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Monday, February 25, 2008

SETTING THE STAGE

INAUGURAL SESSION

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09:00 - 09:05   Welcome Address - George Deikun, Mission Director, USAID India
09:05 - 09:10   SARI/Energy & Global Energy Markets - S. Padmanaban, Regional Program Director, USAID SARI/Energy
09:10 - 09:40   Perspectives on Global Energy Markets:

1. Md. Yousuf Memon, Additional Secretary & MD. Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB), Pakistan

2. Md. Emdadul Hoque, Joint Secretary, Ministry (Power, Energy & Mineral Resources), Bangaladesh

3. Mukti Narayan Paudel, Joint Secretary, National Planning Commission, Nepal
09:40 - 09:50   Special Address - Dr. Kirit Parikh, Member (Energy) Planning Commission, Govt of India
09:50 - 10:00   Keynote Address – Steven White, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy, New Delhi
10:00 – 10:05   Vote of Thanks - Michael Ellis, Chief of Party, PA Consulting Group, USAID SAR/Energy
10:30 – 10:55   Michael Ellis, Chief of Party, - PA Consulting Group
Introduction to the Team from Center for Energy Economics (CEE) and Sunset Point LLC

10:55 – 11:10   Introductions by the Trainers & Course Overview–Dr. Mariano E Gurfinkel &  Dr. Gürcan Gülen
Team of Center for Energy Economics and William Dunn of Sunset Point LLC
11:10– 02:45   “Global Scan” of World Energy Trends by CEE
02:45– 03:30   Energy Planning - J.G.L.S. Jayawardena Assistant Director (Planning & Progress Monitoring),
Ministry of Power and Energy, Sri Lanka
03:30– 05:00   “Investment Project Decision Making” by CEE

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

OIL VALUE CHAIN & MARKETS

9:00 - 9.45

 

 “Global Oil Markets” by CEE
- Key Players
- Markets
- Forecasts & Trends
- Investments

9.45 - 10.30

 

India as Refining Hub - R. Ramakrishnan, Deputy General Manager, Indian Oil Company Ltd.

10:45 - 3:30

 

“Global Oil Markets”  - CEE
- Overview
- Upstream
- Transportation
- Downstream
- Pricing
- Biofuels

04.00 - 05.00   National Oil Company (NOC) perspectives - G. Sabri, Director General,
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Pakistan

 

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

GLOBAL & REGIONAL MARKETS

09:00 - 09:45

 

 “Natural Gas Marketplaces Around the World”  - CEE
- Industry Structure
- Natural Gas Utilization
- Standards
- LNG Trade
- Forecasts & Trends
- Investments

09:45 - 10:30

 

Gas Infrastructure - Mahbub Sarwar, General Manager, Petrobangla, Bangladesh

10:45 - 12:00

 

“Natural Gas Value Chain”  - CEE
- Upstream
- Transportation
- Downstream
- LNG Value Chain

12:00 -12:30

 

GAIL network in India - Sidharath Sarkar, Deputy General Manager, Business Development.

 

Thursday, February 28, 2008

ELECTRIC POWER

9:00 - 11.30

 

“Overview of Electric Power Markets”  - Sunset Point LLC
- Power Market Structure
- Operating Agreements
- ISOs
- Trading Rules/Contracts
- Pricing
- Regulatory Influences

11:30 -12:00

 

Regulatory Perspective – Yawar Ali, Chairman, Lahore Electric Supply Corporation (LESCO)

12:00 -12:30

 

India Energy Exchange and Cross Border Trading - Rajesh Mediratta, VP, India Energy Exchange, India

01:30 -03:45

 

 “How Changes in the Oil & Gas Markets Impact Electric Power Markets” - Sunset Point LLC

04:00 -5:00

 

“How Changes in the Oil & Gas Markets Impact Electric Power Markets” - Sunset Point LLC

Friday, February 29, 2008

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION

09:00 – 10:45

 

Regional Dialogue & Country Presentations

11:00 - 12:00

 

“Course Summary & Discussion”  - CEE

01:30 – 02:30

 

Certificate presentations – USAID/India

02:30 – 03:30

 

Next Steps in Promoting Regional Dialogue in Energy Markets

03:45 -  04:00

 

Course Evaluation and adjourn