The
semi-annual meeting for SARI/Energy was held at
Hotel "The Grand", Vasant Kunj,
New Delhi - India during October 12-13, 2004. |
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Monday, 11 Oct.
2004 |
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All Participants
arrive New Delhi |
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Tuesday, 12 Oct.
2004 |
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08:30 - 09:00 |
Registration and Coffee |
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Welcome - Walter North, Director, USAID
India |
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09:30 - 09:45 |
South Asia
Regional Initiative for Energy Cooperation
and Development (SARI/Energy) – Highlights
of accomplishments and plans - Bob Beckman,
Regional Coordinator and Program Manager,
SARI Energy |
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09:45 –
10:15 |
Keynote address by R. V. Shahi,
Secretary of Power, Government of India |
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10:15 - 10:45 |
Tea and Networking (venue: Lawns) |
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10:45 –
11:45 |
Presentation
on SARI/Energy Technical Assistance and
Training programs, by Hugh McDermott, Chief
of Party, Nexant Inc., New Delhi and Ahmad
Ghamarian, Institute of International Education,
Washington D.C. |
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11:45 –
12:15 |
Presentation on
Regional Energy Partnerships Program by John
Hammond, Program Manager for Asia, United
States Energy Association (USEA), Washington
D.C. |
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12:15 –
12:45 |
Presentation
on South Asia Regional Energy Coalition
(SAREC) activities by Aram Zamgochian, Project
Director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington
D.C. |
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12:45 - 01:00 |
Group Photograph |
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01:00 – 02:00 |
Lunch (venue:
Lawns) |
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02:00 –
02:30 |
Energy
statistics and modeling by Mark Rodekohr
Energy Information Administration, Department
of Energy Washington D.C. |
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02:30 –
03:00 |
Presentation
on SARI/Energy Small Grants Program by Venkat
Ramana, SARI/Energy Small Grants Project
Manager, Winrock International, Washington,
D.C. |
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03:00 –
03:30 |
Renewable Energy Resource Assessment
in Sri Lanka and Maldives by Dave Renne, Senior
Program Leader, U.S. National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL), Washington D.C |
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03:30 – 04:00 |
Tea and networking (venue:
Lawns) |
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04:00 –
04:30 |
Perspectives on regional energy
cooperation by Mr. Hilal Raza, Director General,
Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan
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04:30 –
05:00 |
Presentation by Mr. Vlado Vucetic,
Lead Energy Specialist, World Bank, Washington
D.C. on the Bank's work in SARI/Energy countries |
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05:00 – 05:15 |
Wrap of day’s discussions, Bob Beckman |
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06:30 –
08:00 |
Cocktail
Reception at Nexant South Asia Regional
Initiative Office, 15 Vasant Marg, Vasant
Vihar (Hotel/Reception/Hotel transportation
arranged by Nexant) |
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Wednesday, 13
Oct. 2004 |
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09:30
– 10:00 |
Presentation
by Eng. Mr. Nazar Mohammad Mangal, Deputy
Minister of Mines and Industries, Ministry
of Mines and Industries, Afghanistan and
Mr. Mohammad Yunus Nawandis, Deputy Minister,
Ministry of Water and Power, Afghanistan
on energy sector status and perspectives |
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10:00 –
10:30 |
Presentation
by Lt. Gen. Saeed-u-Zafar, Chairman, National
Electric Power Regulatory Authority, Islamabad
on energy sector status and perspectives
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10:30 –
11:00 |
Tea and networking
(venue: Lawns) |
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11:00 –
01:00 |
The Indian
Power Sector - Legislative and regulatory
change as a basis for regional energy cooperation:
Panel Discussion |
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Panelists:- |
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Bhanu Bhushan, Member,
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
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S.K. Dubey, Director (Operations),
Power Trading Corporation of India Ltd. |
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P.S. Bami, President, India
Energy Forum |
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P.S. Ramesh,
Head, Infrastructure Ratings, The Credit
Rating Information Services of India Limited
(CRISIL) (moderated by Ray Holton, Sr. Consultant,
Nexant) |
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01:00 –
02:15 |
Lunch – speaker Mr. Ahmad
Ghamarian, Executive Director Energy Group,
Institute Of International Education (IIE),
Washington |
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02:15 –
03:30 |
The Indian Hydrocarbon Sector
- Discoveries, market developments and pipeline
proposal: Panel Discussion |
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Panelists:- |
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Dr. Avinash
Chandra , Chief Consultant (OIDB) &
Advisor Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
New Delhi |
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K. G. Gupta, General Manager
(PJ-Elec), Indian Oil Corporation Limited,
New Delhi |
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Vivek Karandikar, Senior Vice
President, Reliance Industries Ltd. (moderated
by Dr. Mostefa Ouki, Manager, Gas & Upstream,
Nexant) |
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03:30 – 03:45 |
Tea and networking (venue:
Lawns) |
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03:45 –
04:45 |
Moderated
Discussion - Regional Energy Cooperation
and Possible Areas for SARI/Energy Support.
Mr. T.L. Sankar, Advisor-Energy Group, Administrative
Staff College of India, Hyderabad will chair
a panel comprised of representatives of
other SARI/Energy countries with input from
the floor encouraged. |
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04:45 – 05:00 |
Concluding remarks and vote
of thanks, Bob Beckman |
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Thursday, 14
Oct. 2004 |
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USAID/Internal
Meeting |
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(USG
& Contractor / Grantees only) |
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09:00
– 09:30 |
SARI/Energy
PMP and Results Framework Inclusion of Pakistan
and Afghanistan Presented by Cindy Lowry,
Senior Energy Advisor, ANE/SPO, USAID/Washington |
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09:30– 09:45 |
Discussion of SARI/Energy interface with
SAARC, Cindy Lowry |
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09:45 –
10:00 |
ANE strategic frame-work:
Report on Program Officers Conference in
Budapest, by Ted Gehr, Director, Program
Support USAID/India |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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10:15 –
11:00 |
SARI/Energy budget for FY-05,
FY-06, and work plans for 2005,
Bob Beckman |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
Plan for Program Assessment, led by Cindy
Lowry/Bob Beckman |
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12:00 –
12:30 |
Discussion
on Program Direction and Governance with
reference to ANE strategy |
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12:45 –
01:00 |
Clearance on Report out Cable; Other Issues
and Closing Remarks, Bob Beckman |
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01:00 |
Meeting ends with lunch |
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