Customer Operations and
David Brown, Principal Distribution System Engineer
Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Steve Enyeart, Customer Service Engineering
Bonneville Power Administration

 

West Bengal Interconnection Requirements
Mriganka Majumdar, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited

B.B. Chakrabarty, Vice President, System Operations, CESC

Panel on Key Issues on Interconnections to the Grid: Grid Reliability Requirements, Stability and Protection

Moderator:  Richard Brent, Director of Government Affairs, Solar Turbines

 

Trevor Rainbow, Business Development Manager, Capstone

Respondent:  Secretary S.P. Gon Chaudhuri, West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency

Friday, April 11, 2008

Regulation of Renewable Energy and Cogeneration/ Independent Power Projects

Moderator:  John Hammond, USEA

Richard Brent, Director of Government Affairs, Solar Turbines

David Brown, Principal Distribution System Engineer, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Respondent:Member Prititosh Ray West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission

 

Power Purchase Agreements and Project Financing

Moderator:  Tricia Williams, USEA

Key PPA Provisions: Sanjeev Agarwal, Director-Business Development, AES India

Sanjeev Agarwal bio

 

Panel on Renewable Energy and Cogeneration/Independent Power Technologies and Projects

Moderator:  Steve Enyeart, Bonneville Power Administration

Wind Turbines: Dillip Guru, GE Wind

Solar: Ramesh K N, General Manager Commercial Sales, Orb Energy

Gas Turbines and CHP: Rajesh Shah, Turbomach India

Microturbines:  Trevor Rainbow, Business Development Manager, Capstone

 

Discussion of Best Practices Handbook

Tricia Williams, Senior Program Coordinator, USEA

 

Closing Remarks

 

Additional Materials provided by Speakers

SMUD Power Purchase Agreements

Power Map of West Bengal

 

This workshop was organized by the United States Energy Association with funding from the U.S. Department of State under the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate.