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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 DistrictSteve Enyeart, Customer Service Engineering
Bonneville Power Administration
West Bengal Interconnection Requirements
Mriganka Majumdar, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
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
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
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.