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ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT & CLIMATE
You are invited to attend the
Workshop on Grid Connected Renewable Energy
and Cogeneration/Independent Power
April 10-12, 2008
Kolkata, India
Click here to view the agenda.
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.
Speakers and Presentations:
Thursday, April 10
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
1110-1300 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.
1400-1445 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
1630-1730 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
0900-1030 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
1100-1215 Power Purchase Agreements and Project Financing
Moderator: Tricia Williams, USEA
Key PPA Provisions: Sanjeev Agarwal, Director-Business Development, AES India
Sanjeev Agarwal bio
1300-1400 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
1530-1600 Discussion of Best Practices Handbook
Tricia Williams, Senior Program Coordinator, USEA
1600-1645 Closing Remarks
Additional Materials provided by Speakers:
SMUD Power Purchase Agreements
Power Map of West Bengal
This workshop is 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.
Space is limited. Registration is free. Please contact Tricia Williams at USEA at twilliams@usea.org to register.
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