SARI/Energy Workshop on
Transitioning the South Asian Energy Market:
Advancing Low Carbon Growth Through Regional
Cooperation and Cross-Border Energy Trade

July 11 - 13, 2011, Male', Maldives

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Program Overview

This three-day workshop will include participants from all SARI/E countries. The workshop will focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy conservation, demand side management, and cleaner power, as well as their role in the cross border trade of electricity. The workshop will assist participants in formulating plans to address the growing demand for energy services while meeting the ever stringent financial, environmental and reliability requirements. Discussions will focus on reduction of carbon dioxide and other carbon greenhouse gases (GHG) and mechanisms for the electricity sector to assist in driving climate change. The workshop will discuss regulatory, policy and market opportunities for cross-border trade in clean energy through mechanisms such as renewable energy certificates to meet mandatory renewable portfolio standards. Given the Maldives recent focus on renewable energy and carbon neutrality, supported by the country's publicized goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2019, the Maldives is considered an ideal venue for this workshop. Target South Asian participants will be policymakers, regulators, and utility managers.